System Power Engineer, Ring Hardware
DESCRIPTION
Ring is looking for a System Power Engineer who will be a part of our global electrical engineering team, playing a critical role in ensuring the highest product quality standards and driving continuous improvement for the products.
As a member of the Power Engineering team you will develop and test power solutions for our next generation Doorbell/Camera hardware. You will be a power electronics subject matter expert in an engineering team responsible for both new product development as well as product sustaining and support. You will help grow the capabilities in our power test lab by creating/running new tests, innovating new test processes, and automating the execution of these tests.
This is a fast-paced, intellectually challenging position, and you’ll work with thought leaders in multiple technology areas. You’ll have high standards for yourself and everyone you work with, and you’ll be constantly looking for ways to improve products performance, quality and cost.
You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within a fast-paced environment. You are expected to represent as the Power Design owner and dive deep into the difficult problem for the root cause analysis and arrange appropriated solution for it.
Key job responsibilities
· System Power development from RFQ to MP
· Hands on for Power circuit design, study, build and verification
· Write or contribute to development of test specifications, criteria and procedures.
· Hands on to find root cause, and a solution or workaround for bugs
· Second source qualification, cost down task
· Support for sustaining engineering
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of electrical engineering experience specifically in power electronics
- HW Lab experience: setting up prototypes, developing tests and running tests
- Experience developing tests and automating their execution with one or more programming/scripting languages.
- Experience designing, testing, and debugging power electronics such as AC/DC and DC/DC power conversion, switching power supplies, driver circuits, and battery systems
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Deep understanding of different power electronics circuit typologies
- Experience designing or testing products for safety, compliance, and regulatory standards
- Experience in working with overseas CM/OEM/ODM vendors in product development
- In-depth experience in Doorbell, Camera and other IoT product development
- Knowledge of IoT infrastructure constraints including power tree, power budget and battery life estimation
- Ability to apply critical thinking in complex situations; experience working in cross functional groups including mechanical engineering, thermal engineering, test, reliability, and failure analysis.
- Cross-organizational communication – comfortable evangelizing ideas and concerns clearly and persuasively, in both verbal and written forms.
- Experience with power, performance and cost optimization
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s leadership principles requirements for this role
- Meets/exceeds Amazon’s functional/technical depth and complexity for this role