Senior Hardware Engineer

TRACKONOMY LLC
San Jose, CA, United States
3 months ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Experience level
Expert
Experience required
10 years minimum
Working hours
Regular working hours
Job source

Tech stack

Board Bringup Adobe Flash Player Bluetooth Low Energy (Bluetooth) Software Debugging Hardware Design Hardware Interface Design Radio-Frequency Identification PCI Express Signal Integrity Universal Asynchronous Receiver/Transmitter USB Wi-Fi Technology
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Serial Peripheral Interface PIC Microcontroller Application Specific Integrated Circuits

Job description

As a Senior Hardware Engineer, you will work closely with a multidisciplinary team to design, develop, integrate, and validate hardware systems. This role requires hands-on ownership from architecture through production, with expertise down to the component level, including PCB design, layout, RF integration, and system bring-up. The ideal candidate thrives in a fast-paced environment and can independently drive complex hardware development., * Design and integrate Cellular, BLE, RFID, Wi-Fi, and LoRa platforms.

  • Perform hardware bring-up, validation, characterization, and debugging.
  • Use RF simulation and lab tools for testing and optimization.
  • Create and maintain schematics, BOMs, design documentation, and production packages.
  • Evaluate build-vs-buy decisions, component alternatives, and cost optimization opportunities.
  • Develop custom hardware modules as needed.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally to deliver robust, production-ready products., We strive to provide a stellar experience throughout the application process and ensure all applicants will be given proper consideration based solely on merit and Trackonomy’s business needs.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Telecommunications RF engineering?, * 10+ years of hands-on hardware development experience with a proven track record of product releases.

  • Strong knowledge of RF systems, wireless products, signal integrity, high-speed design, and power integrity.
  • Experience with ASIC/SoC development and hardware integration for wireless products.
  • Expertise with SoCs, ARM-based processors, microcontrollers, and interfaces including PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, UART, embedded flash, and high-speed serial.
  • Deep understanding of power architectures, battery-powered systems, and hardware interface protocols.
  • Strong schematic design, component selection, PCB design, and layout review experience.
  • Experience with bring-up, validation, and debugging of mixed-signal hardware.
  • Proficiency with lab equipment including oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, and multimeters.
  • BS in Electrical Engineering or related field (MS preferred).
  • Experience developing prototypes and shipping highly integrated electronic products to production., * Own hardware designs from concept through production.
  • Develop and validate proof-of-concept prototypes.

Benefits & conditions

Pulled from the full job description

  • 401(k)
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Employee assistance program
  • Commuter assistance

About the company

At Trackonomy, our employee value proposition champions your growth through varied responsibilities and a commitment to innovation. Join us to evolve professionally in a company that reshapes both industries and individuals.

Connection & Community: You’re essential to Trackonomy’s mission, and every team member is regarded as a founder. Collectively, our goal is to make a lasting impact on the world, making every endeavor at Trackonomy a meaningful journey.

Growth & Development: Dive into diverse roles and learn from our seasoned leaders. Your potential and passion define your trajectory here. We value innovation and offer unparalleled opportunities, making your career journey transformative. At Trackonomy, your growth is multifaceted. Collaborate and learn directly from senior leaders across various departments. Here, your potential-fueled by capability, passion, and results-determines the scope of your role. At Trackonomy, merit and opportunity outweigh mere experience. It’s a level playing field, offering unique opportunities not found elsewhere.

Impact: Trackonomy is dedicated to impactful tech solutions that better our world. From fire prevention to enhanced security, our innovations don’t just change industries; they save lives. Join us to be part of meaningful change.

About Trackonomy

At Trackonomy, we are pioneering a transformative network of interconnected objects. Our goal is to bring inanimate objects to life, giving them the ability to converse, think, and interact in real-time. Envision a world where our devices seamlessly integrate with every physical entity, facilitating a global conversation among them. Our overarching mission is to craft the operating system for the connected world, one object, and sensor at a time. Our customers are major players in various verticals such as logistics, industrial, utilities, healthcare, and government. They use our solutions for a wide range of applications like predictive maintenance, workflow optimization, asset protection, safety, security, and environmental monitoring. We are a unicorn, funded by top investors like Kleiner Perkins and 8VC.

Our executive leadership team has experience working together for over two decades, having previously held key roles in the C-suites of renowned companies such as Flextronics, Heptagon, GT-Nexus, and Digital Motors Corporation. Together, we have engineered a revolutionary technology that is yielding extraordinary results.

Are you ready to be a part of the next chapter in Silicon Valley’s hyper-growth IoT success story?, Why Trackonomy Systems is a Great Place to work:

Culture and Belonging: Our company’s culture isn’t something you join, it’s something you help build. You will be a role model and live our Vision, Mission, and Values.

Perks: Trackonomy Systems understands that personal wellness is one of the keys to a happy, healthy and productive work environment. We offer Platinum level Health benefits, Flexible and Health Savings Accounts, Commuter benefits, and an Employee Assistance Program. We also understand you are planning for the future, so we offer a Pre-IPO equity and a 401k plan.

Career Growth: Trackonomy Systems is invested in the growth of our team members and understands that frequent, two-way feedback is critical to that growth. We encourage regular one-on-ones with your manager, a regular schedule of performance reviews, learning and development opportunities, whether that be towards being a great manager, being a great individual contributor, or a lateral move to gain breadth of knowledge and experience.

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