Electrical Engineer II - Sustaining Video Products (Onsite) - Axon
Scottsdale, AZ
About the Job
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we're on a mission to Protect Life. We're explorers, pursuing society's most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you'll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
Your Impact
As a member of the Video Electrical Engineering Sustaining team, you will be responsible for design maintenance, debug, qualification, failure analysis, and regulatory certification support of In-Market Video Product electronics designs, including wirelessly connected body-worn and in-vehicle camera systems, high-speed docking stations, and other mass production devices. Your accumulated technical expertise, engineering process know-how, and hands-on design and debug proficiency will be instrumental in ensuring continuity of products by addressing electronic component obsolescence, design improvements, and critical issue debug, and by supporting regulatory testing to renew global certifications or enable new regions of sales. Not only will you own design improvement activities locally, but you will regularly interact with connections around the globe to maintain truly World-Class products. Join a passionate engineering team dedicated to overcoming complex challenges, and help deliver technologies that positively impact Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and their surrounding communities.
What You'll Do
Location: Onsite in Scottsdale, AZ
Reports to: Sr Manager, Electrical Engineering
- Update in-market circuit designs to address component obsolescence, component changes, second-source requests, cost savings, and other post-launch design improvements for mass production electronics
- Collaborate with cross functional engineering design teams, technology partners, and manufacturing teams to own electronics maintenance during the post launch lifecycle.
- Execute bench verification and performance evaluation of components and circuits using laboratory tools such as oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, logic analyzers, power supplies, etc.
- Perform debug, failure analysis, and rework of electronics systems, circuits, and components
- Using OrCAD Schematic tools, improve or modify embedded high-density, high-speed mixed-signal electronic circuits that integrate a wide array of electronics: application processors, microcontrollers, image sensors, high- and low-speed data interfaces, high-speed memory, switch-mode and linear power supplies, batteries, audio subsystems, RF transceivers, discrete digital and analog components, PCBs and Flexible PCBs, and a lot more.
- Team with PCB Design engineers to define, plan, implement, and inspect printed circuit board layout updates using Allegro or other layout tools
- Test and evaluate basic RF performance of wireless circuitry (Cellular, Wifi, Bluetooth, GNSS, etc) in assigned in-market products
- Map out test methods, perform system and component verification testing, and drive test plans for evaluating electronics design changes.
- Assess and document design change outcomes, test results, and related information and present information to design teams and management.
- Provide hardware support (sample preparation, documentation, debug) to the global regulatory compliance team for product certifications (FCC, IC, CE, PTCRB, etc)
- Update, evaluate, and finalize Bill of Materials and other design documentation.
What You Bring
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or similar engineering discipline
- Minimum 5 years of industry electronics design or electronics sustaining experience with mass-produced high-speed, high-density, portable, battery-powered devices, and/or low-power vehicular embedded electronics products.
- Proficient with identifying and implementing alternate source electronic component solutions and/or circuit design changes necessary to address design improvement, obsolescence, supply chain easement, etc, of released mass production electronics.
- Proficiency with general process of making design changes to Bills of Material (BOMs), schematics, layouts as needed for change requests.
- Strong proficiency with basic discrete analog and digital circuit design (passive/active components, complex circuit analysis)
- Demonstrated experience with component selection, circuit design, and verification testing in several of the following areas:
- Power supplies (SMPS, LDO, other regulators), applications processors/microcontrollers, high speed memory subsystems (LPDDRx, eMMC), high- and low- speed communications interfaces (USB, Ethernet, I2C, SPI), audio components (digital and analog MEMs mics), RF subsystem components (Wifi, BT, LTE, GNSS), sensor systems, protection circuitry (ESD, voltage and current limiting components), LEDs, SMT connectors, batteries and battery packs, PCBAs, Flex PCBAs, etc
- Experience with High Speed circuit design and test (eg. USB3.x, Ethernet, RF, DDRx, etc)
- Basic experience with RF integration and test (eg. Bluetooth, BLE, Wifi, GNSS, Cellular)
- Strong hands-on proficiency with electronics characterization, verification, debug, and failure analysis using laboratory tools: Oscilloscope, power supplies, multimeters, custom jigs, spectrum analyzer, etc
- Experience joining forces with laboratory technicians for circuit and component rework.
- Schematic design proficiency using industry leading design tools, including BOM development. Experience with Cadence/OrCAD is desired.
- Proficiency collaborating with PCB engineers to realize PCB design: layout inspection and optimization, and release to fabrication. Experience with Allegro Viewer a plus.
- Experience with basic regulatory tests, test preparation, and debugging products to pass regulatory standards (FCC, CE, PTRCB, etc).
- Proficiency creating test plans needed to verify EE component and circuit changes.
- Independent contributor capable of working within cross-functional and geographically diverse engineering teams
- Solid skills with documentation, analysis, and presentations tools, such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Benefits that Benefit You
- Competitive salary and 401k with employer match
- Discretionary paid time off
- Paid parental leave for all
- Medical, Dental, Vision plans
- Fitness Programs
- Emotional & Mental Wellness support
- Learning & Development programs
- And yes, we have snacks in our offices
Benefits listed herein may vary depending on the nature of your employment and the location where you work.
Axon is a total compensation company, meaning compensation is made up of base pay, bonus, and stock awards. The starting base pay for this role is between USD 71,000 in the lowest geographic market and USD 136,000 in the highest geographic market. The actual base pay is dependent upon many factors, such as: level, function, training, transferable skills, work experience, business needs, geographic market, and often a combination of all these factors. Our benefits offer an array of options to help support you physically, financially and emotionally through the big milestones and in your everyday life. To see more details on our benefits offerings please visit www.axon.com/careers/benefits.
Don't meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you're excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn't align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
Some roles may also require legal eligibility to work in a firearms environment.
Axon's mission is to Protect Life and is committed to the well-being and safety of its employees as well as Axon's impact on the environment. All Axon employees must be aware of and committed to the appropriate environmental, health, and safety regulations, policies, and procedures. Axon employees are empowered to report safety concerns as they arise and activities potentially impacting the environment.
We are an equal opportunity employer that promotes justice, advances equity, values diversity and fosters inclusion. We're committed to hiring the best talent — regardless of race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship status, marital status, disability, gender identity, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable laws, regulations and ordinances — and empowering all of our employees so they can do their best work. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or accommodation during the application or the recruiting process, please email recruitingops@axon.com. Please note that this email address is for accommodation purposes only. Axon will not respond to inquiries for other purposes.