Electrical Engineer, Spectacles, L5

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, 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 experience

• 7+ 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

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry