Introduction
Mission Summary:

We are seeking a talented, motivated, and experienced Senior Electrical Engineer to join iRobot's Electrical Engineering R&D APAC team.

As a member of the Electrical Engineering team, you will be a key contributor chartered with ensuring our electrical designs meet cost targets and schedules. You will work in designing/simulating various electronic subsystems and their validation. You will do trade studies of various subsystems for cost reduction improvements.

You will have active participation in a new product development design review with electrical team members and our OEM partners.

You will also work closely with our Bedford and APAC (Asia-Pacific) team in helping lead OEM projects as well as assist electrical failure analysis of prototypes and pre-production units. You will need to visit OEM partners in the vicinity as needed by the project.

You will leverage your experience as a senior engineer to provide technical support enhancing the team’s overall knowledge base and capability.

What you Will Do:

(1) Plan, manage and support electrical efforts for all iRobot Combo Roomba, Braava, and docking base station
(2) Simulation/design and testing of various electronic subsystems and components including micro controller driven circuitry, motor drivers, audio amplifiers, transistors, power supplies, sensors and more.
(3) Trade study and qualification of microcontrollers and modules
(4) Work with OEM/manufacturing teams to understand and support EMI/ESD and yield issues.
(5) Work with teams outside of the electrical team, ie mechanical, software, systems, program management, etc.
(6) Actively participate in the EE department with contributions to design reviews, process improvements and training opportunities.
(7) Understand system level risk and impact on customer experience with all aspects of a design.
(8) Manage relationship with New Product Introduction (NPI) teams to ensure the future roadmap has lessons learned from past projects.
(9) Lead and participate in multiple product development of electronics.
(10) Assess and track end of life risks to components in cooperation with OEM/manufacturing and the supply chain organization.
(11) Document and track BOM and engineering changes in PLM tools such as Windchill and signoff on designs for each product development phase gates.

Required Skills:

(1) A self-starter, driven, passionate developer who can work independently in a team environment and enjoys the challenges of delivering proven solutions.
(2) Strong knowledge and experience with AC/DC electronics
(3) Analog, digital, and DC to DC converter experience for microcontroller/embedded applications
(4) Experienced with 120/240VAC electronics
(5) Experienced with working with brushed AC/DC motors and sensor-ed/sensor-less BLDC motors as well as motor driver controllers
(6) Proven ability to create and execute design verification testing (DVT) on circuit designs
(7) Knowledge of industry best practices for excellent EMI/ESD performance at minimal cost
(8) Ability to make tradeoffs and be decisive when selecting electronic components on designs
(9) Proven ability to work on multiple concurrent projects
(10) Failure analysis experience
(11) Hands-on experience with oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, multi-meters, soldering irons, and other common electrical engineering tools used during PCBA testing and measurement
(12) Possess strong communication skills
(13) B.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
(14) 5+ years of relevant experience

Desired Skills and Experience:
(1) M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering
(2) Experienced with high volume customer products being manufactured overseas
(3) Experienced with high-speed design
(4) Experienced with circuit simulation tools (SPICE, Hyperlynx, etc.)
(5) Altium Designer schematic/layout design experience for PCBs
(6) PTC Windchill PLM tool experience
(7) Familiar with Linux command line
(8) Familiar with Python
(9)Experienced with robotic systems
(10)Willing to travel – occasionally for factory and partner site visits.