Electrical Embedded Circuit Design Engineer
Job Description
About the Company
Inlighten Technologies is a Silicon Valley company developing next-generation microLED technologies for augmented intelligence (AI), smart glasses and AI datacenters. Our mission is to push the limits of microLED performance and manufacturing, enabling scalable, mass-market production. We bring together a multi-disciplinary team of innovators - from nanofabrication and epitaxy, embedded circuit design, and system design - united by a vision to make light the interface of tomorrow.
Job Description
We are seeking an Electrical Embedded Circuit Design Engineer to perform circuit design and development tasks related to development of microLED technology.
You will develop embedded electronics, related to the utilization of microLED technology, in the following application spaces:
- Augmented intelligence (AI)
- Smart glasses
You will help to pioneer and grow leading edge microLED technology, within an international marketplace.
Key Responsibilities
- Help architect embedded circuit board solutions for various use cases.
- Develop reference designs, demonstration systems, and test systems.
- Document high-level architecture and design solutions (ie. Hardware Design Document, Interface Control Document)
- Schematic Capture (preferably Altium or Cadence OrCAD)
- Spice simulation (if necessary)
- Work together with PCB layout CAD engineer, specify/guide/verify PCB stackup, trace impedance, signal integrity
- Specify electronic components
- Generate fabrication, assembly and design packages
- Prototype bring-up and debug
Requirements
- B.S. Degree in Electrical Engineering
- 2+ years experience in embedded circuit design
- Experience with either Altium or Cadence OrCAD CAD design tools
- Good understanding of microcontrollers, digital and analog circuit design
- Experience with microcontrollers utilizing an ARM core
- Experience with I2C, SPI/QSPI, UART, MIPI-DSI, HDMI, USB, ADC, DAC and uSD card interfaces/protocols
- Experience with basic PCB layout design practices (ie. stackup and power plane specification, trace impedance control, differential pairs, trace and power net shielding and isolation
- Good communication skills
- Good organizational skills
- Good quality matters to you
Nice to have
- microLED experience
- Raspberry Pi experience
- Advanced PCB layout design experience: High-speed layout experience, FPC cable design, HDI design
- Embedded FW design experience: “C”, Rust
- SW application experience (Linux, Windows and/or Mac)
- Shell scripting experience
- Python experience
- Git source control experience
What we offer
- Opportunity to grow and advance within a startup environment
- Salary Range: $90k-$140k
- Employee stock option plan
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
- Paid holidays and vacation
- Diverse and inclusive culture
Equal Employment Opportunity
Inlighten Technologies is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We promote equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected characteristics.