Senior Hardware Engineer

1 month ago


Waterloo, Canada AdHawk Microsystems Full time

About AdHawk


AdHawk Microsystems develops eye-tracking technology that helps unlock the connection between the eyes, the brain and the world around us. We produce custom silicon microsystems at the wafer-scale to enable the proliferation of eye tracking in consumer electronics products. Our team has re-imagined the architecture of conventional eye-tracking systems to achieve the performance that is required for mobile, medical, and AR/VR applications. With order-of-magnitude improvements in sampling rate, latency, and power consumption, we can capture subtle changes in eye movement dynamics, enabling effortless control of wearable devices, while revealing the interests, emotional state, and health of a person.


We are a fully funded startup with an experienced management team that believes in the ability of candidates to make a significant contribution to the future of human-computer interaction (HCI). We believe in a flexible work environment with an emphasis on results and outcomes–not hours. Our team consists of researchers and engineers of the highest caliber with a deep sense of curiosity and a passion for the technology we develop. We publish award-winning research papers, fabricate custom silicon chips at leading foundries, and push the boundaries of physics and manufacturing to develop products that create compelling value for our customers.


Successful candidates will gain hands-on familiarity with several new HCI peripherals built around a groundbreaking MEMS electro-optical sensor platform. You will be one of the first people to have an opportunity to redefine the way VR/AR technology is used. You will also have a chance to develop new paradigms in gestural input technology on tomorrow’s wearable devices. Our range of customers and collaborators includes renowned international corporations and research institutes from around the world.


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Position Summary


In this role you will lead electrical and mechanical projects relating to the eye tracking hardware developed by AdHawk. You may develop MEMS drive electronics and optical sensing circuits at the discrete level and collaborate on the design of ASICs, and you'll be able to submit MPW/shuttle runs to top-tier CMOS foundries for fabrication of test circuits and devices providing opportunities for circuit tapeout and validation.  We have access to ample resources for assembly and test allowing our engineers to quickly iterate on designs. You'll have the unique opportunity to work with a variety of hardware systems including flex, rigid-flex, HDI, VCSELs, and optics all under one roof.


You are a curious and driven person that loves to solve problems and develop new and innovative technology. You are capable of working independently, meeting tight deadlines with changing priorities, and managing multiple projects simultaneously. 


Candidate Requirements

Undergraduate Engineering with 5+ years circuit design experience


Job Responsibilities

  • Contribute innovative and original ideas to the technology, algorithms, and products from ideation to implementation
  • Manage projects ranging from R&D and testing to custom solutions for customers 
  • Work with the product and design teams to understand end-user requirements and use cases, then translate into hardware to advance performance metrics: power, speed, accuracy, reliability, yield, and cost
  • Develop integration techniques for tracker hardware in various form factors
  • Produce fully functional and robust prototypes for novel 3D sensing applications such as depth mapping, gesture recognition, ranging etc.
  • Provide project leadership and mentorship to team members


Required Skills

  • Circuit design experience in an analog/mixed-signal environment at the board, chip, and system level
  • Electro-optical sensing of low-level signals in a power constrained environment
  • Analog signal conditioning and filtering, and Digital design
  • Experience with SPICE simulation and PCB schematic entry and layout using preferably Altium Designer
  • Design and testing of precision analog circuits
  • Rapid prototyping & debugging: soldering, harnessing, and/or fixturing
  • Strong technical writing expertise for production of datasheets, application guides, customer correspondence, etc.
  • Familiar with low power MCU (ST, nRF, TI etc.) and its peripheral circuits (MIPI, SPI, timers, etc.)
  • Familiar with wireless protocols (Bluetooth, Wifi) and certifications
  • Basic programming: C, Python, or equivalent


Good Skills to Have

  • Worked with MEMS based sensors
  • High volume consumer product development experience
  • High density PCB design
  • Flex PCB design


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