Staff Electrical Engineer

Overview

QSC thrives where innovative technology and compelling audio-visual experiences intersect. For over 50 years, QSC has pioneered the technology and solutions that enable digital collaboration and meeting experiences, live performance audio, themed entertainment and immersive cinema for our customers and partners around the world. A globally recognized innovator in the design, engineering, and manufacture of category leading high-performance loudspeakers, digital mixers, power amplifiers, audio processors, digital cinema solutions, video and control products.

 

By joining the QSC team, you will be in a challenging, collaborative, fun, and innovative environment. We encourage employees to take ownership, to color outside the lines, and to imagine possibilities. Our culture is casual but dynamic, with cross-functional teams collaborating on creating memorable audio-visual experiences that deliver joy to people, wherever they are. At QSC, fun and hard work go hand in hand. Join us and make a difference in the way people experience movies, meetings, presentations, live performances, and much more.

 

The Staff Hardware Engineer role requires both: technical leadership of a critical project as well as a key contributor/consultant to numerous other projects.

Typical responsibilities include analog and digital circuit design, architectural design, schematic capture, circuit modeling, PCB layout, timing analysis, component selection, solving EMC and regulatory issues, bringing up prototypes, and testing & validating designs.

 

The position requires the individual to work well within a cross-functional team consisting of mechanical, software, and firmware engineers, as well as product managers, program managers, manufacturing engineers, and NPI engineers.  The role requires someone who is self-motivated, has excellent problem-solving skills, possesses a keen attention to detail, works well within a small team, and can produce results.

 

Base Salary Range 155,000 – 190,000

 

The above reflects the pay range that QSC reasonably expects to pay for this role. This pay range also depends on various factors such as job duties and requirements, relevant experience and skills and geographic location. In addition to the base salary range, QSC offers a comprehensive package including but not limited to health benefits, 401K or Roth retirement plans and generous time off. 

 

We will be accepting applications until a final candidate is identified.

Responsibilities

• Designs and implements analog and digital electronic circuits.
• Performs circuit simulation and circuit reliability evaluation.
• Proposes and drives technical solutions that best satisfy the technical, financial, manufacturability, quality, and time to market constraints and requirements.
• Participates in design reviews and provides design feedback to peers and design partners.
• Creates and documents test plans for design qualification.
• Works closely with offshore ODMs and CMs. Utilizes highly effective interpersonal skills to build and grow relationships with third party providers.
• Develops and conducts analysis of audio electronics components and systems.
• Drives and achieves results that meet aggressive time and cost constraints
• Carries out design verification and validation activities, documenting detailed findings in the form of qualification report(s)
• Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering. Advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of experience designing, building, and testing analog and digital circuits, and related subsystems (e.g. on-board DSP HW, PSUs, microcontrollers, etc.) ideally in commercial or professional audio - video markets.
• A “go-getter” - an intrinsic ability to get things done and deliver results
• Superior problem-solving skills: issue identification, problem structuring, analysis, and developing recommendations
• Experience creating cost effective solutions that meet aggressive product feature, cost, quality, performance, and time to market requirements.
• Skilled at computer-based electronic design, and PCB layout (Altium preferred).
• Proficiency with electronics test and measurement tools (Oscilloscopes, Audio Precision T&M, etc.).
• Knowledge of microprocessor-based systems incorporating processors is preferred.
• Experience with simulation tool(s) is a plus
• Knowledge of regulatory compliance requirements and test methods including UL, FCC, CE, and others is a plus.
• Ability to work well with all levels of internal management and staff, as well as outside customers and suppliers
• Experience working with offshore ODM and Contract Manufacturers highly desired.