Electrical Engineer IV

Job Title: Electrical Engineer IVJob DescriptionThe Reality Labs team is building products that make it easier for people to connect with the ones they love most. As an Electrical Engineer in Prototyping & Concept Team, you will employ your expertise in problem-solving and prototyping to accelerate product development across the VR hardware organization. You will collaborate with teams within Hardware Engineering, Research and Development, and Industrial Design. The team is responsible for rapidly building and iterating polished high-fidelity prototypes and development platforms that bring new ideas to life by expressing design intent and user experience - using the best and most appropriate tools and techniques for the task.We are seeking an Electrical Engineer who has a passion for working across disciplines to turn early cutting-edge concepts and technologies into reality. As an Electrical Engineer, you will be responsible for circuit design, layout, bring-up, and debug as part of prototype and concept development. You must be able to work with minimal guidance, demonstrate a high attention to detail, be partnership-oriented, and possess strong problem-solving skills. You must be a self-starter, well-organized, and have excellent communication skills.Hard Skills

BS or MS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent)

4+ years of experience with system-level electrical design including circuit design, system bring-up, integration, and debug

Experience in low-power circuit design, DC/DC converters, power management methods, audio circuit design, high-speed signals, and analog design

Experience with microcontrollers, digital circuit design, and various communications protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, USB, MIPI, I2S, etc.

Experience with mixed-signal board-level design

Hands-on experience with debugging and related equipment (Oscilloscope, Multimeters, Logic Analyzers, etc.)

Experience with design development from schematic capture, PCB layout through assembly

Experience with Altium or Cadence design tools

Experience working with firmware/software teams to define and implement firmware, drivers, and algorithms

Experience with programming in C/C for development, debugging, testing, and performance analysis

Experience with programming in Python for data collection and analysis

Soft Skills

Strong collaborator

Excellent communication skills

Experience with cross-team and cross-geography collaboration

Self-starter

Well-organized

High attention to detail

Problem-solving skills

Compensation Range: $70-90/hour Job TypeThis is a contract position with a duration of 26 Weekly.Work SiteThis is a fully on-site position in Seattle, Washington.Work EnvironmentOnsite in SeattleAbout Actalent Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 30,000 consultants and more than 4,500 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500.Diversity, Equity & Inclusion At Actalent, diversity and inclusion are a bridge towards the equity and success of our people. DE&I are embedded into our culture through:

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Ensuring growth opportunities for our people

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