Who is a good fit for this role
You are good fit for the role if you satisfy at least one of the following:
- You have developed wearable hardware from scratch by yourself
- You have 9/10 or higher GPA in Electronics related branch and a solid understanding of Analog Electronics, but your passion is in Systems and Hardware
Company
ixana.ai is a Purdue University spinoff, developing brain-inspired wearable computing. We have assembled a team of leading experts in the field of IC/system design with an appetite for taking on the next big thing. Come join us in the journey of transforming the future with high-speed human-computer interfaces that amplify your potential with all-day real-time AI.
Why should you be excited?
You have heard of Bluetooth, you have heard of Wi-Fi, Ixana has developed a fundamentally new wireless technology, Wi-R which is 100x lower energy than Bluetooth/Wi-Fi. Wi-R streams high speed data using a small E-field bubble around you.
Check out ixana.ai for videos on how Wi-R streams high speed data through your skin.
Example: Send contact data with just a touch
Team and Role Overview
We are looking for hands-on senior engineers with wearable or IoT hardware development expertise. You should have a track record of excellence and an interest in working in a dynamic and fast-paced startup.
Ixana is developing various reference hardware with Wi-R chips such as smartglasses, earbuds, smartwatches, EEG nodes, EMG nodes, smartphones, heart rate monitors, smartrings and more. This role developing and testing these reference hardware devices
Hardware Engineer Responsibilities
- Designing, simulating, prototyping, debugging and testing of embedded systems which combine electronics, mechanics, optics and software with end-to-end ownership of product design from concept to launch
- Building schematics, completing board layouts, assembling, testing, debugging, and integrating designs into opto-electro-mechanical systems
- Collaborating in a team environment with cross-functional teams such industrial design, architecture, product design, NPI, research and supply chain
- Specifying components
- Transforming vendor reference designs into custom solutions
Minimum Qualifications
- 9/10 or higher CGPA in BTech, 9.5/10 or higher CGPA in MTech (if applicable)
- Graduated from one of the top engineering colleges: IITs, Jadavpur University, NIT Trichy etc.
- Demonstrated experience in developing hobby or industrial hardware (IoT or wearable)
Preferred Qualifications
- 4 layer PCB (Printed Circuit Board) design experience
- Strong collaborator, excellent communication skills with experience managing cross-team and cross-geography collaboration, experience managing by influence
- Experience with embedded devices
- Experience with low-power circuit design, audio circuit design, and analog design
- Experience with processor architecture, digital circuit design and various communications protocols such as I2C, UART, SPI, USB, MIPI, I2S, etc.
- Experience with mixed-signal board-level design
- Experience integrating RF technologies such as WIFI, BT, GPS, etc.
- Experience in device design from schematic capture, PCB layout through assembly
- Experience with cameras and optical systems
- Experience with Android/Linux systems
Location
The position is based in our Bengaluru office (next to Brookefield Mall). This is an in-office position.
We have multiple positions open at different experience levels starting from fresh BTech to 10+ year industry experience.
Contact
Please reach out to with any questions.