Senior Hardware Systems Engineer
Description For Senior Hardware Systems Engineer
Samsara (NYSE: IOT) is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, which enables organizations to harness IoT data to improve their physical operations. We're looking for a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer to join our team in San Francisco, CA. This role involves driving the EE aspects of product architecture and design, working closely with cross-functional teams, and managing relationships with external partners.
As a Senior Hardware Systems Engineer, you'll be responsible for shipping successful products at scale, conducting research on the latest silicon possibilities, architecting systems, and spearheading the development process from prototyping through field validation. You'll work in a collaborative environment, making key decisions on tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost.
The ideal candidate has 5+ years of experience in shipping high-volume hardware programs, expertise in systems design, and a proven record of navigating complex technical challenges. You should have experience with a wide variety of systems, including those for automotive and industrial applications, leveraging technologies such as low power, wireless communications, embedded AI/ML, and various sensors.
This hybrid position requires three days per week in our San Francisco office and two days working remotely, with up to 25% travel. We offer a competitive compensation package, including a base salary range of $111,265 - $187,000 USD, along with equity, health benefits, and other perks.
Join Samsara and be part of a team that's shaping the future of physical operations, improving safety, efficiency, and sustainability across various industries. If you're passionate about hardware systems engineering and want to make a significant impact in a rapidly growing company, we'd love to hear from you!
Responsibilities For Senior Hardware Systems Engineer
- Ship successful products at scale
- Conduct research: Stay informed of the latest silicon possibilities from all the top semiconductor companies
- Be an architect: Evaluate system feature tradeoffs and create the system specifications for development with product management and cross-functional engineering teams
- Spearhead the development process from prototyping through field validation according to performance, cost and schedule goals
- Manage: We bolster our internal development team with top JDM companies to design, validate, certify and manufacture quality products, certification labs and other external consultants
- Champion, role model, and embed Samsara's cultural principles (Focus on Customer Success, Build for the Long Term, Adopt a Growth Mindset, Be Inclusive, Win as a Team) as we scale globally and across new offices
Requirements For Senior Hardware Systems Engineer
- 5+ years of experience shipping high volume hardware programs with ODM and JDM partners
- Systems design expertise such as chipset/SoC selection, power optimization, antennas/RF, batteries, sensors, PCB design, etc.
- Proven record navigating tradeoffs between design, manufacturability, schedule, and cost
- Worked on a wide variety of systems for different use cases including automotive, indoor and outdoor industrial areas leveraging low power, wireless (LTE, BLE, WiFi, GPS), embedded AI/ML, imaging, sensors, etc.
- Proven record of system bring up/debug including desense, validation, power, etc.
- BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical field
- Ability to travel up to 25% when necessary
- Strong ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive independent work
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
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