Electrical Engineer, Level 4

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’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

Spectacles is home to our hardware products with a world-class research & development team. We are focused on pushing the boundaries of what a camera can be, specifically overlaying computing on the real world. Next Generation Spectacles are our first pair of glasses that bring augmented reality to life. 

We’re looking for an Electrical Engineer to join the Spectacles team!

What you’ll do:

• Own schematic design, component selection and stackup definition for boards from concept to final delivery into mass production

• Design in complex display drive components, SOCs, PMICs, video bridge ICs and sensors used in low-power consumer electronics

• Lead and contribute to technical design reviews

• Supervise and review layout for PCB, Flex, and Rigid Flex designs

• Debug hardware issues with cross-functional teams such as desense, power delivery, signal integrity, ESD and EMI

• Analyze circuit parasitics and tolerances to ensure correct operation over the specified voltage and temperature range

• Test and validate all board level and systems level aspects of electrical designs

• Collaborate closely with software, mechanical, optical, thermal and industrial design teams

• Author clear and comprehensive electrical specification and test documentation

• Develop electronic prototypes for new product concepts

• Support development builds onsite at external contract manufacturers

• Travel up to 4 weeks internationally, 8 weeks total travel per year

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong electrical engineering fundamentals and understanding of best practices

• Experience in electronic design, including component selection, schematic design, and familiarity with schematic capture and layout tools 

• Experience working with various communication interfaces such as USB, I2C/I3C, SPI, UART, MIPI, SWD and PCIE 

• Knowledge of layout strategies and tradeoffs for linear and switching power supply circuits, EMI mitigation, high-speed signal integrity and power delivery networks

• A strong engineering lab instrumentation background and willingness to spend significant hands-on lab time troubleshooting circuits and electromechanical system assemblies using lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, and programmable loads

• Great interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across groups through written, verbal and visual formats

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3+ years of post-Bachelor’s electrical or hardware engineering experience or equivalent years of practical work experience; or Master’s degree in a technical field +2 year of post-grad electrical or hardware engineering  experience; or PhD in a relevant technical field

• Ability to travel including domestic and international 

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience

• Knowledge of micro-display systems, video standards and related protocols such as HDMI, DisplayPort