Electrical Engineer, Snap

$184-276k

+ Equity in the form of RSUs

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

4-5 days a week in office

Snap

Social media & camera company

Open for applications

Snap

Social media & camera company

1001+ employees

B2CAugmented RealitySocialSocial MediaMobile

Open for applications

$184-276k

+ Equity in the form of RSUs

Senior and Expert level
Los Angeles

4-5 days a week in office

1001+ employees

B2CAugmented RealitySocialSocial MediaMobile

Company mission

To empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together.

Role

Who you are

  • Strong electrical engineering fundamentals
  • Experience in electronic design, including component selection, schematic design, and familiarity with tools like Cadence Allegro and OrCAD Capture
  • Familiarity with lab instrumentation and PDN/SI simulation tools
  • BS/BA degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science or related field or equivalent years of experience
  • 7+ years of experience in electrical or hardware engineering

Desirable

  • Experience defining integrated circuit design power delivery specifications such as impedance masks and DCR targets
  • Knowledge of design and layout for low-noise linear and switching power supply circuits
  • Knowledge of layout strategies for EMI minimization, signal integrity, and low noise
  • Familiarity with low power/battery operated designs
  • Great interpersonal skills; ability to collaborate across groups
  • Excellent process development and documentation skills
  • A passion for Snapchat and creativity!

What the job involves

  • Engineer component analysis, schematic design, circuit review, layout review, and general debugging
  • Simulate and AC and DC power distribution networks and define impedance masks
  • Collaborate closely with mechanical, software, and industrial design teams
  • Analyze circuit parasitics and tolerances to ensure correct operation over the specified voltage and temperature range
  • Design, review and supervise layout for PCB, Flex, and Rigid Flex designs
  • Debug hardware issues, including power quality, high-speed signal integrity, and low speed interface performance
  • Test and validate all electrical designs
  • Author clear and comprehensive electrical test documentation
  • Simulate, test, and validate EMI and ESD performance of all designs
  • Develop electronic prototypes for new product concepts

Our take

Snap is the social media giant that owns Snapchat, a social media mobile app released in 2011. Created to serve as a more emotive communication form than texting, the app has gained mass popularity, reaching upwards of 400 million daily users worldwide.

After rejecting a billion dollar acquisition from Meta (then Facebook) in 2013, Snap has found itself in competition with the social media giant, particularly with Instagram. Despite this, the company has marked a place for itself in the ever competitive social media space through developing features like a Discover tab, augmented reality lenses, in-app games, ads and monetisation options, as well as launching its paid service, Snapchat+.

Snap has so far not earned an annual profit since going public in 2017, but as Snapchat's user base has continually increased it has nearly closed the gap. Like other tech companies it suffered in late 2022 due to a surprise drop in advertising revenue, but has been rebuilding to its former trajectory since then. Given Snapchat's lasting popularity amongst young people, further success appears likely.

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Top investors

Few candidates hear
back within 2 weeks

-9% employee growth in 12 months

Company

Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)

May 2016

$1.8bn

SERIES F

Mar 2015

$200m

SERIES E

Total funding: $2.6bn

Company benefits

  • Paid maternity, paternity and family caregiver leave
  • Adoption, surrogacy, infertility and fertility preservation benefits
  • Backup child care coverage, caregiver assistance and digital maternity care support
  • Short-term disability, long-term disability, life insurance and AD&D insurance
  • Comprehensive medical coverage, including PPO, HSA and HMO options
  • Dental coverage, including orthodontia benefits
  • Vision coverage, including LASIK benefits
  • Gym perks and discounts
  • Team fitness classes, hikes and races
  • Sports leagues
  • Cooking and nutritional workshops
  • Generous time off and leave programmes
  • Meditation and yoga classes
  • Emotional and mental health support programmes and apps
  • Social gatherings, team outings and volunteering programmes
  • Speaker series, classes and subscriptions to educational programmes
  • Snap Inc. provides a 401(k) plan that allows you to save on a pre-tax, Roth and after-tax basis for your retirement (yes, we even have the Mega Backdoor option!)
  • Rocket Lawyer memberships
  • Financial education programmes
  • Compensation packages that let you share in Snap's long-term success!
  • Have a teammate going through a tough time? Lend them a hand through our internal Snap-a-wish programme! We'll work hard to make sure they get the support they need.

Company values

  • We Are Kind - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
  • We Are Smart - We solve problems through action, make high-quality decisions and think with a strategic mindset
  • We Are Creative - We gracefully manage ambiguity, cultivate innovation and demonstrate an insatiable desire to learn

Company HQ

Sunset Park, Santa Monica, CA

Founders

Evan Spiegel

(CEO)

Graduated from Standford with a BS in Product Design.

Bobby Murphy

(CTO)

Studied Mathematical and Computational Science at Stanford.

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