Samsara · 1 month ago
Senior Staff Hardware Systems Engineer
San Francisco - SF9
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$232K/yr - $290K/yr
5+ years expSamsara is the pioneer of the Connected Operations™ Cloud, enabling organizations to harness IoT data for improved operations. They are seeking a visionary Sr. Staff Hardware Systems Engineer/Architect to drive the product lifecycle for new hardware solutions, collaborating with customers and managing technical partnerships to innovate and deliver high-volume products.
Business IntelligenceCloud Data ServicesInternet of ThingsSaaSSoftware
Responsibilities
Take command of the system architecture for our next generation of products
Drive deep technical feasibility studies, defining the complete system specification, and seeing it through validation, certification, and production
Partner directly with Product Management and our customers to deeply understand their challenges
Drive and manage the technical partnership with Joint Development Manufacturing (JDM) partners
Own the EE architecture, encompassing crucial elements like chipset/SoC selection, power budgets and optimization, RF/Antenna performance, thermals, sensor integration, and PCB design
Spearhead the development process from initial prototyping, through rigorous validation and field testing
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience as a key driver shipping high-volume (scale) hardware programs, demonstrating end-to-end ownership in partnership with JDM and ODM collaborators
Low power design, battery technology, and optimization
Wireless communications (LTE/5G, BLE, Wi-Fi, GPS)
Embedded processing, AI/ML acceleration, and imaging systems
Deep, proven expertise in systems design across diverse use cases (e.g., automotive, industrial, outdoor) leveraging a mix of technologies
An unwavering track record of navigating complex tradeoffs between performance, design elegance, manufacturability, and cost, resulting in successful, scaled products
Expertise in product bring-up, system-level debug, and comprehensive validation (including desense, power analysis, and performance testing)
BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or a related technical field
Exceptional collaboration and communication skills to drive technical alignment across internal (PD, FW, EPM, NPI) and external (JDM, supply chain) partners globally
Preferred
Experience with certifications and stringent testing requirements involved with industrial and automotive settings (e.g., ISO 16750, AEC-Q100)
Familiarity with advanced PCB design tools like Altium or Cadence Allegro
Experience in Design for Supply, Design for Reliability/Testing, and Design for Manufacture (DfX) principles
Benefits
Competitive total compensation package
Employee-led remote and flexible working
Health benefits
Company
Samsara
Samsara is digitizing the world of physical operations.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$930MKey Investors
General CatalystAndreessen Horowitz
2021-12-15IPO
2020-09-24Secondary Market
2020-05-20Series F· $700M
Leadership Team
Sanjit Biswas
CEO
Ben Calderon
CTO - Hardware & Operations
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