Job Description
The role involves leading the end-to-end development and architecture of innovative hardware products, from concept through mass production, with a focus on high-volume, complex systems in industrial and automotive environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Drive the entire product lifecycle from concept feasibility to high-volume manufacturing
- Define and own the system architecture, including hardware specifications and validation processes
- Collaborate with customers and product management to develop innovative hardware solutions addressing real-world challenges
- Manage technical partnerships with manufacturing partners to ensure quality, alignment, and cost targets
- Lead system design decisions related to chipset selection, power management, RF performance, thermal management, and sensor integration
- Oversee development, validation, and testing of hardware prototypes, including system-level debugging and performance optimization
Requirements
- Minimum of 5 years of experience as a key driver shipping high-volume scale hardware programs, demonstrating end-to-end ownership in partnership with JDM and ODM collaborators.
- Experience in low power design, battery technology, and optimization.
- Proficiency in wireless communications including LTE, 5G, BLE, Wi-Fi, and GPS.
- Experience with embedded processing, AI ML acceleration, and imaging systems.
- Deep, proven expertise in systems design across diverse use cases such as automotive, industrial, and outdoor environments, leveraging a mix of technologies.
- A track record of navigating complex tradeoffs between performance, design elegance, manufacturability, and cost, resulting in successful, scaled products.
- Expertise in product bring-up, system-level debug, and comprehensive validation including desense, power analysis, and performance testing.
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field.
Benefits & Perks
Compensation/salary range: $232,000 - $290,000 USD annually
Work schedule: Hybrid position with three days in-office and two days remote per week
Work environment perks: Employee-led remote and flexible working, inclusive work environment, accommodations for persons with disabilities
Additional benefits: Health benefits, employee stock options (RSUs), relocation assistance, support for work authorization, inclusive and diverse workplace culture
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