Senior Electrical Engineer

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

The Company operates Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world, and Specs Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary dedicated to making computing more human, in addition to Bitmoji, Saturn, and other digital services.

Specs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Snap Inc. dedicated to making computing more human. The company develops Specs, advanced eyewear that seamlessly integrates digital experiences into the physical world.

Specs feature see-through lenses that place digital objects directly into three-dimensional space, powered by Snap OS, a proprietary, context-aware operating system designed for natural interaction with your hands and voice.

Specs Inc. also provides Lens Studio, a full suite of advanced developer tools that powers immersive augmented reality experiences across Specs, Snapchat, and other services.

We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer, Devices to join the Spectacles team at Snap Inc!

What you’ll do:

Define, design, review and supervise schematic and layout for PCB designs

Lead technical discussions and provide architectural-level trade-offs for product requirements. This involves performance, power, area, and cost

Test and validate electrical designs – including but not limited to memory interfaces, power regulators, power delivery networks

Own most challenging failure analysis – including hand-on debugging, root cause analysis and collaborating with cross-functional teams to implement corrective actions.

Technical leadership of junior engineers through best practices and technical guidance of engineering designs

Collaborate with firmware, software, thermal, RF to align on requirements and execution

Travel internationally up to 20% to support development builds onsite at external suppliers and partners

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and understanding of best practices

Familiarity with Rigid, Flex and Rigid Flex PCB design

Experience in electronic design, including component selection, schematic design, and familiarity with tools like Cadence Allegro and OrCAD Capture

Experience with lab instrumentation

Minimum Qualifications:

BS/BA degree in Electrical Engineering, related field, or equivalent years of experience7+ years of relevant experience in electrical or hardware engineering

Preferred Qualifications:

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Demonstrated experience developing and shipping consumer electronic products at scale

Experience with integrated circuit design such as VHDL or analog design

Knowledge of layout strategies to meet Power Delivery Network impedance targets or in deriving power impedance masks

Excellent process development and documentation skills

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