XR Embedded Engineer / Architect- Pico Lab - San Jose

3 Months ago • 5 Years + • Research & Development • $126,000 PA - $306,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

PICO, a division of ByteDance, is looking for an experienced XR Embedded Engineer / Architect to lead the development of future XR products. You'll be responsible for end-to-end prototyping, including architecture design, component selection, sensor integration, and software development. You'll work closely with a team of engineers across various disciplines to create cutting-edge AR glasses and MR headsets. Must have a strong background in electronic engineering, embedded software, and Android BSP development. Experience with complex SoC systems and Android porting to customized hardware is highly desired.
Must have:
  • M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science
  • 5+ years experience in consumer electronics development
  • Familiar with Electronic Engineering, Embedded Software Engineering, Android BSP Development
  • Experience with smartphone/smartwatch motherboard design, complex SoC system schematic capture, MIPI, PCIe, smartphone/XR chipsets
  • Strong C/C++ programming skills for development, debugging, testing, and performance analysis
  • Experience with building software for Android systems on custom SoCs
  • Experience with BSP/Board Support Package, Operating Systems, Android OS, RTOS, Bootloader, Power Management, Graphics and Display Drivers, MCU
Good to have:
  • Strong understanding of complex SoC motherboard schematic capture (smartwatch/smartphone experience)
  • Experience migrating Android to customized SoC boards and bringing up complex Android SoC systems
  • Experience with power modeling and power saving on complex SoC systems
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance
  • Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) Options
  • 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO)
  • 10 paid sick days per year
  • 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability
  • Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra
  • 401K company match
  • Gym and cellphone service reimbursements

Job Details

Responsibilities
Founded in April 2015, Pico is a leading VR company with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on VR all-in-one technology. Pico is committed to offering immersive and interactive VR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare. Why Join Us Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us. About Team: PICO is a leading VR/AR platform with independent innovation and R&D capabilities, focusing on VR all-in-one technology. PICO is committed to offering immersive and interactive VR experiences to our customers, including providing tailor-made solutions for our enterprise clients in the fields of education and healthcare. Responsibilities - Face the challenge of system-level embedded-system prototyping for future XR products,including ultra-futuristic AR glasses and ultra-advanced MR headsets. Familiar with at least 2 subjects in the following: Electronic Engineering, Embedded Software Engineering, Android BSP Development. - Lead end-to-end prototyping development, including early architecture requirements, key components selection, sensors selection, electronic architecture, implementation, debug, embedded system bringing up and supporting electronics and software teams on algorithm development on systems. - Lead motherboard prototyping, validation and function testings. Lead firmware coding and broad functions bring up. Hands-on electronics development, full-system schematic capture, PCB designs, Flex designs and board bring-up. Own schematic capture of early AR/VR prototypes mainboards, daughterboards and all flexes. - Prototype closely with industrial designers, optical engineers, mechanical engineers, SoC engineers, human factor engineers and software engineers for optimized outcomes.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications - M.S. or PhD in Electrical Engineering or Computer Science. - 5 years industrial experience in consumer electronics development. - Familiar with at least 2 subjects in the following: Electronic Engineering, Embedded Software Engineering, Android BSP Development. - For Electronic Engineering, familiar with smartphone or smartwatch motherboard design, complex SoC system schmatic capture, MIPI, PCIe, smartphone chipsets, XR chipsets. - For Embedded Software Engineering, familiar with programming in C/C++ for development, debugging, testing and performance analysis, familiar with building software for Android systems on custom SoCs. - For Android BSP Development, familiar with one or more of the following areas: BSP/Board Support Package, Operating Systems, Android OS, RTOS, Bootloader, Power Management, Graphics and Display Drivers, MCU. Preferred Qualifications - Very familiar with complex SoC motherboard schematic capture, for example smartwatch or smartphone schematic capture. - Very familiar with migrating Android to a customized SoC board. Very familiar with bringing up complex Android SoC systems. - Very familiar with power modeling and power saving on complex SoC systems. ByteDance is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too. ByteDance Inc. is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://shorturl.at/cdpT2
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $126000 - $306000 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.

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