Mindlance is hiring: Hardware Engineer V in Sunnyvale

Summary

The main function of a hardware prototype engineer is to research, design, develop, test high-density, wearable electronics. The candidate will work with emerging technologies in a fast-paced team.

Job Responsibilities

• Review and approve plan layout, including creating new designs and modifications of existing designs.
• Review and approve product prototypes, working models or theoretical models constructed with computer simulation.
• Write detailed functional specifications and design flow/tradeoff.
• Support new technology introduction.
• Act as a subject matter expert to engineering staff and consult specifications to evaluate interface between hardware and software and operational and performance requirements of overall system.
• Provide training and support to system designers and users.
• Design and develop hardware and support peripherals, including system-on-chip (SoC), support logic, microprocessors, custom integrated circuits, and system interconnection.
• Direct technicians, engineering designers or other technical support personnel as needed.
• Candidates will be evaluated based on their deliverables in hardware design and prototype builds, as well as documentation and communications with cross-functional teams.

Top 3 must-have HARD skills

• Good EE fundamentals.
• High density Rigid/flex board design and system integration experience.
• Hands on lab skills. Rapid prototyping with what\'s available. Can-do attitude.
• Ability to drive projects with high ambiguity, multiple paths, and fuzzy future to clarity.
• Understanding of core tech areas, such as SoC, sensor, wireless, audio, display, interfaces (USB, MIPI, PCIE, SPI, I2C). Capable of designing, bringing up and evaluating projects from those areas.
• Embedded software basics. Comfortable in looking into software log/code.
• Use automation to help team improve project quality, as well as scale to more projects.

Good to have skills

• Independence, people who have led projects start to finish, consumer products

Compelling Story & Candidate Value Proposition

technology investigation team - RayBan meta product

New user features on that product for the next 5 to 10 years - new product category - new technologies in service of that product - new product features

Typical Day in the Role

Working on 0 to 1 projects, maturing tech to get them ready for the product, data processing, lab work, Not looking for specialists but generalists who can take a product from nothing and get it over the finish line, building prototypes, testing, user studies

How will performance be measured

Project completion and execution against milestones our roadmap is consistently moving - always new designs Needing someone who can be plugged into any role product hardware specialists

Education/Experience

Bachelor\'s degree in engineering required.

EEO

“Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of – Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.”