# Electrical Engineer (all levels)

**Company:** [Skydio](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/skydio)
**Location:** San Mateo, CA
**Role:** Hardware Engineering
**Salary:** $128k – $240k/yr
**Skills:** Mobile Soc, High Speed Digital Design, Python, C, Rf Design, Emi Troubleshooting, Wifi, Cellular, DFM, Embedded Systems
**Posted:** 2020-09-15

> Designs and architects electrical systems for drones, integrating mobile SoCs, power, RF, sensing, and imaging electronics for high-volume production. Requires experience shipping consumer electronics with expertise in high-speed digital, connected products, and Python/C scripting.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Define the architecture and select components for a complex embedded electro-mechanical and optical system
- Work and direct others through detailed design of main logic, interconnect, power, RF and sensing systems around a mobile SOC
- Integrate sophisticated cameras and imaging electronics
- Incorporate DFM and other manufacturing considerations on the way to high-quality mass production
- Create and carry out a validation plan for the system electronics
- Solve related reliability, yield, and performance issues through development and into production

## Requirements
- Experience shipping high-volume consumer electronic products in a senior or architect-level role
- Mobile SoC design
- High speed digital design
- Connected products (wifi, cellular)
- Troubleshooting EMI/RF problems
- Familiar with scripting/programming in Python/C

## Compensation
- Annual base salary range: $127,500 - $240,000
- Equity in the form of stock options
- Comprehensive benefits: group health insurance, paid vacation, sick leave, holiday pay, 401K

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