Senior Electrical Engineer

SharkNinja • Needham, MA

82d

About The Position

This role is for an individual contributor and will focus on technical leadership of embedded electronic design and product development lifecycle for our product roadmap. The successful candidate will have experience in analog and digital embedded design, including both hardware (schematic capture and PCB layout) and firmware (C and ASM), preferably in consumer products or similar. The role would need to collaborate with cross-functional teams to define the product electrical and firmware architecture, work with contract manufacturers and global electrical engineering team to implement the designs while conducting the timely reviews with broader team and monitoring the progress. Role requires familiarity with all product development aspects such as team task tracking, BOM cost tracking, DFMEA, documentation and PLM systems.

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)
• Minimum of 5+ years’ experience in a technical leadership role involving the design, development and delivery of embedded hardware and firmware projects
• Experience in aspects of electrical design: component selection, system architecture, design verification and documentation
• Experience of delivering products while meeting Design for Manufacturability, testability and reliability guidelines.
• Experience in the development of embedded firmware of microcontrollers, including design, test and debugging.
• Experience of resolving compliance testing and EMI/EMC issue through methodical RCA.
• Ability to work with ambiguous requirements and the ability to 'find order in chaos'.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, deadline-driven environment
• Ability to work with minimal supervision or guidance
• A broad view and understanding of the product development process, and effective experience leading multi-disciplined team efforts in the evolution of products from concept through testing, verification and approval
• Solid analytical skills with a strong attention to detail
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) along with good sound interpersonal skills

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with compilers, IDE’s, JIRA, SVN is a plus
• Previous industry experience working for a consumer product company or a consultant company in the consumer goods space is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the design and development of consumer products from initial concept to production within our global EE organization
• Day-to-day coordination of team tasks to enable the delivery of functional prototypes for research and internal review
• Collaborate with Engineering and Product Marketing teams to provide initial cost estimates for EBOM and work effort to support advanced development and prototype needs, as well as final product implementation based upon thorough review of product requirements
• Define product electrical and firmware architecture as an input for the contract manufacturers and global teams
• Work with compliance team and ensure that the product meets global certification standards for consumer electronics
• Ensure the development of clear and concise firmware and hardware specifications/ documentation and solutions to meet product requirements
• Interact with team members from other disciplines to complete project deliverables, solve problems
• Work with global EE leadership to report the project status, review, meet and update the organizational objectives
• Be able to lead and mentor junior engineers and technologists.

Benefits

• Competitive health insurance
• Retirement plans
• Paid time off
• Employee stock purchase options
• Wellness programs
• SharkNinja product discounts
• High impact Learning Programs

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees