Hardware Engineer
Listed on 2026-11-04
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Engineering
Electronics Engineer, Test Engineer, Hardware Engineer
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Electrical Engineering (EE) Validation Engineer to support hardware validation for next-generation smart glasses within Meta’s Wearables team. The primary focus of this role is to monitor validation progress, review contract manufacturer (CM) test reports, analyze failures, track open issues, and coordinate with EE design partners to drive issues toward resolution.
The engineer will guide CM engineers on measurement procedures, develop standard operating procedures (SOPs), review schematics and PCB layouts, and perform hands-on Power Integrity (PI) and Signal Integrity (SI) debugging when required. The ideal candidate will have strong electrical hardware validation experience, excellent data analysis and troubleshooting skills, and the ability to coordinate effectively across manufacturing, hardware design, layout, and firmware teams.
The role emphasizes data interpretation, issue tracking, technical guidance, and resolution management under the direction of the FTE validation lead rather than ownership of final validation decisions.
Required Qualifications- BS/MS in Electrical Engineering.
- 4+ years of EE hardware validation experience with strong emphasis on power integrity and signal integrity.
- Proven ability to analyze test data, identify root causes, and drive issues to closure with cross-functional teams.
- Experience reviewing test reports for correctness, identifying gaps, and driving follow-up actions.
- Ability to develop test procedures that others execute — clear technical writing, structured SOPs, annotated diagrams.
- Strong schematic reading skills — trace signal paths, understand power distribution, map circuit function from schematics and datasheets.
- PCB layout review experience — assess probe access, SI/PI risk, debug strategy.
- Expert-level knowledge of lab instruments: high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, power rail probes, active/differential probes, current probes, spectrum analyzers.
- Experience with DC-DC converter characterization and high-speed digital signal measurements.
- Solid understanding of transmission line theory, impedance matching, and flex PCB signal integrity challenges.
- Strong communication skills — ability to explain complex EE issues clearly to CM teams and design partners.
- Experience working with CMs or ODMs in a validation support capacity.
- Experience with wearable, mobile, or IoT hardware (space-constrained, low-power designs).
- Familiarity with RF measurement (BLE/WiFi TX power, sensitivity, antenna return loss).
- Familiarity with proto/EVT/DVT/PVT build cycles and NPI environments.
- Experience with issue tracking systems and cross-functional coordination in hardware programs.
- 4+ years of EE hardware validation experience with strong emphasis on power integrity and signal integrity.
- Ability to develop test procedures that others execute — clear technical writing, structured SOPs, annotated diagrams. Strong schematic reading skills — trace signal paths, understand power distribution, map circuit function from schematics and datasheets.
- PCB layout review experience — assess probe access, SI/PI risk, debug strategy, power regulation circuits.. Expert-level knowledge of lab instruments: high-bandwidth oscilloscopes, power rail probes, active/differential probes, current probes, spectrum analyzers.
- Experience with wearable, mobile, or IoT hardware (space-constrained, low-power designs).
- Familiarity with proto/EVT/DVT/PVT build cycles and NPI environments.
- Experience with issue tracking systems and cross-functional coordination in hardware programs.
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