WT* is FB Up To?

Facebook is seeking an Electronics Engineer to join our Infrastructure Team. We believe connecting the world is one of the greatest challenges of our generation, and that everyone deserves access to the knowledge, tools and opportunities that come from being connected. That’s why we, along with other tech companies, launched Internet.org, a global partnership to make the Internet available to the two thirds of the world’s population that doesn’t have it. The Connectivity Lab team has been working on developing new platforms for connectivity on the ground, in the air and in orbit. For all of these systems, the team is looking at Free-space optical communication, a way of using light to transmit data through space using invisible, infrared laser beams. To make this a reality, we need to scale our infrastructure and ensure that it operates efficiently so that we can deliver innovate services. Join us as we build the technical foundation upon which the world shares and connects. This position is located in our Woodland Hills office (near Los Angeles).

Responsibilities

• Hardware design for Free-Space Optical (FSO) and Radio Frequency (RF) communication terminals
• Interface with software, mechanical, power, thermal, and hardware engineers to understand system architecture
• Perform component and system level testing in both laboratory and operational environments

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline
• Experience in analog and digital circuit design, schematic capture, and PCB layout
• Knowledge of transmission line theory, high-speed circuit design, RF, electrical concepts, and analysis tools
• Experience with hardware in the loop testing and validation, including the use of network test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and frequency synthesizers
• Experience with both RF and optical testbed lab operation and procedures desired
• Experience in RTL design and implementation on an FPGA, including synthesis and simulation tools desired
• Knowledge of Cadence Allegro, Mentor Graphics PADs, Altium Designer, Verilog, System Verilog, C, C++, *nix