Position Description

In this Electrical Engineering (EE) position, you will develop test platforms, from custom board level design to integrated systems. The ideal candidate will be capable of FPGA development, comfortable driving chip designers, including application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC). You will design, build, troubleshoot, test, validate and benchmark haptic actuators, and complete haptic solutions. Additionally, you will provide expertise to develop and manage solutions for data collection and analysis of haptic actuator characterization, supporting applications in wearables, augmented reality, virtual reality, and gaming devices. The ideal candidate has a broad knowledge of product development including hardware, firmware, and software. The job may require travel to visit customers with Sales, Marketing and other team members.

Essential Job Functions

Includes the following essential duties and responsibilities (other duties may also be assigned):

Demonstrated ability to drive mixed mode chip design and development Experience managing/driving ASIC and FPGA design with external suppliers and partners Closely work with internal and external customers Create reference and customer prototype designs from concept to samples Devise innovative techniques for testing and characterizing for customer solutions Create standard haptic effects including establishment of APIs and effect libraries

Job Qualifications

Highly motivated individual with a passion for creative thinking in use cases of disruptive products 5+ years of experience working as a Electrical Engineer Technical experience with hardware, firmware, and software Working knowledge of realizing solutions from abstract ideas Comfortable with at least one scripting language (i.e. Python, Bash, Perl, Ruby,...) Working knowledge with haptic and sensor data analytics Excellent team work and people skill across departments for development and/or marketing efforts Solid communication skills, both verbal and written

Ways to stand out from the crowd

A Ph.D. or MS E.E or equivalent related to haptic design, algorithms, and use cases Expertise in C++, developing unreal engine 4 custom applications Experience in use of Haptic in AR, VR or wearables Previous experience in a direct customer support role Working knowledge of Labview, vibration dynamics, FEA Technical support/trouble shooting for sales, marketing, design and development activities Software development experience beneficial