Senior Hardware Design Engineer, Leading Consumer Electronics Company

Company: Lab126
Title: Senior Hardware Design Engineer
Location:Cupertino, CA


The Company:

Lab126, an Amazon.com company, is an innovative consumer-focused startup company located in Cupertino, CA. Company designs and develops easy-to-use, highly integrated consumer products to serve Amazon customers. Lab126’s latest innovation is Amazon Kindle, a revolutionary portable reader that wirelessly downloads books, blogs, magazines and newspapers to a crisp, high-resolution electronic paper display that looks and reads like real paper.  With a vision to build tightly integrated products that bring together great devices, powerful software, Amazon services, and unmatched content selection, Lab126 is at the forefront of cutting edge consumer electronics design.

Lab126 is growing and is looking for a Senior Hardware Design Engineer to join the team. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution and test. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.

The Role:

Working alongside the lead EE on a project, this candidate will be dedicated to a project, supporting the hardware design and validation. Will be given ownership of areas of the design.

The Candidate:

This candidate will be an experienced design engineer, with a proven track record of delivering battery powered consumer electronic devices. System, analog and digital design experience required. Experience with audio, LCD, power management a plus.

Positive thinking, creativity and teamwork are essential. The candidate should demonstrate a passion for technology, electronics and computing.

As elements of your daily work, you will:

- Engage with technology suppliers

- Input into the definition of future products and platforms

- Architect, implement, debug, optimize and verify hardware platforms and products

- Work closely with ODM partners on product execution, manufacture & test

- Support the sustaining team

- Work with SW teams on device bring-up and development

- Work with the PD team on mechanical integration

- Take responsibility for a broad range of areas and technologies, including digital, analog, power management, audio, battery charging, EMI, ESD, etc

- Be accountable for delivering on schedule and meeting the performance, featurset and quality requirements for the project


Required Experience:

- 5+ year’s hardware design experience as EE on portable consumer electronic devices

- Proficient with digital embedded systems and analog design

- Expert at bring-up, debug, validation and optimization of systems

- Design for Cost and Design for Manufacture experience

- Schematic capture and PCB layout

- Success in bringing products to market

- Strong analytical skills including basic statistical analysis

- adept with MS office including excel

- familiar with compliance standards such as FCC, EMC, ESD, 3GPP, CDG

 

Education:

Bachelors degree with technical focus. Masters Degree Preferred.
This position will require international travel.

With the agility of a start-up and the support and influence of Amazon.com, Lab126 is able to offer the fun and enthusiasm of a small company with the great benefits and worldwide impact of a larger business. If you are interested in learning more about this position or other opportunities at Lab126, please feel free to contact us at resumes@altosearch.com. 
To Apply: If you'd like to be considered for this position, please send a copy of your resume to: resumes@altosearch.com
Thank you.

About Alto Search Associates: Alto Search Associates, Inc. is an executive search firm in the bay area and a recruiting partner to Lab126. This is a retained search. Please submit resumes and all inquiries to Alto Search for consideration.


Contact:

Jennifer Stasior
President
Alto Search Associates, Inc.
101 First Street, #402
Los Altos, CA 94022
Direct: 650-938-ALTO (2586)
e-mail: resumes@altosearch.com
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