Embedded Electronics System Architect

6 days ago


San Francisco, California, United States Kickmaker Full time
Embedded Electronics System Architect

Kickmaker is a high-tech product design and industrialization agency. Our expertise spans multiple vertical markets, including medical, new mobility, electrification, agrotech, robotics, IoT, and consumer devices. We support our customers from prototype to production run, leveraging our cross-disciplinary skills in embedded AI, high-tech manufacturing automation, eco-design, industrial design, and WEB 3.0 for the economy of functionality.

We're evolving with a real maker culture, driven by passion, excitement, and kindness. Our unique corporate culture is built on team and community spirit, enabling us to empower everyone to fulfill their potential by working on exciting projects and encouraging autonomy and initiative.

Present in France, China, and the United States, our community counts over 250 passionate kickers and keeps growing. We're looking to strengthen our team in Boston, Seattle, and San Francisco.

As an Embedded Electronics System Architect, you'll be responsible for defining the product architecture according to cost, feasibility, lead time, and component criteria, aligned with customer requirements. Your responsibilities will include:

  • Computer-aided design using Altium, Circuit Studio, Eagle, and Kicad
  • Prototyping, including schematic, layout, and wiring design
  • Production files, such as Gerber, BOM, and Assembly
  • Anticipation and execution of tests using available tools, like oscilloscope, multimeter, and current clamp
  • Project support during certification phases, including EMC, radio, and electrical safety
  • Supplier consultation for cost optimization, assembly, lead times, and component sourcing
  • Industrial support for projects, including visits to EMS and discussions on manufacturing
  • Ensuring quality compliance with established processes and current HSE standards
  • Helping define eco-design and industrial relocation approaches
  • Participating in / implementing / carrying out product lifecycle analyses to improve CSR impacts

Required profile: Bac+4/+5 in Engineering, at least 3 years' experience, familiarity with DFx industrial design and product design, proficiency in software such as Cadence, Organ, Altium, and ADS, and metrology instruments like oscilloscope, multimeter, etc.

We value diversity, equal opportunities, and a dynamic work environment. Your application will be examined according to objective criteria based on your skills, acquired experience, and professional aptitudes, with regard to the characteristics of the position to be filled.



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