Advanced Electrical Engineer

Company: Zebra Technologies
Location: Fremont
Posted on: October 27, 2024

Job Description:

Remote Work: No
Overview: At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working to make everyday life better. United by curiosity and care, we develop dynamic solutions that anticipate our customer's and partner's needs and solve their challenges.

Being a part of Zebra Nation means being seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our diverse perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are a part of a team pushing boundaries to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

You have opportunities to learn and lead at a forward-thinking company, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes that you care about - locally and globally. We've only begun reimaging the future - for our people, our customers, and the world.
Let's create tomorrow together.
The Senior Electrical Engineer will join a small and nimble Hardware Engineering team that will be focused on all electrical engineering aspects of the Zebra/ Fetch AMR products. The successful candidate will collaborate with and assist other team members to develop electronic, mechanical, and system designs. This includes designing and debugging printed circuit boards, engineering robust system designs, and prototyping all aspects of the hardware system. The candidate will evaluate new technologies and develop new features for the current and future Zebra/ Fetch products. The candidate will be responsible for collaborating cross-functionally with electrical, mechanical, firmware, software/firmware driver, and system software teams in order to define, develop and test the hardware and migrate that hardware system to a production release state and facilitate a successful hand off to Zebra/ Fetch Production organization.
Responsibilities:

• Establishes requirements for highly complex electrical design projects -
• Architects and designs highly complex electrical projects. Completes all phases of the projects. Follows through on all in-process and final inspection activities
• Develops and applies technical and quality improvements
• Creates new programs, technologies and solutions based on novel or unique ideas. Ensures new ideas and methodologies are documented for use by hardware teams
• Uses status as a knowledge leader in hardware design and functional knowledge across multiple engineering disciplines and program management to provide technical leadership to a given program
• Defines requirements for and may design complex new tools to aid in the analysis and solving of complex problems
• Initiates cross-company collaboration and develops positive relationships with other engineering disciplines
• Exercises judgment (within broadly defined policies and practices) in selecting methods, techniques and evaluation criteria for obtaining results
• May coordinate the activities of other personnel
• Networks with key contacts outside own area of expertise. Interacts with management and senior customer personnel on matters requiring coordination across organizational lines. Represent the organization as the principal customer contact and often performs project leadership
• The candidate will be designing and debugging printed circuit boards, engineering robust system designs, and prototyping all aspects of the hardware system.
• The candidate will evaluate new technologies and develop new features for the current and future Zebra/ Fetch products.
• The candidate will be responsible for defining, developing and testing the hardware and migrate that hardware system to a production release state and facilitate a successful hand off to Zebra/ Fetch Production organization.
• Completes documentation and procedures for installation and maintenance
• May interact with users to define system requirements and/or necessary modifications
• Analyze designs to designate necessary equipment to collect data
• Evaluate and synthesize experimental tests and their results
• Read and design plans to build electrical systems on a variety of products and machinery
• Focus on manipulation and usage of electricity within a function of an engineered process
• Exercises judgment in selecting methods and techniques for obtaining solutions
  Qualifications:
  Minimum Qualifications:
  • BS in Electrical, Robotics or Computer Engineering, or equivalent with 5+ years of experience OR Masers Degree in Robotics or Computer Engineering or equivalent with 4+ years of experience.Key Skills and Competencies:
    • Ability to read and interpret engineering drawings
    • Designing -DC-DC power distribution systems that involve batteries and charging systems
    • Familiarity with EMC noise emissions and immunity using IEC EN 61000 test standards
    • Familiarity with insulation and hi-pot testing per IEC 61204-7 standards to obtain TUV marks or similar. Ability to prepare for TUV factory inspections.
    • Familiarity with regulatory reporting requirements for UL, CE, etc.
    • Build proof-of-concept and initial prototype hardware
    • Cable assembly and cable harness design experience
    • Sensors and transducers system integration
    • Design digital and analog electrical circuits and systems, and create schematics
    • Lead and review PCB layouts
    • Extensive work with microcontrollers, microprocessors (ARM), SOCs
    • Processor peripheral interfaces (PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, storage, high speed serial)
    • Assist in design of production test fixtures and writing automation software
    • Working with 3rd-party vendors and partners on vetting and validation of parts and other sources
    • Propose, negotiate, design and test electrical solutions to achieve functional and performance objectives
    • Experience with ECAD software, Eagle, Altium, or equivalent
    • Experience in taking designs from concept through manufacturing
    • Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals
    • Able to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public
    • Requires working knowledge of Signal Integrity and Power Integrity
    • Strong working knowledge of best practices for PCB layout and construction
    • Experience throughout the development life cycle (writing specifications, selecting parts, prototyping, engaging with vendors, design validation, and scale production)
    • Experience in hardware prototype bring-up, debug, fault detection, and failure analysis
    • Working knowledge of Linux command line
    • Experience designing with embedded systems, from flashing to debugging
    • Excitement about robots and working on products that are being shipped into a fast-growing marketZebra is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability and protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. -Know Your Rights: -Conozca sus Derechos: -We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation. -Zebra is a federal contractor and is committed to an alcohol and drug free workplace. As a result, all U.S. based employees are subject to the Drug and Alcohol Free Workplace Policy and Procedure.
      Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive - including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.
      Salary: USD 135400.00 - USD 203000.00 Yearly
      Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.
      Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs. For example, sales roles have additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota achievement. In most other roles, the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together. Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.
      
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