About this Sr System Engineer role at Axon
Join Axon and be a Force for Good.
At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.
Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.
We are looking for a hands-on engineer with a strong technical background in developing camera hardware and an interest in continuing to grow as a technical expert. The role covers a broad range of activities, including device and imaging electronics, electro-mechanical camera actuators, rapid prototyping, testing, and managing hardware changes and product variants. Depending on the project, you will either create electrical designs yourself or take technical ownership of designs developed by our partners, ensuring they meet the product requirements. Hands-on hardware development is an important part of the role, from building and bringing up prototypes to measurements, debugging and design iterations. You will also apply your system design skills to imaging system optimization. Software skills and an interest in developing tools to automate testing are highly valued. Schematic design and PCB layout review skills are a good bonus, as well hands-on layout design experience.
You will work closely with our global suppliers and manufacturing partners. When it comes to production technologies, we are particularly interested to hear about your experience in camera module manufacturing, production testing, defining and communicating technical production requirements, and supporting suppliers in bringing designs into production.
You will work independently as part of a compact team of experts specializing in electrical engineering, optics, mechanical engineering, and imaging software. An interest in broadening your technical understanding across these areas is highly welcome. We value the ability to take ownership of your own technical activities, drive them forward independently, and communicate technical topics clearly and effectively in a global environment.
You will have opportunities to work across a wide range of technical areas and continuously expand your skillset. Your engineering decisions and technical contributions will have a highly visible impact on our final products. For electrical design, we use Cadence design tools.
What You’ll Do
Work Location: This role is based out of our Tampere office and follows a hybrid schedule. We rely on in-person collaboration and ask that team members work onsite Tuesdays through Fridays, with the flexibility to work remotely on Mondays, unless there is an approved workplace accommodation. We believe that connection fuels innovation, and our in-office culture is designed to foster meaningful teamwork, mentorship, and shared success.
Reports to: Senior Principal Technical Program Manager
- Work hands-on with hardware design, prototyping, testing and analysis.
- Innovate and engineer device and imaging electronics for camera products used in law enforcement.
- Design electrical hardware yourself or take technical ownership of designs developed by our partners.
- Build and bring up prototypes, perform measurements and failure analysis, debug issues and iterate designs.
- Apply system design skills to imaging system optimization.
- Develop and use software tools to automate testing and improve engineering efficiency.
- Collaborate closely with electrical, optical, mechanical and imaging software engineers, as well as with international colleagues and partners.
- Work with suppliers on camera module manufacturing and production testing, including defining and communicating technical production requirements.
- Manage hardware changes and product variants throughout the product lifecycle.
- Keep the design quality bar high and make sure design targets are met in final products.
What You Bring
- A suitable technical degree, for example M.Sc. or B.Sc. in electrical engineering or a related field.
- Strong electrical engineering background with experience in successful practical design implementations.
- Hands-on competence in hardware prototyping, bring-up, measurements, debugging, testing and failure analysis.
- Strong schematic design and PCB layout review skills.
- Ability to take technical ownership of your work and drive activities forward independently.
- System-level thinking and an interest in optimizing complete imaging systems.
- Software skills and interest in developing tools for test automation.
- Fluent written and spoken English and the ability to communicate technical topics clearly in an international environment.
- A hands-on, can-do attitude and willingness to broaden your technical scope across electrical engineering, optics, mechanics and imaging software.
Bonus but not required:
- Experience with imaging electronics, camera modules and electro-mechanical camera actuators.
- Experience with camera module manufacturing, production testing and technically supporting suppliers in bringing designs into production.
- Hands-on PCB layout design experience.
Don’t meet every single requirement? That's ok. At Axon, we Aim Far. We think big with a long-term view because we want to reinvent the world to be a safer, better place. We are also committed to building diverse teams that reflect the communities we serve.
Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they check every box in the job description. If you’re excited about this role and our mission to Protect Life but your experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification listed here, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Important Notes
The above job description is not intended as, nor should it be construed as, exhaustive of all duties, responsibilities, skills, efforts, or working conditions associated with this job. The job description may change or be supplemented at any time in accordance with business needs and conditions.
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