Senior Electrical Engineer — Life-Saving Hardware Lead

Somewear Labs; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Somewear Labs in Chicago is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer to help build a satellite-enabled platform that keeps people connected and safe worldwide.

You will own hardware from concept to production, working with RF, firmware, and mechanical teams to deliver reliable, life-saving devices. You will lead schematic capture, prototype bring-up, and validate new product lines, collaborating across disciplines to optimize wireless performance and form factor, while driving production readiness and

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in consumer electronics product development.
• Experience with RF circuit design principles and best practices.
• Experience with electronics design automation (EDA) tools; Altium preferred.
• Experience selecting and qualifying components for new designs.
• Experience designing small form factor and battery-powered devices.

Responsibilities

• Lead schematic capture and board layouts for prototypes and new product lines.
• Lead prototype bring-up and validation.
• Design test fixtures for prototype validation and production test jigs.
• Collaborate with antenna designers and RF consultants to optimize wireless performance.
• Collaborate with firmware engineers on component selection and feature implementation.
• Collaborate with mechanical engineers to maintain wireless performance and form factor.
• Perform power analysis and optimizations.
• Bring features from concept to shipped product.
• Implement factory QA and automation processes to validate production boards.
• Troubleshoot and root cause hardware issues reported in the field.
• Iterate on engineering standards, tools and processes.

Skills

RF circuit design

PCB design

Schematic capture

Prototype bring-up

Firmware collaboration

Power analysis

Industrial collaboration

Ownership mindset

Tools

Altium

Oscilloscope

Vector network analyzer

PCB fabrication

Job description

Somewear Labs in Chicago is seeking a Sr. Electrical Engineer to help build a satellite-enabled platform that keeps people connected and safe worldwide.

You will own hardware from concept to production, working with RF, firmware, and mechanical teams to deliver reliable, life-saving devices. You will lead schematic capture, prototype bring-up, and validate new product lines, collaborating across disciplines to optimize wireless performance and form factor, while driving production readiness and