TECHTalent Consulting and TeamBuilding Inc.
  • Home
  • About
  • Staffing Services
  • Job-Seeker Services
  • Open Positions
  • Apply
  • Contact

Lead Architect – Sensors and control systems for small CE gaming and toy devices (firmware, electronics, networking, wearables) – perm. position in Los Angeles, CA

We have been retained to find a Sensors and Control systems Architect to lead development of small and very low-cost electronic computer controlled consumer devices such as games, toys, and iOT/Connected or wearable devices.  

Requirements:  
  • Required: Expertise in sensors and control systems based on deep experience with low-cost consumer electronic (CE) devices, algorithms, electronics, firmware, and embedded networking.
  • Required: Technical leadership, vendor management, and an ability to effectively communicate technical concepts to non-technical senior executives.
  • Strongly preferred: Sensors experience for applications such as motion control, wearables, or intelligent robotics applications is strongly preferred such as: sensors, wearables, gesture sensing, accelerometers, environmental sensing, light sensing, motion control, balance feedback, etc.
  • Huge plusses: Maker space interest and experience, web and mobile apps connectivity and control of  CE devices
  • Must have: Creativity and a desire to work on fun devices like small CE devices such as games and toys. An advanced R&D and inventor’s mindset.
  • Firmware and hardware design project management and technical leadership with strong communication skills and a keen ability to work with customers and non-technical clients.  Design for manufacturability is a big plus.
  • Prototyping, advanced design, inventing, and vendor management experience - to oversee vendors and partners developing hardware and firmware for apps and devices. 
  • Experience architecting and leading hardware and firmware design (C/assembly/protocols) for small systems (4,8,16, 32-bit micro controllers) and mobile-scale systems (Linux- or other OS-based microcomputers), overseeing firmware and hardware design for small low cost processors and devices
  • Bachelor’s Degree in electrical or mechanical engineering (or equivalent experience); Master’s or Ph.D. Degree preferred. 
Experience in any of the following areas are plusses:
  • Mobile, cloud, and web software development for web services control and customization of connected intelligent small CE devices.
  • Intelligent Robotics, motion control, wearables, electronic toys / games
  • Mechanical and mechatronics engineering
  • Product modeling and design for manufacturability
​
Location / Comp / Other:  Salary depends on experience, but for reference, most qualified candidates for this role will be earning a salary of $115-145k plus bonus / benefits.  Our client is seeking a Los Angeles area candidate.  Candidates must be local, or willing to relocate quickly with a small amount of help or no help (i.e. fast, easy relo).

ABOUT TECHTALENT: TechTalent specializes in recruiting for digital video, interactive TV, and broadband Internet clients. I am a unique recruiter: heavy tech background (MSEE from Georgia Tech) with 15 years of technical experience, the last 8 as a senior technical manager for companies that deployed digital video and interactive TV systems.
© 2017 TECHTalent Consulting and TeamBuilding Inc. | Jon French, CTO
  • Home
  • About
  • Staffing Services
  • Job-Seeker Services
  • Open Positions
  • Apply
  • Contact