Staff Desense Engineer
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Job Location:
Santa Monica, CA - USA
Yearly Salary:
$ 195000 - 292000
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves live in the moment learn about the world and have fun together. The Companys three core products are Snapchat a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends family and the world; Lens Studio an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses Spectacles.
Spectacles is home to our hardware products with a world-class research & development team. We are focused on pushing the boundaries of what a camera can be specifically overlaying computing on the real world. Next Generation Spectacles are our first pair of glasses that bring augmented reality to life.
Were looking for a Desense Engineer to join the Spectacles team!
What youll do:
Develop and implement innovative RF desense solutions (hardware and software) to ensure robust system performance
Collaborate with RF antenna electrical mechanical and software teams to integrate RF systems into Spectacles products and ensure compliance with performance standards
Conduct rigorous lab and OTA testing of RF systems perform sensitivity and coexistence testing (LTE 5G WiFi GNSS Bluetooth etc.) and validate performance against industry standards
Characterize desense caused by internal aggressors (CPU memory power converters displays etc.) and external interferers. Trace root causes using probes shielding tests grounding checks and layout reviews
Identify system performance bottlenecks (impacts) due to antenna RF board assembly dependencies multi-radio operation etc.
Develop and execute coexistence test plans and generate validation reports
Author clear and comprehensive documentation
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Strong RF antenna EMI EMC and coexistence engineering fundamentals
Knowledge of wireless communication standards including WiFi BT BLE GPS 4G LTE 5G etc
Knowledge of board level design strategies for desense and EMI minimization signal integrity and isolation.
Experience working with systems that include high-speed digital interfaces such as MIPI CSI / DSI PCIe SDIO / eMMC UFS etc
Proven ability to use common RF and electrical test equipment such as oscilloscopes spectrum analyzers network analyzers and power supplies
Understanding of RF PCB design associated constraints impedance matching and filter tuning
Proficiency with RF simulation/design tools (e.g. CST Microwave Studio Keysight ADS XFdtd etc.)
Excellent process development and documentation skills
Minimum Qualifications:
Bachelors degree in a related technical field such as electrical engineering computer science or physics or equivalent years of experience
10 years of experience in electrical RF and/or computer engineering
Preferred Qualifications:
Masters or PhD in Wireless Electromagnetics Electrical engineering or related field
Knowledge of ESD principles for consumer electronics
If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please dont be shy and provide us some information.
Default Together Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster reinforce our values and serve our community customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this we practice a default together approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4 days per week.
At Snap we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race religious creed color national origin ancestry physical disability mental disability medical condition genetic information marital status sex gender gender identity gender expression pregnancy childbirth and breastfeeding age sexual orientation military or veteran status or any other protected classification in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. EOE including disability/vets.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with applicable law (by example the requirements of the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring where applicable).
Compensation
In the United States work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidates starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills experience qualifications work location and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.
The base salary range for this position is $229000-$343000 annually.This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
Key Skills
- Computer Science
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- Python
- VMware
- C/C++
- Go
- System Architecture
- gRPC
- OS Kernels
- Perl
- Distributed Systems
About Company
We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate.
