Hardware Engineer

• Lead the product development by owning hardware architecture, electrical design and validation
• Take charge of the hardware design of new products
• Work with all cross-functional teams (software, product design, industrial design, mechanical design, Autotech etc.) to deliver a successful product to market
• Validate your design and complete functional verification, signal characterization, power testing, system level testing and certification
• Bring your design to mass production by defining factory test requirements, assisting in software bring up, traveling on-site to the manufacturer to ensure the design is built and tested successfully
• Work with and manage suppliers/manufacturing partners to establish mutually beneficial relationships for future product designs
• Troubleshoot the installations
• Sustain and support existing hardware products
• Support product certifications i.e. environmental, FCC/IC, and PTCRB tests

Job Requirements:

• Bachelors or Master in EE or ECE, Computer Science (or equivalent experience)
• 5+ years of hardware design experience
• Demonstrable programming experience in Embedded Linux, C, and Python
• Must have strong RF design capability: Cellular, GPS, Wifi, Bluetooth
• Must have product certifications like FCC, CE, ISED, and PTCRB
• Must have prior experience taking design from concept through to production
• Must have strong EE fundamentals with the ability to design high speed digital and or analog systems, including circuit modeling and simulation
• Prior hands-on experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification and manufacturing support
• Experience with embedded design, processor and memory selection, various communication protocols (especially USB, SPI, I2C and UART), analog design (power supplies, amplifier, A/D, D/A, etc.)
• Extensive experience with Schematic Capture and Layout tools (Cadence OrCAD & Allegro preferred)
• Must have some hands-on lab experience in soldering, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and bus analyzers
• Must have some experience supporting product certification and environmental tests
• Experience with cars or the automotive industry is preferred
• Experience with domestic and international electronics component vendors and contract manufacturers is nice to have
• Experience with electronics manufacturing quality control systems is a must
• Must have strong networking protocol experience