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Location: Sunnyvale, California
Duration: Contract
Job ID: 173764
Job Overview: The primary function of this role is to lead hands-on power analysis and validation for smart glasses cases, ensuring system power behavior meets performance, reliability, and safety expectations. This experienced Electrical Engineer will be responsible for executing detailed electrical measurements, troubleshooting, and system-level analysis with a strong emphasis on direct testing and validation work. Key focus areas include battery and charging system measurements, power rail analysis, and comprehensive electrical characterization. The ideal candidate has 10+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer with deep expertise in power validation, electrical testing methodologies, failure analysis, and hands-on measurement techniques in consumer electronics or wearables.
Responsibilities: - Own power validation efforts for smart glasses case systems and subsystems, including defining validation plans, test coverage, and pass/fail criteria.
- Perform system-level electrical analysis of power rails, regulators, batteries/charging paths, and load behavior to identify inefficiencies, instability, and failure modes.
- Execute lab debugging and troubleshooting using industry-standard instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power meters, DMMs, logic analyzers, etc.) to root cause issues.
- Conduct comprehensive failure analysis of power-related issues, including electrical component failures, battery degradation, charging anomalies, and system-level power failures using advanced diagnostic techniques.
- Partner cross-functionally to translate observed power validation findings into actionable engineering improvements (design, firmware, test methodology, or process changes).
- Supervise/guide simulation and validation activities where applicable, including correlation between lab results and expected performance.
- Support manufacturing and sustaining efforts by investigating power-related yield issues, field returns, and production test gaps; drive fixes and preventative actions.
- Ensure compliance with relevant operational, safety, and regulatory standards (e.g., EMC, safety), and support documentation needed for certification activities.
- Estimate scope, timeline, and resource needs for power validation workstreams; manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Create clear technical documentation including test procedures, validation reports, debug logs, design recommendations, and executive-friendly summaries.
Qualifications: - 10+ years of experience as an Electrical Engineer with strong lab-based power validation and debugging experience.
- Proficiency with lab instrumentation (oscilloscopes, power meters, multimeters, electronic loads, etc.).
- Demonstrated strength in system-level electrical analysis and troubleshooting (power integrity, transient response, noise, efficiency, stability).
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with a track record of driving issues to root cause and implementing durable fixes.
- Excellent documentation and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex electrical findings to cross-functional partners.
- Experience in consumer electronics, wearables, or similar industries (highly integrated systems, tight power/thermal constraints).
- Familiarity with automated test systems and scripting (Python, LabVIEW, or similar) to improve validation throughput and repeatability through automation.
- Working knowledge of regulatory and safety considerations relevant to hardware products (EMC, safety, etc.).
- Ability to work independently, prioritize effectively, and manage multiple concurrent validation/debug efforts.
Preferred Qualifications: - Experience developing or maintaining power validation methodologies for battery-powered wearable systems.
- Experience creating automated power characterization (power profiling, regression tests, long-run stability testing).
- Experience supporting NPI/manufacturing validation and bridging lab validation to production test strategies.
Skills: - Creativity, critical thinking, and strong verbal/written communication.
- Detail-oriented, collaborative, and able to operate effectively across engineering disciplines.
- Advanced ability to perform technical calculations, interpret schematics/blueprints, and establish validation standards/specifications.
- Strong leadership/mentoring capability (as appropriate to level), with the ability to influence without authority.
Education: - Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering (or related engineering field) required.
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Pay Range: $100 - $105/hr
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