Summary:
We are seeking a mid- to senior-level Hardware Engineer to support bring-up, validation, and debugging of new sensor modules for Meta’s wearable hardware platforms. This role is highly hands-on and lab-focused, working at the intersection of hardware, firmware, and system integration. The ideal candidate is comfortable powering up early hardware, issuing firmware commands, and debugging complex system-level issues.
Job Responsibilities:
● Perform hardware bring-up of new wearable sensor modules from first power-on through functional validation
● Debug system issues across sensors, power, interfaces, and firmware
● Use firmware / low-level commands (UART, I²C, SPI, shell, or vendor tools) to configure, test, and debug hardware
● Validate sensor performance, functionality, and reliability under different operating conditions
● Execute and refine test plans, validation procedures, and debug checklists
● Collaborate closely with firmware, system, and mechanical teams to resolve issues quickly
● Work with schematic, layout, and datasheet reviews to identify potential design risks
● Document findings, root causes, and recommendations clearly for cross-functional teams
● Support rapid iteration cycles typical of early-stage wearable development
Skills:
● Good EE fundamentals in digital and analog domain.
● Solid hands-on experience in lab equipment, such as oscillating scope, differential probes.
● Ability to drive projects with high ambiguity, multiple paths, and fuzzy future to clarity.
● Experience in consumer electronics and working with vendors/contract manufactures is a plus.
● Understanding of battery, thermal, and system integration is a plus.
● Experience in developing automated tests and validation is a plus.
Education/Experience:
● Direct experience with hardware bring-up of complex systems or modules
● Comfortable using firmware or diagnostic commands for hardware control and debug
● Strong familiarity with sensor technologies (IMUs, optical, bio-sensing, environmental, etc.)
● Proficient with lab equipment: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, DMMs, power supplies
● Experience debugging I²C, SPI, UART and related low-speed interfaces
What Success Looks Like
● Able to independently bring up new sensor hardware with minimal documentation
● Quickly isolates issues across HW/FW boundaries
● Communicates findings clearly and drives issues to closure
● Thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous development environments
● Trusted by cross-functional partners as a hands-on bring-up and debug expert
Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, qualified applicants will be considered for assignment with arrest and conviction records. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, meet client expectations, standards, and accompanying requirements, and safeguard business operations and company reputation.
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