The Ash Group, Inc. is hiring: Hardware Engineer in Sunnyvale

*** W2 Contract Only - No C2C - No 3rd Parties ***

*** LOCAL CANDIDATES ONLY ***

Position: Hardware Engineer

Location: Sunnyvale, CA - Onsite

Contract Length: 12 months

Contract Rate: $55.40/hour (W2)

Responsibilities:

• Depth/image sensor product evaluation and application support.
• Execute sensor data collection and performance analysis.
• Provide Off-the-shelf and custom depth/image sensors hands-on bring-up and test support.
• Debug evaluation boards and application use cases.
• Maintain sensor datasheet, application note, and reference design.
• Work with depth/image sensor engineers to explore various sensor functions/features for system-level use cases.
• Draft application notes or technical white paper to showcase the potential improvements and/or alternative solutions at the system level.

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• 2+ years of industry or related work experience.
• Experience working in an electro-optical laboratory environment.
• Depth/image sensor evaluation boards/systems EE debugging experience.
• Scripting language experience using Python, MATLAB or Perl.
• Experience working with scope, logic analyzer, muti-meter equipment and tools.
• Self-discipline, initiative, diligence, motivation, and the ability to work with limited supervision.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics, or a related discipline.
• 3+ years of industry experience in in-depth/image sensor analysis and application.
• Firmware development experience using C/C++.
• EE board design and bring-up experience.
• Experience in MIPI D/C-PHY, I2C, and I3C.
• Experience with SPAD array depth sensor, CMOS image sensor, ISP, sensor performance merits, and data analysis.
• Experience with image processing and quality related to image statistics, noise, and defect pixel correction.
• Experience with laser ranging and depth sensing quality metrics.
• Familiarity with camera FW and image sensor control.
• Familiarity with JMP or other statistical software for data automation and visualization.