Electrical Engineer V

Fresh Consulting, Inc; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 103,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Fresh Consulting is seeking an Electrical Engineer V for a 6-month contract in Sunnyvale, CA. The role focuses on electrical and mechanical integration, bring-up, and debugging of advanced hardware in a fast-paced environment.

You will work with prototype teams, perform hardware testing, and collaborate across systems engineering, product design, and R&D to accelerate development and ensure quality deliverables.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with prototype electrical assembly, bring-up, and debugging.
• Full-cycle board ownership experience.
• Experience reading schematics and locating components on PCBs.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with prototype teams to support builds including electrical and mechanical assembly, component placement, rework, and bring-up.
• Serve as primary contact for electrical hardware testing and troubleshooting with root-cause analysis.
• Debug hardware using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers.
• Perform PCBA and FPC rework in a lab environment.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems engineering, architecture, product design, NPI, and research.
• Execute multiple workstreams independently to meet timeline constraints.

Skills

Board bring-up

Electrical debugging

Schematic reading

Lab testing

Problem solving

Detail-oriented

Job description

Fresh Consulting is a design-led, software development and hardware engineering company, offering end-to-end digital services to help companies innovate. We bring together amazing UX designers, sophisticated developers, digital strategists, and top-notch engineers to help companies create fresh experiences that connect humans, systems, and machines. We’ve been growing fast and need someone to help us continue to manage the delivery of high-quality work in a fast-paced environment.

See more at freshconsulting.com. Visit freshconsulting.com/portfolio to see our project work across several industries.

Title

Electrical Engineer V

Duration

6-month contract

Location

Sunnyvale, CA – Onsite (5 days/week)

Benefits

Employee benefits at 100% including Medical, PTO, Holiday Pay, 401K Plan and much more!

Role

• Partner with prototype teams to support builds that include electrical and mechanical assembly, component-level placement and rework, and bring-up with engineering teams to accelerate early concept development for mixed reality hardware
• Serve as the primary point of contact for electrical hardware testing and troubleshooting, working with other engineers to root-cause failures and define preventive and corrective actions
• Debug hardware using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, multimeters, and logic analyzers
• Perform PCBA (printed circuit board assembly) and FPC (flexible printed circuit) rework in an electrical lab environment
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems engineering, architecture, product design, NPI, and research
• Execute multiple workstreams simultaneously, independently balancing and prioritizing workload to meet timeline constraints

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience with prototypes or bench electrical assembly, bring-up, electro-mechanical integration, and electrical and mechanical debug
• Full-cycle board ownership experience
• Breadth of experience across electrical engineering domains
• Ability to read and understand schematics and locate components on PCBs using design schematics and layout viewers
• Experience setting up, supporting, and maintaining hardware in a lab environment
• Ability to generate complete assembly and test documentation for prototype assembly and test setups, and share results
• Strong creativity, verbal and written communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills
• Critical thinker who leverages innovative ideas; detail-oriented team player

Preferred Qualifications

• Systems-level engineering development and test experience with complex integrated electromechanical assemblies
• Experience with system-level electrical design, including circuit design, system bring-up, integration, and debug
• Experience specifying components, building schematics, completing board layouts, and assembling, testing, debugging, and integrating designs into opto-electro-mechanical systems
• Soldering experience with fine-pitch devices, 0201 or 0402 components, BGA/CSP, and power component rework
• Parts programming experience (FPGA, Flash, etc.) and ability to take scope measurements
• FPGA capability
• Wearables or small-form-factor consumer hardware background
• Firmware or scripting skills to self-serve during bring-up

Compensation

Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Range is $75 to $90 per hour.

Equal employment opportunity

All qualified persons will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, familial status, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability for which a reasonable accommodation can be made or any other status protected by law. Assistance will be gladly provided upon request for any applicant with sensory or non-sensory disabilities.

Fresh Consulting is a participating E-Verify company.

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