EE Hardware Engineer

Polluxa, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Polluxa, Inc. in Seattle is seeking an Electrical Engineer to own the entire lifecycle of electronics hardware for phased array products, collaborating with software, RF, antenna, mechanical and thermal engineers.

You will move from concept through production, performing system design, schematic capture, PCB oversight, hardware bring-up and field troubleshooting across satellite, drone, and ground vehicle platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, physics or related field.
• 1+ year of experience in electronics circuits or hardware design.
• Familiarity with basic lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, power supplies).

Responsibilities

• Develop electronics for phased arrays with reliability focus.
• Participate in system trades with RFIC, antenna, thermal, mechanical teams.
• Own electrical system requirements and schematic capture.
• Prototype rapidly and verify subsystems on benchtop.
• Lead hardware bring-up and tests across platforms.
• Support production, in-field performance monitoring and documentation.
• Provide hands-on support through the product lifecycle.

Skills

Electronics design

Lab equipment familiarity

Schematic capture basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, physics or related field

Master’s degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Oscilloscope

Logic Analyzer

Power supplies

Job description

About the Role

We're looking for an Electrical Engineer to own the entire lifecycle of electronics hardware that will form the backbone of our phased array products. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team, interact with software, RF, antenna, mechanical and thermal engineers and actively participate in system trades and product engineering. You will work from concept through production so the role will require strong engineering fundamentals and be also fully hands-on. Your work will include system design (e.g. driving requirements for silicon chip development and production tests) schematic capture, component selection, oversight of PCB layout and manufacturing, hardware bring-up and trouble shooting.

Responsibilities

• Develop electronics (power supply, high speed digital communication/interface etc.) for phased arrays with strong emphasis on reliability across the full product life cycle.
• Participate in overall system trades with other engineers (RFIC, antenna, thermal, mechanical, layout etc.).
• Own the functional requirements of electrical systems, lead schematic capture, component selection, and collaborate with PCB layout designers
• Own rapid prototyping and bench-verification of various electrical subsystems
• Lead/contribute to fully functional phased array hardware bring-up, test, troubleshooting and integration onto different platforms (satellite, drone, ground vehicles etc.).
• Lead/contribute to production, in-field performance monitoring and documentation of complex phased array products for different customers.
• Provide hands-on support through product life cycle.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering, physics or a related field.
• 1+ years of experience in electronics circuits, or hardware design (internships or thesis acceptable).
• Familiarity with basic lab equipment (oscilloscope, logic analyzer, power supplies etc.)

Preferred Qualifications

• 2+ years of work (professional) experience or Master’s degree in electrical engineering
• 2+ years of professional experience in prototyping, troubleshooting and debugging electronics/PCBA
• 2+ years of experience in mixed-signal circuit boards from concept through production using processors, FPGAs, Ethernet, multi-GHz Serdes, DRAM interfaces (DDR4 or DDR5), I2C, SPI, OPAMP, ADCs/DACs
• Working experience of programming languages (Python, C/C++) for real-time scripting during bring-up in the lab and development of test procedures for production.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, start-up atmosphere with extreme ownership.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.