Hardware System Engineer
Other Engineering
Sunnyvale, CA, USA
Posted on Mar 28, 2025
Meta Reality Labs - W2 Contract
Hardware System Engineer - Sunnyvale, CA
Hardware System Engineer (Smart Glasses / Sensors)
Meta is looking for an experienced Hardware Engineer to join their team in Sunnyvale, CA! This position will be working on various sensor bring-up activities that may include IMU, proximity, capacitive touch, ECG, and/or ambient light sensors. In this role you will contribute to smart glass module bring-up, sensor characterization, and validation for AR Smart Glasses.
Responsibilities:
- Support sensor module bring-up, design, characterization, and validation
- Define Sensor characterization/validation methodologies for sensors (IMU, proximity, capacitive touch, and/or ambient light sensors)
- Prototype new sensor architectures through the design of analog front-end and simulation for optimal functionality and performance
- Track and execute detailed test plans for the system modules and subsystems characterization to meet key deadlines and priority goals.
- Contribute to the design of new sensor module architectures to support additional features
- Develop automated test setups with SW scripting to implement module characterization/validation
- Own execution, interpretation, and reporting of results.
- Support system bring up and debug activities
- Clearly communicate test plans and results
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of Electrical Engineering, with strong sensor experience ideally within consumer electronics or similar products
- Hands-on experience in design, development, characterization, and validation of sensing applications
- Experience with one or more of the following sensors - IMU, proximity, capacitive touch, and/or ambient light sensors
- Experience executing electrical testing on the bench, with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, DMM, e-load, power supply, power analyzer, signal generator, and temp chamber.
- Understanding of board schematics and board layout.
- Ability to find proper probe locations and identify potential points of failure in the DUT.
- Skilled using Python for data processing and automation.
- Self-motivated and team player
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or equivalent experience
Preferred Qualifications:
- Understanding of PCB schematic and layout design concepts for flex boards
- Masters in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science