Hardware Engineering Manager

Arlo Technologies•Carlsbad, CA

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 is dedicated to creating innovative and reliable protection technology solutions, leveraging expertise in AI/CV analytics, cloud services, user experience, product design, and wireless connectivity to deliver a seamless smart security experience.

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.

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.