Hardware Engineering Manager

Arlo Technologies • Richmond, BC

6d • Onsite

About The Position

Arlo is seeking a Hardware Engineering Manager to join their Hardware team. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in hardware design for consumer products, be a self-starter, and capable of driving advanced engineering projects to completion. This role involves deep technical problem-solving and collaboration with other teams. Experience managing external design partners is also required. Arlo specializes in AI- and CV-powered analytics, cloud services, user experience, product design, and wireless/RF connectivity to deliver seamless, smart security solutions.

Requirements

• At least 10 years’ experience in hardware design of consumer products.
• At least 3 years of hands-on design/architecture work in the last 5 years.
• Strong electrical engineering design experience, spanning power supply and battery circuits, microcontroller designs, audio, design for EMI.
• Must have released numerous products to mass production, including some battery powered wireless products.
• Proficient at document/specification writing, technical analysis and simulation, test planning, and task planning.
• Proficient at reviewing schematics and PCB layouts, providing feedback to designers.
• Experience working with and managing external design partners.

Nice To Haves

• Camera design
• Audio design
• Fluency in Mandarin

Responsibilities

• Drive architecture design, working with component vendors, design partners (ODM), and internal engineering resources.
• Create product-level technical specifications (performance, function) for design partners.
• Review hardware design (schematics, PCB layout) in detail.
• Review design partner’s hardware engineering validation plans and test results, provide feedback.
• Drive creation of internal hardware engineering validation plans, drive test execution, review results.
• Drive resolution of issues in a timely manner, digging into details as far as necessary.
• Review ODM factory test plans, test results, and participate in yield improvement efforts during product ramp. Visit ODM factory overseas as needed.
• Work with other internal teams such as Mechanical Design, Firmware, and others during architecture phase and later on to ensure proper project execution.
• Oversee the work of internal Hardware Engineers, some may be direct reports, some dotted line reports. Train and mentor team members.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree