SubPac

Hardware Development Engineer (3+ yrs experience)

SubPac$90K — $130K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of experience in hardware engineering
  • Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering preferred
  • Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team environment
  • Strong problem-solving skills under demanding schedules
  • Passionate about music and audio technology

Responsibilities

  • Interface with cross-functional teams to ensure optimized product production
  • Support NPI activities for next generation products with R&D
  • Self-direct and problem solve on complex projects
  • Communicate engineering and manufacturing challenges with Asian teams
  • Validate and implement changes, updating item specifications accordingly
  • Incorporate DFM principles and best practices into development
  • Contribute to product roadmap and feature prioritization with PD team

Benefits

  • Work in a high-caliber facility with top-tier talent
  • Opportunity to collaborate with seasoned professionals in the consumer product industry
  • Engage in innovative product development in a startup environment
  • Contribute to game-changing products that impact audio enthusiasts
  • Potential for international travel, enhancing global collaboration
Full Job Description
Job Description

SubPac is looking for an energetic engineer with moderate experience in consumer hardware development. High level, you'll be responsible for our sustaining engineering needs, ensuring that our products are manufactured smoothly. That said, you're open to wearing many hats, as you'll also be involved in product development while collaborating with the R&D team to bring new products into production. You'll be the main liaison with our QA engineers in Asia, and you'll be spending time communicating with our overseas CMs and external development partners. You'll be working out of a dream facility with top-tier talent in the consumer product industry.

You're a self-driven generalist with a solid foundation in electrical or mechanical engineering. Ideally, you've worked in a startup environment where you juggled multiple roles with passion. You're the kind of person who will take pride in bringing game-changing products to the masses, and are willing and able to go the extra mile to do so. And you're an audio nerd.

Qualifications

Responsibilities:
  • Interface with cross-functional teams, including QA, R&D, operations, PD and management to ensure optimized product production.
  • Work closely with R&D team to support NPI (new product introduction) activities for next generation products.
  • Self-direct and problem solve on complex projects with demanding schedules and cycles.
  • Work closely with SubPac ID, ME & Asian manufacturing teams to communicate and resolve engineering and manufacturing challenges as they arise.
  • Validate and implement changes and provide support documentation to the item spec (including BOM, schematics, data sheets, product costing etc.). Knowledge of Arena PLM or similar system is an asset.
  • Incorporate DFM principles and best practices.
  • Work with the rest of the PD team to constantly create and revise our product roadmap and prioritize features.

Minimum Requirements:
  • 3+ years' experience hardware engineering.
  • Must be a self-starter able to work in a multi-disciplined team environment and across functional boundaries.
  • Bachelors in electrical engineering strongly preferred.
  • Love of music - a huge bonus.


Additional Information

This position will be based in Palo Alto. Some international travel may be required.

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About SubPac

SubPac is a technology company that produces wearable audio devices. The company was founded in 2013 and is based in Los Angeles, California. SubPac's products allow users to feel sound vibrations through their body, providing a more immersive audio experience. The company's mission is to enhance the way people experience music and sound. SubPac has received funding from a number of investors and has been recognized for its innovative approach to audio technology.
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