DESCRIPTION:

Amazon Devices is an inventive research and development company that designs and engineers high-profile consumer electronics. Amazon Devices began in 2004 as a subsidiary of Amazon.com, Inc., originally creating the best-selling Kindle family of products. Since then, we have produced groundbreaking devices like Fire tablets, Fire TV and Amazon Echo. What will you help us create?
As a Touch Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive, design and validate innovative consumer products. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and outside partners to drive key aspects of product definition, execution and test. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.

Key job responsibilities
· Perform hands-on bring-up, testing and troubleshooting of touch subsystems and display assemblies and associated control electronics
· Serve as the technical architect and lead for display/touch components through the entire product life cycle, from road mapping through design in to mass-production support
· Manage the technical relationship with display and touch vendors to deliver display-touch components to the required specification and schedule
· Perform hands-on bring-up, testing and troubleshooting of touch subsystems and display assemblies and associated control electronics
· Devise methods to stress test Touch performance as seen by customers in field.
· Implement automation for touch performance validations and stress testing
· Function as a subject matter expert on touch, stylus and gestures technology by providing up-to-date, accurate information to colleagues and management
· Travel to supplier and contract manufacturer sites world-wide to support product development activities (10% - 20% travel)

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

- BS degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience in the consumer electronics or touch/display industry as a hardware engineer
- Experience with capacitive touch development, active stylus development and gestures
- Experience in product integration
- Experience with touch/display test equipment and methods

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

- Master's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
- Experience in Python, C/C++ or Java programming in a GNU/Linux development environment
- Working knowledge of optics, cameras, Autocad

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