Hardware Engineering Manager

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At Trackonomy, our employee value proposition champions your growth through varied responsibilities and a commitment to innovation. Join us to evolve professionally in a company that reshapes both industries and individuals.

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About Trackonomy 

At Trackonomy, we are pioneering a transformative network of interconnected objects. Our goal is to bring inanimate objects to life, giving them the ability to converse, think, and interact in real-time. Envision a world where our devices seamlessly integrate with every physical entity, facilitating a global conversation among them. Our overarching mission is to craft the operating system for the connected world, one object, and sensor at a time.  Our customers are major players in various verticals such as logistics, industrial, utilities, healthcare, and government. They use our solutions for a wide range of applications like predictive maintenance, workflow optimization, asset protection, safety, security, and environmental monitoring. We are a unicorn, funded by top investors like Kleiner Perkins and 8VC.

Our executive leadership team has experience working together for over two decades, having previously held key roles in the C-suites of renowned companies such as Flextronics, Heptagon, GT-Nexus, and Digital Motors Corporation. Together, we have engineered a revolutionary technology that is yielding extraordinary results. 

Are you ready to be a part of the next chapter in Silicon Valley's hyper-growth IoT success story.

Summary 

As a Hardware Engineering Manager, you will work closely with a multi-disciplinary team to lead, develop, and integrate hardware systems. Emphasis will be on fast iterations and resourceful solutions. The position requires the ability for independent detailed design work with understanding down to the component level, including PCB design, layout and product interoperability across a large product platform. Communication and leadership skills are required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience and a proven track record in hardware development
• Robust working knowledge of RF systems, wireless products, signal integrity, high-speed signals, and power integrity
• Strong experience as a Chip/Core lead in ASIC/SOC Development for the Wireless Market Segment
• Expertise in hardware integration, including the following: SOC, microcontrollers, microprocessors (ARM), embedded peripheral interfaces (PCIe, USB, I2C, SPI, UART, embedded flash, high-speed serial)
• Deep understanding of power supply architecture, high-speed signaling and hardware interface protocols
• Strong schematics design, component selection, and battery charging
• Strong experience with bring-up and debugging of mixed-signal designs
• Hands-on experience with test equipment and lab resources, including oscilloscopes, signal analyzers, logic analyzers, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, data loggers, multimeters, and optical and thermal analysis tools 
• Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering (Master preferred)
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on industry experience in building prototypes and successfully releasing highly integrated electronics products

Requirements

• Dynamic problem-solving and willingness to explore unconventional approaches when needed, with the ability to work in a fast-paced environment to drive projects to success.
• Prototyping proof of concepts
• Lead component selection and use in designs as suited for the application and RF system development
• Ownership of electrical designs and hardware product features
• Proficiency with RF simulation tools and lab equipment for testing and validation.
• Hands on experience of developing and integrating cellular, BLE, RFID, wifi, Lora radio platforms from concept to mass production.
• Build documentation for component selection, component supply, and cost, design options, schematics, layout, and production packages
• Maintain documentation for approved alternates, and other electrical and hardware details
• Build vs. buy decision-making component scoping and component substitution advice
• Custom module development where required
• Bring up, validation and debug low level design

The salary range for this role is $180,000 to $250,000, plus bonuses and Pre-IPO equity. It is uncommon for anyone to be hired at or near the top range for their role, and final compensation is based on the facts and circumstances of the case. The compensation range is broad because it reflects many factors, including but not limited to skill sets, experience, and training directly relevant to the role, business and company needs, cultural fit, level, and location.

Trackonomy Systems is proud to ensure equal employment opportunities to all individuals regardless of their race, color, religious creed, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, medical condition, genetic information, marital or registered domestic partnership status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by state, federal, or local law. 

We strive to provide a stellar experience throughout the application process and ensure all applicants will be given proper consideration based solely on merit and Trackonomy’s business needs.

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