Job Description
Amazon Lab126 is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Lab126 began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?
Key job responsibilities
As a Sensor Design Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative consumer products. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution, and testing. You must be responsive, flexible, and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment
A day in the life
• Design world class hardware, and, if applicable, software/firmware.
• Own end-to-end sensor architecture definition and development.
• Own the Preconcept assessment for ODM (Original Design Manufacturer) projects.
• Interpret customer requirements to develop technology specifications.
• Perform sensor technology selection and address all aspects of technology readiness, including manufacturability.
• Lead Prototype and Proof of Concept developments
• Investigate emerging technologies and help mature them for mass-production
• Lead internal initiatives to develop new technologies
• Collaborate with design teams to develop sensor subsystem design.
• Interact with cross functional engineering teams across the company.
• Build relationship with component vendors and oversees manufacturing partners
• Dive into and take ownership of critical issues.
• Help build robust methodology and processes to deliver technology to products.
• Up to 20% travel
Basic Qualifications
- 4+ years of engineering experience
- Experience in system-level integration
- Experience in technical document writing using Visio, Word, Excel, or PowerPoint
- Sensor Depth and Breadth in a combination of the following categories: Optical, Inertial, Environmental, Bio-chemical, Ultrasonic, Thermal.
- Hands-on experience with physical characterization of sensors
- Experience with quantitative and statistical data analysis Software (Matlab, Mathematica, or Python)
- Factory support experience.
- Functional knowledge of analog design blocks including filters, PLLs, oscillators, charge pumps, DACs, ADCs etc.
- Experience with Schematic Capture and PCB layout tools such as Allegro.
- Experience using lab equipment such as logic analyzers, oscilloscopes, optical power meters, linear and rotation stages, etc.
- Experience with Revision control/Document control
- Experience with platforms such as Linux/Unix and Windows
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in consumer products and have completed at least two product life cycles
- Experience using one or more of the following CAD technologies: AutoCAD, Rhino, Revit, SolidWorks, CREO, BIM360, SketchUp or KeyShot
- • Experience with simulation tools (Zemax, COMSOL, ANSYS, etc.)
- • Experience of semiconductor/MEMS manufacturing processes.
- • Experience developing with Python, Labview, .Net/C#, Android, IOS or Qt
- • Mechanical design expertise will be a plus
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