Key skills
Electrical EngineeringElectrical designMicrocontrollersAltium DesignerEMC ComplianceLow Power DesignBattery ManagementRF circuit designC programmingRoot cause analysisProblem solvingTeam collaborationPythonC++CJiraProject ManagementPrototypingProblem Solving
About this role
Tactacam is a leading innovator in outdoor and action camera technology, dedicated to providing high-quality products that enhance the outdoor experience. They are seeking a Sr Electrical Engineer to lead the development of new Camera and Cellular IoT devices for consumer and private outdoor applications, focusing on electrical design and testing while collaborating with manufacturing and 3rd party partners.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and maintain electrical hardware design(s)
- Collaborate with the cross functional development team to accomplish project deliverables
- Perform electrical circuit design, circuit simulation, and layout with Altium Designer
- Perform schematic and PCB Layout review of team member designs
- Manage and develop BOMs with emphasis on High Volume, Low Cost designs
- Develop, document, and validate electrical designs which meet functional, quality, reliability, manufacturability, and safety requirements
- Resolve and track technical issues in Altium A365 and project management tools (JIRA)
- Review and qualify alternative electrical parts during engineering validation and development stages and support sustaining engineering in qualifying alternative parts after production release
- Work cross-functionally to ensure electrical design meets EMC compliance requirements
- Operate as a self-motivated professional who is proactive in finding solutions to existing and new challenges
Requirements:
- MS or BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
- 10+ years of experience in electrical design with consumer or commercial products, or similar
- Direct experience designing electrical systems with: Microcontrollers, SOCs, memory devices, power systems, high speed transceivers, and LTE/WiFi/BT/GPS devices
- Various serial interfaces such as I2C, I2S, SPI, UART, USB, MIPI, SDI and SLVS-EC signals
- Proficient in Altium and Altium 365 Platform
- Familiar with EMC Compliance standards and certification process (CE EMC, FCC)
- Proven ability in independently analyzing root cause, complex design debugging, and problem solving with minimal guidance
- Experience with standards related to the IoT industry, such as Cellular LTE and Wi-Fi
- Experience with Low Power Design, Battery Management, Charging, Fuel Gauging, and Solar Panel Integration
- Experience with camera module hardware design and/or raw imager integration
- Experience evaluating, testing, and qualifying PIR sensors and lenses for occupancy detection
- Experience designing High Speed Digital interfaces
- Experience working with RF circuit design, RF layout, antenna integration, and RF testing
- Experience performing and/or overseeing advanced PCB Layout
- Experience with Switch Mode Power Supply design and test
- Experience with Spice circuit simulators, TinaTI, LTSpice, MultiSIM, etc
- Experience with programming languages such as C, C++, Python, MicroPython, or LabVIEW
- Experience with Power and Signal Integrity Analysis
- Experience performing circuit margin analysis on Digital, Analog, and Power circuits
- Experience designing PCBAs for high-volume and lowest cost BOM
- Experience with USB-C Power Delivery
- Mixed Signal circuit design with knowledge of optimal grounding schemes and return paths
- Hands-on experience rapidly prototyping PCBAs