Senior Hardware Application Engineer (Consumer Devices/Imaging Tech) - Vancouver, BC

Job Description Summary

Our client is seeking a Senior Hardware Application Engineer to join their highly-skilled development team. The ideal candidate will be responsible for helping customers build amazing new products using their unique Tool. The position requires a hands-on role in the architecture, design, and implementation of hardware systems for IOT devices. She/He will work closely with other members of the company’s ASIC, firmware, and application teams to drive innovation into production-ready and commercially deployable solutions.The position requires a hands-on role in the development and support of advanced software and tools platforms and infrastructure.

 Job Responsibilities

 ·         Deliver reference designs for the company’s custom ASIC

·         Design schematics, select components, complete board layouts, assemble, test, debug, and integrate designs.

·         Evaluate requirements and conduct architectural exploration through modeling, analysis, and evaluation of proposed solution tradeoffs

·         Development of methodologies and solutions related to architecture and design exploration such as system modeling, prototyping

·         Collaborate with software and firmware engineers to architect high-value full-product solutions

·         Consult, trouble-shoot, and problem-solve as part of the Customer Success team in enabling customers to bring to market and deploy solutions built on Perceive hardware and software

 Required Skills

 ·         Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field

·         5+ years of industry experience in embedded design, hardware architecture, board design, board bring-up and prototype and new product experience.

·         Excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills

·         A proven track record of development, test, and delivery of IOT devices

·         Strong embedded hardware debug skills with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, and other hardware test equipment

·         Knowledge of the relationship between physical layout and electrical performance

·         Strong communication skills; demonstrated cross functional / cross disciplinary leadership experience

·         Able to perform bench-level measurements to bring-up and debug system hardware

 Preferred Skills

 ·         Embedded software debug skills with JTAG debug/trace, scripting, and coding with C/C++

·         Experience with IOT devices capturing/processing/delivering audio, visual, and positional data streams

·         Demonstrated experience in bringing new technologies to production

·         Experience in working with external partners and manufacturers in the design, manufacture, test, and delivery of cost-effective hardware solutions

·         Experience with SoC devices, sensor integration, custom ASIC/silicon

·         Experience with embedded software related to hardware interfaces, communication protocols, multi-threaded programming, RTOS, Linux, or equivalent development

 Our client offers highly competitive compensation and an opportunity to work in an innovative environment that will change the semiconductor environment. Locations across Canada or US may be considered based on the candidate’s experience.

 Contact: Amanda Du Toit amanda@corporate.bc.ca