Electrical Engineer IV

Job Description:

• We are looking for an Electrical Engineer to help bring cutting edge virtual, augmented, and mixed reality experiences and hardware to life.
• In our Audio Research & Advanced Development projects, we are setting out to fundamentally transform how people interact with sound; bringing these experiences to the daily lives of billions of people.
• To make this possible, we need a well-rounded team that nurtures kinship, fosters good communication, and is sympathetic to the challenges in these diverse domains.
• In this role, you will be cooperating with engineers and researchers to concept, design, and build the next generation of research hardware systems that enable social VR and AR.
• You will be collaborating and contributing at a deeply technical level and guiding the efforts of team members supporting you; including vendors and manufacturing partners.
• You will be responsible for intaking requirements from researchers and engineers, defining optimized workflows, identifying risks and associated mitigation plans, and clearly communicating to program stakeholders.
• You will lead the design of hardware that includes audio and power supply circuitry, small microcontrollers, large System On Chip devices, FPGAs, MEMS sensors, and cameras.
• We are looking for someone who is comfortable with ambiguity, exhibits a sense of ownership, and enjoys an honest and considerate environment.  
• We have a wide variety of problems that need solutions, and we depend on people who are comfortable with embracing a creative, thoughtful approach to both short-term and long-term problem solving.

Responsibilities:

• Lead electrical development for audio hardware in a highly cross-functional team environment
• Architect, design, and debug all circuits for audio chain (including codecs, embedded DSPs, headphone amps, speaker amps and microphones).
• Audio system design, definition and ownership (i.e. render/capture/amplifier/power delivery/audio chain).
• Develop POC demos to establish performance, gaining cross-functional and leadership buy-in.
• Collaborate with Research Scientists, Research Engineers, and Product Development Engineers to establish performance metrics for research technologies from low to high maturity.

Minimum Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience working across one or more of the following areas: audio, wearable, and/or consumer electronics devices.
• Proficient in designing and debugging Analog and Digital circuits.
• Experience with circuit simulations and modeling utilizing: SPICE simulation (filter design, frequency analysis, transient analysis), Audio Precision, OrCAD or Cadence or similar schematic capture and PCB layout tool.
• Experience leading and driving electrical design development from schematic capture, PCB layout through assembly
• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Acoustics, or equivalent experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Integration and analysis of sensors (IMU, Accelerometers, Mics etc.)
• Circuit design experience with Microcontrollers and programmable logic / FPGAs
• Experience with bringing up and debugging high-speed digital systems
• Experience integrating RF technologies such as WIFI, BT, GPS, etc

Mandatory Skills

5+ years of experience working across one or more of the following areas: audio, wearable, and/or consumer electronics devices. Proficient in designing and debugging Analog and Digital circuits. Experience with circuit simulations and modeling utilizing: