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Prototyping System Engineer

Sunnyvale, United States of America💼 Full-time🗓 2026-06-01 → 2026-09-28

Core

Define, prototype, and build early-stage electrical architectures for novel home product concepts, bridging hardware, software, and user experience.

Role type

Senior IC prototyping system engineer (hardware)

Builds

Rapid proof-of-concept hardware and electrical systems for consumer electronics

Domain

Consumer electronics / Home automation

Required skills

System-level architecture, embedded systems design, sensor integration, mixed-signal design, PCB layout, board bring-up and debugging, power electronics, component selection

Preferred skills

Team leadership through product development, large-scale data analysis, statistical techniques

Technologies

C/C++, Python, I2C, SPI, UART, MIPI, USB, PCIe, Cadence Concept/Allegro, Altium, oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multimeters

Responsibilities

Define end-to-end electrical architectures for novel systems; Design and build rapid proof-of-concept electronics; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate electronics into physical models; Bring up new prototype boards and debug mixed-signal systems; Evaluate and benchmark new silicon, sensors, and power technologies; Write basic bring-up code/scripts to validate hardware functionality

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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