Electrical Engineer

Polara; Plano (TX); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Polara is seeking an Electrical Engineer to develop and support our industry-leading traffic products. The successful candidate will help create solutions that enable visually impaired people to safely experience the world.

You will own the electronic system design cycle, collaborate with a cross-functional team, and contribute to a startup-like environment with high visibility and accountability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5–8 years of electrical engineering experience.
• Experience in digital design with microcontrollers.
• Strong problem solving and analytical abilities.
• Ability to work in a small company/startup environment with high visibility.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and enhance electronic designs for existing product lines.
• Own the electronic system design cycle from requirements through launch and beyond.
• Design, develop, test and debug electronic designs.
• Integrate, verify and validate new product designs and design changes.
• Perform design reviews.
• Interface with a cross-functional engineering team.
• Support the Tech Support team with intimate product knowledge.
• Contribute to a fun and innovative work environment.

Skills

Schematic capture

PCB layout

Circuit simulation

DFx experience

MCU digital design

Analog design

SPI/I2C/UART

CAN/USB/Ethernet

Bluetooth/WiFi

Oscilloscopes & multimeters

PCBA manufacturing

EMC/EMI compliance

Education

Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering degree

Tools

Altium

Job description

Description

Position Title: Electrical Engineer

Salary Classification: Exempt

Reports to: Manager of Engineering

Supervises: N/A

Summary

The Electrical Engineer will develop and support our industry-leading traffic products. The successful candidate will help create products that allow the visually impaired to safely experience the world on their own terms.

Job Duties

Include but are not limited to the following:

• Maintain and enhance electronic designs for existing product lines.
• Own the electronic system design cycle from requirements through launch and beyond.
• Design, develop, test and debug electronic designs.
• Integrate, verify and validate new product designs and design changes.
• Perform design reviews.
• Interface with a cross-functional engineering team.
• Support the Tech Support team with intimate product knowledge.
• Contribute to a fun and innovative work environment.

Requirements

Minimum Experience

• Degree in Electrical, Electronic or Computer Engineering
• 5-8 years of experience

Technical Skills

• Schematic capture and PCB layout using Altium.
• Circuit simulation.
• DFx Experience (e.g. Assembly, Manufacturing, Test, etc.)
• Experience in microcontroller based digital design.
• Experience in basic analog design.
• Knowledge of wired communication interfaces, such as SPI, I2C, UART, CAN, USB and Ethernet.
• Knowledge of wireless technologies, such as Bluetooth Low Energy and Wi-Fi.
• Experience with oscilloscopes, multi-meters and similar tools, to debug and validate electronic designs.
• Familiarity with PCBA manufacturing processes.
• Experience qualifying designs for EMC/EMI compliance.

Soft Skills

• Strong interpersonal, analytical, organizational and follow-up skills.
• Solid problem-solving skills. Highly technical, quickly grasping how things work.
• Presents technical concepts, ideas, and information in terms that both engineers and non-engineers can understand.
• Motivated by continuous learning and development.
• Functions well in a small company/startup environment. (High visibility, accountability and development velocity)
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, and collaboratively with a cross functional team.
• Disciplined engineering approach.
• Differentiates value added activities from waste.
• Demonstrates systems thinking.