Senior Electrical Engineer

About Us

Be part of an exciting, well-funded startup changing the world of retail and beyond. RADAR’s mission is to revolutionize customer experience in retail through precise identification of inventory in the stores and distribution centers, completely transforming the in-store experience for employees and customers alike. RADAR's proprietary hardware and software platform combines RFID, Computer Vision and AI to provide hyper-precise, real-time location of every product and person in physical stores. This unprecedented capability enables some of the world’s top retailers to automate in-store inventory management, analytics, and checkout...and this is just the beginning of what we hope to accomplish together.

About The Job

RADAR is seeking a high-energy individual who thrives in a small business environment within the high-tech industry. The Senior Electrical Engineer will serve as the lead Project Engineer responsible for developing the Sensor hardware design, incorporating an embedded CPU, FPGA, Ethernet, and RFID radio and antenna. The role requires close collaboration with the RF, antenna, and mechanical teams, as well as ownership of the detailed electrical design. Candidates must be comfortable with general radio concepts, understanding how radios interface with digital hardware, and conducting engineering testing and Design Verification Testing. Successful candidates must be self-directed, capable of handling multiple tasks of varying complexity with minimal supervision, and completing them in a timely manner.

Responsibilities:

• Overall Project Engineer for new hardware designs, providing technical management of RF, antenna, mechanical, analog, and digital components.
• Hands-on analog and digital design, including circuit definition, component selection, design, simulation, testing, and regulatory compliance.
• Schematic capture and oversight of layout, prototyping, and initial board bring-up.
• Collaboration with RF engineering on radio bring-up.
• Management of Hardware Design Verification Testing (DVT), including hands-on testing and guiding test engineers.
• Introduction of appropriate hardware development processes.
• Guidance of products through regulatory testing at external labs.
• Collaboration with Operations to develop a manufacturing test plan.

About You

Required:

• You have a Bachelor's Degree (Master's preferred) in Electrical Engineering or another relevant field.
• You have 5+ years of experience in relevant roles.
• You have demonstrated successful design and implementation of mixed-signal boards into high-volume production.
• You have experience in analog and digital circuit design.
• You have experience with wireless networking.
• You have experience with schematic capture (e.g., Orcad) and PCB layout tools (e.g., Allegro, PADS).
• You have experience with circuit analysis and layout tools.
• You have knowledge of embedded processor design and in-circuit emulation tools.
• You have demonstrated ability to quickly learn and analyze complex issues and collaborate across cross-functional teams to resolve issues.
• You have exceptional problem-solving and decision-making skills that involve influencing multiple functional groups.
• You are a proponent of a methodical design process.
• You have strong bench evaluation and in-lab debugging skills are required.
• You have strong verbal and written communication skills.

Preferred:

• You have start-up attitude.

Research has shown that women & underrepresented minorities are more likely to read lists of requirements and consider themselves unqualified if they don't meet every single one. This list represents what we're ideally looking for, but everyone has unique strengths & weaknesses, and we hire for strength & potential, not lack of weakness.

At RADAR, your base pay is one part of your total compensation package. The expected base salary range for this position is 175,000.00 - 220,000.00. Individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors,  including job-related skills, experience and relevant education or training.

You will also be eligible to receive other benefits including: equity, comprehensive medical and dental coverage, life and disability benefits, 401k plan,  flexible time off, and paid parental leave. The pay range listed for this position is a good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible base compensation at the time of posting.

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