Hardware Test Engineer
- Vancouver, BC, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Arlo is America’s #1 internet-connected camera brand offering HD & 4K Wireless Security Cameras, doorbells, smart lighting, and security bundles. Their partnership with AWS has resulted in over 4 million subscribers for advanced data storage and access. With over 550 employees, their head office is located in Carlsbad, California and supported by a strong Canadian presence at their Richmond, BC engineering facility.
Renowned for technological leadership, the integration of AI provides customers with object recognition for people, vehicles, and packages. Arlo’s product line has always been differentiated by their beautiful aesthetics, ease of installation, and unrivaled user experience.
Company growth has resulted in a new opportunity for a Hardware Test Engineer to advance Richmond’s engineering operations. With a focus on hands-on testing, electrical validation, and troubleshooting, you will identify problems and provide the analysis and documentation to address them.
Estimated total compensation for this role is $120,000 to $140,000 year.
You get to
- Perform manual bench testing and scripted automated testing of smart-home electronics devices.
- Verify battery charging and discharging, power consumption, product functionality, and electromagnetic coexistence.
- Investigate unexpected behaviour, identify root causes, and propose fixes with support from other engineers.
- Review schematics, PCB layouts, and test results supplied by third-party development partners.
- Evaluate new electronic components and contribute to new circuit design.
- Prepare clear reports for engineering review.
What you need to suceed
- Practical experience testing and troubleshooting (preferably) consumer electronic products.
- Skilled on making measurements with oscilloscopes, bench power supplies, multimeters, and power analyzers.
- Experience using Python or similar test scripts for electronics testing.
- The ability to interpret schematics and PCB layouts when reviewing designs and investigating problems.
- Experience compiling test data and preparing reports using Excel (or similar)
You get to work with the product development team, supported by experienced engineers and expert engineering leadership.
Creating products used by millions provides a level of developer satisfaction like no other. A full-time, onsite role, you must live within reasonable commuting distance to the Richmond office.
Please send your resume to Mark Strong mark@vanjobs.ca and know that it will be reviewed by an expert.
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Responsibilities
Perform manual and scripted testing of smart-home electronics, including battery performance, power consumption, functionality, and electromagnetic coexistence. Investigate failures, review partner designs and test results, evaluate components, contribute to circuit design, and prepare reports for engineering review.
Requirements
Candidates should have practical experience testing and troubleshooting consumer electronics, and be able to use common electronic measurement equipment. They should also have experience with Python or similar test scripts, interpreting schematics and PCB layouts, and compiling test data and reports using Excel or similar tools.
Skills
- Manual Bench Testing
- Automated Testing
- Electronics Testing
- Electrical Validation
- Troubleshooting
- Oscilloscopes
- Bench Power Supplies
- Multimeters
- Power Analyzers
- Python
- Schematic Interpretation
- PCB Layout Review
- Root Cause Analysis
- Test Reporting
- Excel
- Circuit Design
Visa sponsorship
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Hiring contact
Mark Strong
Hiring contact email
mark@vanjobs.ca
Categories
- Engineering
- Technology
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Smart-Home Electronics
- Consumer Electronics
- Manual Bench Testing
- Automated Testing
- Python
- Oscilloscopes
- Bench Power Supplies
- Multimeters
- Power Analyzers
- Battery Charging
- Battery Discharging
- Power Consumption
- Electromagnetic Coexistence
- Electrical Validation
- Troubleshooting
- Root Cause Analysis
- Schematics
- PCB Layouts
- Electronic Components
- Circuit Design
- Test Data
- Excel
- Engineering Reports
- Product Development
- Wireless Security Cameras
- Doorbells
- Smart Lighting