Senior Hardware Engineer at WAC Lighting (Austin, TX)

Drive IoT product development from initial design and bring up to mass production Create low-cost and robust schematics for our connected systems using ZigBee/Mesh, Bluetooth, proprietary or Wi-Fi protocols. Create and maintain automated test systems and plans. Work with firmware engineers to develop, test and troubleshoot prototype designs Work with our factory to bring products into MP stage Requirements Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering or equivalent. Masters degree preferred. Minimum of 5-7 years of experience in Embedded Hardware design. Experience developing cost-sensitive, high-volume consumer electronic products Experience working with offshore manufacturing partners Proficient with hardware design and layout tools such as OrCAD Capture, PADS PCB, Allegro PCB or Altium Designer Experience with 32 bit ARM microcontrollers and in-circuit debugging. Strong technical skills including schematic design, high speed signal propagation, power delivery, Ethernet, USB, thermal analysis, ESD, EMI Strong knowledge of various networking and hardware communication protocols such as SPI, UART, I2C, JTAG Hardware prototyping and debugging experience with use of debuggers, logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, and serial protocol analyzers. Ability to write low level test software for HW validation highly desired Software code management tools such as GIT, Mercurial, etc. (RF) DFx (Design for cost, test, manufacturing) experience Desire to work in a fast paced startup environment. Excellent technical documentation, writing, and verbal communication skills. Process-oriented and creative problem solver. Excellent English speaking and writing skills. Mandarin is a plus. International and domestic travel as necessary. Design for FCC and UL/ETL type approvals Preferred skills ( or what youll learn on the job ) Analog hardware design and understanding of RF and antenna basics Experience with Wireless protocols including ZigBee/Mesh, Bluetooth, proprietary and Wi-Fi. Solid programming experience in C/C++, Assembly and Linux kernel and drivers. Experience interfacing embedded devices with cloud (AWS) environments Experience working with embedded Linux and RTOS systems. Experience with Home Automation product development Automated testing experience with embedded C firmware. Experience working with third party developers
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