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This opportunity is with one of the most exciting mobile + cloud teams on the planet J
Software Team Leader / Prototyping
Hardware Team Leader
Hardware/Electrical Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Technology Researcher
Best,
Charles Jo, Recruiter, Samsung R&D Center USA
408.544.5687 (o) 408.668.4226 (m) charles.jo@sisa.samsung.com
Full time position: UX Technologist / Researcher
Position Summary:
At Samsung UXCA, we are changing the face of smartphones and cloud services.
Samsung's User Experience Center (UXCA) located in San Jose, California is seeking a Technologist/Researcher to support the UXCA Mobile and Service Labs in developing new smartphones, tablets, and cloud services.
This position will report to the Director of Enabling Technologies.
Primary responsibilities:
-Build and curate an internal library of mobile devices interesting consumer electronics products, and novel materials. Candidate will maintain the library contents through a check-in/check-out system, advise on new additions to the library, and work with designers and engineers to record interesting findings and insights about library devices.
-Maintain an acute and current understanding of the technology industry landscape, and document findings by curating an internal blog that is broadcast to all the designers, engineers and managers in UXCA.
-Take research requests from the UX and ID teams, review the related technology space, and provide current landscape analysis and insights. The goal here is to make sure that designers are up to speed on the current state of the art when they launch into a project (i.e. "what are the most innovative, out-of-the-box email apps.").
Common duties:
Tech Blog:
- Stay current on tech news through reading, attending events, and networking.
- Maintain and add articles to internal blog, and technology tracking database.
- Aggregate links to external news, technologies. Filter by relevance to UXCA projects
- Manage interface with IT to enable blog, database, and newsletter features.
- Coordinate with a geographically diverse team.
Library:
- Maintain and add devices or materials to the library tracking system
- Track devices in the library system and within UXCA
- Check-in and check-out devices to library patrons
- Recall devices from patrons when due
- Search for new and upcoming mobile devices
- Review and recommend purchasing requests for library additions
- Refine and advise on new library tracking system features
Research:
- Work closely with UX designers and industrial designers.
- Review informational and project needs with individuals and design teams.
- Use web resources, personal insights and personal network to collect information on the subject.
- If needed, order best product examples for Library
- Generate landscape reports to summarize findings and present back to design teams.
Required Qualifications:
- BS or BA in one or more of the following fields: computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, industrial design journalism, library sciences.
- 5+ years of work experience.
- A strong sense of vision to lead the blog and library efforts.
- Strong leadership skills.
- Technical generalist with a "maven" level of interest in consumer electronics: mobile devices, sensing, cloud services, UI.
- Clear writing and communication skills.
- Top notch organizational skills.
- A good intuition: ability to sort bogus press releases from real technical advancements.
- User level experience with two or more of Mac OS X, Windows 7, iOS, Android, Windows, Windows Mobile.
UX Technologist + Mechanical Engineer, UXCA Enabling Technology Team
Samsung UXCA is seeking a mechanical engineer with significant industry and applied experience to support next-generation mobile device development. The UXCA Enabling Technology team supports user experience and user interface designers, by educating them on available technologies, constraints, feasibility, and productization planning. We are building a world-class team of technologists with background ranging from applied physics to sensors to machine vision to cloud service technologies.
Responsibilities:
• Assess and maintain knowledge base of current state of the art within designated technology areas (both internal and external to Samsung).
• Work closely with with the UI/UX teams on their projects, to understand their development goals, and seek enabling technologies.
• Drive feasibility evaluations and experiments to quantify and qualify enabling technologies.
• Work with EE and ID on prototyping to create test and demonstration platforms.
• Work with legal/IP to create patents on technologies we develop.
• Understand and influence commercialization process.
• Work with the UXCA teams to develop and refine highly vetted prototypes that can be transferred to the commercialization process with minimal and/or well understood development risks.
Requirements:
• BS in Engineering, MS Preferred
• 5+ years experience in product development, ship-or-die, organizations.
• Domain knowledge in one or more of the following areas: RF, Sensors, Machine Vision, AI, Cloud Services.
• Applied experience in one or more of the following: digital electronics, analog electronics, embedded programming, high-level programming, consumer electronics manufacturing, test engineering, robotics.
• Experience writing and reviewing patents in a technical domain.
• Up to 25% travel, some international.
• Experience working with and leveraging cross-functional teams.
UX Technologist + Electrical Engineer, UXCA Enabling Technology Team
Samsung UXCA is seeking a technologist with significant industry and applied experience to support next-generation mobile device development. The UXCA Enabling Technology team supports user experience and user interface designers, by educating them on available technologies, constraints, feasibility, and productization planning. We are building a world-class team of technologists with background ranging from applied physics to sensors to machine vision to cloud service technologies.
Responsibilities:
• Assess and maintain knowledge base of current state of the art within designated technology areas (both internal and external to Samsung).
• Work closely with with the UI/UX teams on their projects, to understand their development goals, and seek enabling technologies.
• Drive feasibility evaluations and experiments to quantify and qualify enabling technologies.
• Work with EE and ID on prototyping to create test and demonstration platforms.
• Work with legal/IP to create patents on technologies we develop.
• Attend UI/UX planning and design reviews.
• Understand and influence commercialization process.
• Work with the UXCA teams to develop and refine highly vetted prototypes that can be transferred to the commercialization process with minimal and/or well understood development risks.
Requirements:
• BS in Electrical Engineering, MS Preferred
• 5+ years experience in product development, ship-or-die, organizations.
• Domain knowledge in one or more of the following areas: RF, Sensors, Machine Vision, AI, Cloud Services.
• Applied experience in one or more of the following: digital electronics, analog electronics, embedded programming, high-level programming, consumer electronics manufacturing, test engineering, robotics.
• Experience writing and reviewing patents in a technical domain.
• Up to 25% travel, some international.
• Experience working with and leveraging cross-functional teams.
Software Prototyping Lead
Position Summary
Samsung's Mobile User Experience lab, located in San Jose, California, is designing and developing the mobile user experiences that will power future generations of mobile devices from Samsung.
The lab is currently recruiting world-class software engineers to work in a small, fast-paced team to explore novel user interfaces, interaction models and data mining/aggregation that smartphones and tablet have brought to consumers. Successful candidates need to be self-driven and be able to work with technical and non-technical team members.
Major Responsibilities
•Define and implement software architectures for use in Android applications •Architect and collaborate in the creation of public APIs for Samsung created services on mobile devices •Coordinate and collaboratively develop code with external teams and companies •Research current state-of-the-art in scientific journals and publications •Document and present results to the highest levels within Samsung Mobile •Aid in the definition of hardware prototype requirements and architectures •Collaborate with design leads on producing stunning, cutting edge interfaces
Qualifications
•Java with an emphasis in object oriented design patterns •C/C++ with an emphasis in low level hardware interaction •Algorithm development and optimization for processing and filtering data on mobile platforms •Android development (libraries, services, activities) •Proficient with Android SDK r13-15 •Experience with Android NDK a plus •Adept with shell scripts, Python, Perl, etc.
•Experience analyzing and debugging complex multithreaded applications •Experience with two or more Mac OS, Linux, Windows 7 required •Experience using with revision control systems with a team (git, Perforce, svn, cvs, etc.) •Experience with Hudson, Jenkins or Maven a plus •Excellent written and verbal communications skills •Ability to occasionally travel within the US and internationally a plus •MS+ in CS, CE or EE; BS with substantial experience will be considered •5+ programming year experienced preferred (less for the right candidate)
Details
This position can be based out of our UX Center in San Jose, CA (near the airport) or in our Boulder, CO office (Broadway and Pearl).
Contracting and full time positions available
Benefits
You will work for a large company (vast resources) but in a small, forward-thinking, agile group Extensive benefits program including discounted lunches Opportunity to define what comes next from the world's largest mobile phone producer Work a really fun team trying to take new approaches in mobile technology
Jobs
Short URL for my Samsung R&D Center USA job listings: http://goo.gl/TBvmW
Updated Monday, May 20, 2012
Please share this job listing with your network. Current priority on my desk is staffing up Services UX Lab in San Jose, CA: just imagine the possibilities of (web) services through the the biggest consumer electronics ecosystem in the world. My colleagues are staffing up in their wireless, mobile, OS and middleware areas.
Complete list of career opportunities at Samsung R&D Center USA is at http://careers.us.samsung.com/sisa .
Best,
Charles Jo
Below are most urgent positions I am recruiting for at Samsung R&D Center USA / Samsung User Experience Center America which is followed by a complete list of positions for labs and groups I support.
Interested candidates should apply directly with me by email at charles.jo@sisa.samsung.com with name and target title of position in the subject line. Resume, portfolio, and summary of ideal jobs and career plans should be included.
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Contact:
Charles Jo
Recruiter, Samsung R&D Center USA
408.544.3159 UX Center America
408.668.4226 ChatON/SMS
My colleagues is working on:
Email: b.gilmore@sisa.samsung.com
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Email: walter.g@sisa.samsung.com
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Recruiting exceptionally creative talent and technical talent for Samsung R&D Center USA who are passionate about designing the future of consumer electronics, convergence, and web services. Most roles are at Principal or Senior level but there are Director+ levels as well as entry/junior and internships throughout the year. Networking with crazy designer and engineers for a new Samsung lab in Silicon Valley - open to entry level & junior talent as well as 10xers.There is also ongoing need for bilingual (Korean/English) talent for roles involving close communications with HQ. Even if listed positions are not strong matches at this time, let's explore future opportunities.
User Experience Center America (San Jose, CA)
* Software Team Leader / Prototyping
* Hardware Team Leader
* Hardware/Electrical Engineer
* Mechanical Engineer
* Technology Researcher
* User Researchers
* Systems Architect, Web Services
* Information Architect, Web Services
* Front-end Developer, Web Services
* Back-end Developer, Web Services
* Associate Creative Director, Visual Design
* Associate Creative Director, Interaction Design
* Android Developers
* UX Analytics Software Engineers
* Program Managers, UX
* Multiple Device UX Software Engineer/Android Developers
* Principal/Senior UI Software Engineers/Prototypers
* Principal/Senior UX/Interaction Designers
* Principal/Senior Visual Designer
Legal (San Jose, CA)
* Content Licensing Attorney
Strategic Planning
* Strategic R&D Planning Coordinator
* Project Coordinator
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