Senior Principal Systems Hardware Engineer

Owl Labs is hiring a Sr. Principal Systems Hardware Engineer to join our cross-functional team comprising of Mechanical, Electrical, and Thermal Engineering. This is a hands-on role where ideal candidate has core competencies and subject matter expertise in various aspects of computer systems and product design, and has successfully influenced decision-makers, product features and the customer experience.

What You’ll Do

• Collaborate with the cross-functional team to define, guide, and own aspects of system architecture product definition.
• Analyze key system trade-offs and proposing solutions including but not limited to, design of high performance / low power / high-quality products, guiding system electrical and mechanical layouts and feature integration feasibility.
• Participate in design reviews for electrical schematics, layout, power budgeting and thermal design, navigating signal / power integrity, EMC, and RF challenges.
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders to develop system validation and reliability test plans which includes testing of, Thermal, Wireless, Acoustic, Signal Integrity, Power Integrity, and Stress testing.
• Take ownership to drive third-party labs for International EMC, Safety and Environmental Compliances.
• Collaborate with design, test, and manufacturing engineers to define design and/or process improvements to address reliability issues based on understanding of root causes
• Define product test methodology and test coverage to assure product reliability to de-risk designs from prototype to production
• Responsible for board bring-up; defining bring-up plan and execution
• Responsible for defining manufacturing test plan at board and system level. Work closely with 3rd party test fixture vendors to define, develop and validate test fixtures for manufacturing tests.

Qualifications

• BS EE w/ 15+ years or MS EE w/ 12+ years overall experience
• Must have hands-on experience in prototype bring-up and debugging, functional verification, and manufacturing support
• Must have created and influenced system specification documents for electrical, power delivery, thermal and physical fit requirements
• Ability to navigate hi-speed design and layout rules of modern interfaces
• Preferred ability to navigate audio / video interfaces and devices including microphones, speakers, and CMOS imaging sensors
• Preferred ability to navigate compliance requirements including EMC, Safety and Environmental engineering
• Preferred knowledge of industry test standards including ASTM, MIL, JEDEC, and IEC/ETSI
• Preferred knowledge in applying HALT, HASS, MTBF, Packaging and Transportation Test Standards and 8D process
• Familiarity with Electrical & Mechanical Stress Testing, Environmental Stress Testing, Fatigue Testing, Vibration and Shock Testing and common manufacturing techniques / technologies
• Ability to drive vendors for Design of Experiments (DOE) / Failure Analysis (FA)
• Experience working in a fast-paced engineering environment utilizing real time crisis management skills
• Strong analytical skills using data-driven decisions, back up assumptions, and develop scale of expectations.
• Familiarity with Altium or equivalent (Electrical schematic capture and layout), and Creo or equivalent (mechanical CAD); Analysis and Automation: MATLAB, Simulink, Perl, and Python
• Strong cross-functional collaboration, written and verbal communication, and presentation communication skills
• Regimented and methodical test engineering, data collection / acquisition, and analysis.
• Ability to travel domestically and internationally if needed

The best candidates will share examples of:

• Grit & resilience.
• Empathy.
• Leadership and the development of people on their past teams. 
• Problem solving.
• Work ethic.
• Drive.
• Curiosity.
• Teamwork & collaboration with peers/co-workers. 
• A measurable history of performance.
• Self-awareness & coachability.

Owl Labs is over 70% remote and headquarters are based in Boston, MA. This role is an on-site position; remote option will be considered if the candidate is available for frequent travel to the engineering lab facilities at the headquarters.

Owl Labs will be mandating COVID-19 vaccinations (2-doses plus booster) for all US-based employees who need or want to access any of our US Owl Labs facilities and engage in any business travel — including attending any in-person Company-sponsored event. You must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by your hire date to be eligible to start the role. Proof of vaccination will be required by your start date

If you are unable to get a vaccine due to a medical condition, disability, or a strongly held religious belief, Owl Labs will consider requests for an accommodation.