Senior Hardware Engineer

About the Role

We are looking for a Senior Hardware Engineer who is innovative and has a passion for hardware and firmware design of cutting edge security devices. In this role, you will be part of the team that brings new ideas from prototypes to the mass-producible hardware. You will also be responsible for analyzing hardware design for manufacturability, security, and reliability.

Tasks & Responsibilities

• Electronic Design from concept to implementation and hand-over to manufacturing at scale
• Testing prototypes, HW/FW troubleshooting, solving design and manufacturing issues
• Collaborating with FW/SW/Test/Mfg teams to deliver compatible, reliable products
• Overseeing the manufacturing process of electrical components/assemblies to ensure they meet the design specifications

Basic Qualifications

• BS or Masters in Electrical Engineering or a relevant technical discipline
• 7+ years of experience designing embedded hardware systems, using EDA/PCB design software (Altium or Allegro/Cadence)
• Schematic Capture, Layout / Routing and DFM/DFA
• Experience with Bus communication protocols (I2C, SPI, UART, USB, PCIe, RS232/RS485, PCIe, 10/100/1000 Ethernet, CAN)
• Experience with Microcontrollers, preferably STM, TI, Freescale, NXP, and relevant software stacks
• Use of relevant tools such as multimeters, oscilloscopes, and logic analyzers
• Testing and Debugging, creating test protocols, reports and SOPs

Preferred Qualifications

• Designing software architectures for scalability, reliability, and performance
• Wireless technologies (NFC, Bluetooth, BLE, BLE Mesh, ZigBee)
• Hardware (PCB, JTAG, UART, SPI, ROM, microcode, custom ASIC/FPGA)
• x86 and/or ARM chipset and firmware security (TPM, UEFI, TrustZone, secure boot)
• Experience with mechanical fixtures and automation
• PLM tools experience (Arena or Agile)
• Collaboration Tools experience (JIRA/Confluence)

Benefits

• Health coverage with top of the line health plans, including dental and vision. Yubico pays 100% of your premium and 85% for your family.
• Retirement plan with 401K dollar per dollar match up to 6% with a cap of $6K/year. Immediate vesting.
• Wellness reimbursement of $1,200.00 (prorated based on start date) for gym membership, massage, or online fitness classes (taxable benefit).
• Learning and development with a yearly development stipend of $3,000 and mentorship program.
• Time off: 15 vacation days plus 10 holidays, and 7 sick days a year.
• Paid parental leave: 8 weeks for all parents; birthing parents receive an additional 8 weeks (16 weeks total).
• Commuter benefits.

Pay

Salary range for a candidate located in the San Francisco Bay Area: $175,000 USD - $210,000 USD. For other locations, compensation is based on data from the Radford McLagan Compensation Database from Aon. Final compensation is based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.