Overview: 

SIONYX designs and manufactures night vision camera systems based on our own groundbreaking ultra-low light imaging sensors. The Senior Electrical Engineer will be a key contributor of our product design team and lead the electronics development for SIONYX’s current and future camera systems.

The Senior Electrical Engineer position requires an expert in PCB design with a deep understanding of how the hardware interacts with the rest of the system. They work closely with the neighboring engineering disciplines, namely mechanical and software engineering. This individual must have experience in low noise, low power, battery operated power supply design, microprocessor design and layout of high-speed bus interfaces, testing and passing regulatory testing for FCC and CE. This individual also must have a strong background working with suppliers and contract manufacturers, ensuring schedule and quality throughout the supply chain. You must be able to lead and perform all aspects of integration and verification of the design in and through mass production. Join us to shape the future of imaging technology through full-lifecycle engineering, from concept to mass production and beyond.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: 

• Develop and flow down system requirements
• Design electrical system architecture
• Circuit board design
• Schematic capture, layout, BOM management
• Manage supply chain and contract manufacturers
• Perform integration, test and verification and regulatory qualification
• Support handoff to operations and product support throughout its life cycle
• Perform project management duties
• Create and manage budgets and schedules
• Create and manage part and component libraries
• Communicate proposals and project status both internally and externally as needed
• Assist with recruitment, training, and onboarding.
• Ensure a safe, positive work environment.

 Skills and qualifications: 

PCB Design must haves:

• Understanding how the hardware and software interacts with the rest of the system
• Experience in low noise, low power, battery operated power supply design
• Design of high-speed bus interfaces such as processor to DDR5, MIPI, USB, HDMI, Ethernet, etc
• Experience testing and passing regulatory testing for FCC and CE
• Thermal management
• Expert in Cadence or Altium
• Understanding of supply chain challenges and management

Personal Skills:

• Work well with internal and external team members
• Ability to manage a project and team members both internally and externally
• Detail oriented
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical abilities
• Strong technical communication skills
• Strong collaboration skills and assertiveness to help influence key decisions
• Excellent motivational skills and multitasking abilities

 Other Helpful Experience:

• FPGA development; to support current and future developments.
• Software development experience; to aid in integration.

Education and Experience:  

• BS in electrical engineering; master’s degree preferred. 
• In lieu of a degree, 10+ years of relevant experience may suffice
• 7+ years’ experience in relevant hardware systems (camera systems preferred), including system architecture and circuit design

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to lift up to 25 pounds at times. 
• Up to 20% travel as necessary.

Location:

• Strong preference to be collocated with our product development team in Santa Barbara, CA. We have worked with remote designers in the past successfully, but product integration tasks are never as efficient as sitting together in the lab.

US Citizen or green card holder required