Technical Operations Manufacturing Electrical Engineer

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Spectacles team is pushing the boundaries of technology to bring people closer together in the real world. Our fifth-generation Spectacles, powered by Snap OS, showcase how standalone, see-through AR glasses make playing, learning, and working better together.

Snapchat is a camera and messaging app that connects people to their friends and the world. Every day around the globe, millions of people use Snapchat to communicate with friends, build relationships, play, and learn. No matter where you are or how you express yourself, it’s always the fastest way to share a moment!   

We're looking for a hands-on Manufacturing Electrical Engineer to join the SpectaclesSnap Lab team and work on our next-generation Augmented Reality Spectacles.

What you’ll do:

• Partner with Engineering, Technical Operations, and contract manufacturers to ensure product meets factory yield targets.

• Coordinate defect resolution with engineering technical operations, and contract manufacturers.

• Develop and maintain documentation on failure analysis procedures, repair procedures, best practices, and lessons learned.

• Perform detailed failure analysis on manufacturing failures, including PCB board-level, device level, and FW debugging to identify the root cause and resolution.

• Provide yield reports, defect pareto data, action plans, and escalations for functional performance quality.

• Mentor, train, and lead contract manufacturers on failure analysis, root-cause analysis, and defect resolution.

• Define or develop tools and fixtures that are required for Spectacles and board-level failure analysis

• Collaborate with Factory Test and Reliability teams to validate Factory Test effectiveness through circuit analysis or inducing defects and validating test processes.

• Provide guidance on or Design-for-Repairability, Design-for-Manufacturability.

• Provide status reports and present data on yields, defects, and resolutions to senior leadership team.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong understanding of electronic and components and PCB design, and manufacturing process

• Proficient with reading schematic designs, familiarity with schematic capture, gerber files, etc.

• Knowledge and failure analysis experience in acoustics, cameras, displays, RF (Cellular, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, etc)

• Familiar with use of failure analysis equipment e.g. microscope, oscilloscope, multimeter, OMM, etc

• Experience with consumer electronics tear down and assembly process. Experience in root cause analysis due to non-conforming materials or assembly process related functional failures such as B2B connection, ZIF connection, flex crack, part damage, electrical shorts, poor assembly 

• Experience in analysis methods e.g. X-ray, CT Scan, SEM, FTIR, cross-section etc

• Familiar with PCB/SMT failure modes such as solder shorts, BGA head-in-pillow soldering failures, etc

• Familiar with Six Sigma or statistical methodologies

• Experience scripting spreadsheets, Big Query or SQL, Looker Studio reports, or other programming or data processing tools

• Proficient in written and verbal communication in both Mandarin and English

• Provide essential on-site support during prototype and mass production builds

Minimum Qualifications:

• BS degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

• 3+ years in electronics manufacturing or related field for IPC 610 Class II products (dedicated consumer electronics)

• Ability to work on-site at Taipei manufacturing site 35%+ (during active bills must be on-site, commutable distance from Taiwan CM)

• Ability to travel to US, China, Thailand 10%+ of the time 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters in engineering, FW or related field

• 5+ years in electronics manufacturing or related field

• Experience with programming or scripting languages (Python, Looker, etc)

• Six Sigma green belt or black belt certification

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week. 

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!