Investment Research Analyst

Benefits TCL Research America provides superior benefits to our world‑class researchers, who change the world step by step with their innovations. The satisfaction and security are the spirits of our design for our benefit program, which assures our researchers enjoying their family lives and promotes their health and wealth for a more comfortable future. Competitive compensation scheme: we pay attractive base and variable salary components, including competitive annual bonus, to compensate our employees’ contribution to the company. Award and recognition mechanisms: we have innovation awards to promote the product‑oriented patent filing. The employee with exceptional contribution will be awarded and recognized with TCL Research Presidential Award. 401(k) plan with additional employer contribution: the company contributes up to 5% of the employee’s salary. Contributions are made on a tax‑deferred basis. Health Insurance: we provide competitive medical, dental and vision insurance, and fund HSA account up to $3000. Life and Disability Insurance: company provides compensation for the life, accidental death and dismemberment, and travel accident insurance, as well as the long‑term and short‑term disability insurance. Holiday and Paid time off (PTO): Annual 120 hours of PTO, 9 public holidays (New Year (2), Memorial (1), Independence (1), Labor (1), Thanksgiving (2), Christmas (2)), plus paid office closure between Christmas and New Year’s day. Senior Technical Marketing Manager Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Work closely with current and potential partners to understand their technical/business roadmap and long‑term/short‑term requirements. Work closely with the sales team to provide technical support. Work closely with the engineering team to provide marketing guidance. Propose and define future product/business vision and strategy. Coordinate the design and development of initial prototype/proof of concept demo. Evaluate relevant products available in market and benchmark their features. Perform detailed technical analyses and trend/challenge studies. Constantly follow new technologies, ideas, concepts, and designs. Qualifications: Strong technical background in wireless communications and mobile networking. Experienced in technical marketing and technology partnership development. Deep understanding of mobile phones and other networking endpoints. Experienced in supporting sales/business team. Sensitive to new technology/business ideas and concepts. Enthusiastic and engaging team player. Professional/polished communicator. Requirements: BS/MS in engineering major, MBA preferred. 5+ years experience in wireless communications related industries. 3+ years experience in performing technology partnership and business development. Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Technology Manager, Mobile Communications Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Work closely with vendors and partners to understand their product/solution and technical roadmap. Work closely with the engineering team to provide technical guidance. Understand the technology trend and evaluate the potential challenges. Propose and define future technology vision and strategy. Coordinate the design and development of initial technology prototype. Evaluate relevant products available in market and benchmark their features. Qualifications: Strong technical background in wireless communications and mobile networking. Veteran of engineering projects in communications area. Deep understanding of mobile phones and other networking endpoints. Experiences in technology partnership development. Sensitive to new technology ideas. Enthusiastic and engaging team player. Professional/polished communicator. Requirements: MS/Ph.D. in wireless communications related engineering majors. 5+ years engineering project experience in wireless communications related industries. 2+ years system/solution architect experience on mobile communications products. Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Architect, Mobile Platform Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Lead the design, documentation and communication of high‑level system architecture and define product features for next generation smart mobile devices. Work closely with the engineering team and product/program managers to conceptualize new products in the roadmap. Work closely with vendors, partners and design services firms. Coordinate and/or directly contribute to implementation and optimization process of the product. Perform detailed technical analyses and trend/challenge studies for the senior management team. Constantly research the technical alternatives and develop strategies to succeed. Constantly evaluate new technologies, ideas, concepts, and designs to optimize the user experience of the mobile devices and services. Qualifications: Strong background in leading/architecting Android based smartphone or tablet design. Strong background in product and its feature definition. Very familiar with web‑based technology and cloud computing. Deep understanding of user scenarios of smart mobile devices. Technical expert in software/firmware and systems architecture. Sensitive to new technology ideas. Enthusiastic and engaging team player and professional/polished communicator. Requirements: MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering major preferred. 10+ years experience in mobile device or service related industries. 5+ years system architect experience in mobile or internet device development. 3+ years software development experience on mobile platform. Familiar with cloud computing and cloud‑based services. Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Bilingual (English and Chinese) capability is preferred. Architect, Software Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Lead the design, documentation and communication of high‑level software architecture for next‑generation smart mobile devices. Work closely with the engineering team, system architecture and product/program managers to conceptualize new products in the roadmap. Coordinate and directly contribute to software implementation and optimization. Perform detailed technical analyses and trend/challenge studies. Constantly research the technical alternatives and develop strategies to succeed. Constantly evaluate new technologies, ideas, concepts, and designs to optimize the user experience of the mobile devices and services. Qualifications: Strong background in leading/architecting Android based smartphone or tablet software design. Deep understanding of smart mobile services and applications. Familiar with web‑based technology and cloud computing. Technical expert in software/firmware and systems architecture. Sensitive to new technology ideas. Enthusiastic and engaging team player. Professional/polished communicator. Requirements: MS in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering major preferred. 8+ years experience in mobile device or service related industries. 6+ years software development experience on mobile platform. 3+ years software architect experience in mobile device development. Familiar with cloud computing and cloud‑based services. Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Bilingual (English and Chinese) capability is preferred. Architect, Cloud Computing Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Lead the design, documentation and communication of high‑level system/software design architecture. Lead the design or licensing of key algorithms/systems including cloud‑based web solutions. Work closely with the engineering team and product/program managers to conceptualize new products in the roadmap. Work closely with vendors, partners and design services firms. Coordinate and/or directly contribute to system implementation and optimization. Perform detailed technical analyses and trend/challenge studies. Constantly research the technical alternatives and develop strategies to succeed. Constantly evaluate new technologies, ideas, concepts, and designs. Qualifications: Strong background in developing massively distributed software solutions deployed throughout the cloud. Technical expert in cloud computing, web services and networking architecture. Experiences in SaaS, highly scalable data structure and algorithms. Familiar with several IaaS and PaaS technologies (EC2, Azure, VCD, Heroku, OpenStack, and so on). Sensitive to new technology ideas. Enthusiastic and engaging team player and professional/polished communicator. Requirements: MS or Ph.D. in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering major preferred. Track record of creating successful products or web services. Experience in platform creation, data structure and web architecture and SaaS apps. Strong Java, Python, RoR, MySQL, JavaScript and object‑oriented programming. Experience in Android platform and/or TV technology preferred. Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Bilingual (English and Chinese) capability is preferred. Scientist, Data Mining Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Lead the R&D activity in data mining area. Work closely with the engineering team and product/program managers to deploy algorithms into the products. Investigate for trend/challenge in data mining and machine learning area. Constantly research the technical alternatives and develop strategies to succeed. Constantly evaluate new technologies, ideas, concepts, and designs. Qualifications: Strong background in data mining, machine learning and statistical analysis. Strong background in algorithm and patent development. Familiar with cloud computing and web‑based technology. Sensitive to new design ideas and novel models for user interactions and data sensing/collection. Enthusiastic and engaging team player. Professional/polished communicator. Requirements: Ph.D. in Computer Science, Statistics, Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering major preferred. 5+ years research experience in data mining or machine learning. Experience in applying algorithm into commercial products is a plus. Experience in recommendation or ranking systems is a plus. Connected product and services experience is a plus. Excellent leadership, communication and teamwork skills. Software Engineer Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Architecture, building, testing and supporting the primary tool for content creators to issue contents on Smart TV. Work closely with client platform and API teams to define the underlying interfaces. Partner with the Interactive Experiences design and Accessory teams to define, design, and ship new features about Smart TV's 10‑feet UI. Design and build advanced applications for the Smart TV platform (Android/Roku OS/Linux). Unit‑test code for robustness, including edge cases, usability, and general reliability. Work on bug fixing and improving application performance. Continuously discover, evaluate, and implement new technologies to maximize development efficiency. Requirements: BS in Computer Science/Electronics Engineering plus 24 months experience in the job offered or as a Software Director. Research Analyst Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Perform primary and secondary research; evaluating industries in the firm’s investment focus areas to define key sectors, current investment/competitive landscape and potential market/investment opportunities. Deal flow: follow up with potential investment targets, learn about business models and product/market fit; facilitate introductions or presentations to the investment team. Networking/events: develop a personal network to include entrepreneurs, associates at other collaborative venture firms, university contacts etc.; attend mixers and applicable events. Financial modeling & analysis: call customers/analysts and use existing research and market information to perform extensive analysis; construct sophisticated financial models. Due diligence: perform extensive due diligence to evaluate new investment opportunities/business plans; interview, reference and background checks; customer and supplier calls; technology evaluation; financial projection analysis. Investment memo: assist general partners in authoring investment memo write‑ups and present the case to the investment committee. Requirements: Master of Finance/Economics or related degree plus 6 months of experience in the job offered or as an Assurance SR. Associate, valuation. Software Test Engineer Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Algorithm research, validation and implementation in computer vision; integration of algorithm software components with system software; engineering system support; problem debugging for existing products; working in collaboration with application engineers and system architects; effectively demonstrate results by preparing written reports and making presentations describing analyses performed, solutions developed, and value obtained. Requirements: BS in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science plus 12 months experience in the job offered or as a Test Engineer. Computer Programmer Location: San Jose, California, USA Responsibilities: Confirm project requirements by reviewing program objective, input data, and output requirements with analyst, supervisor, and client. Arrange project requirements in programming sequence by analyzing requirements; prepare a work flow chart and diagram using knowledge of computer capabilities, subject matter, programming language, and logic. Encode project requirements by converting work flow information into computer languages. Program the computer by entering coded information; develop software solutions by studying information needs; conferring with users; studying systems flow, data usage, and work processes; investigate problem areas; following the software development lifecycle. Prepare reference for users by writing operating instructions; improve operations by conducting systems analysis; recommend changes in policies and procedures; maintain historical records by documenting program development and revisions; confirm program operation by conducting tests; modify program sequence and/or codes; update job knowledge by studying state‑of‑the‑art development tools, programming techniques, and computing equipment; participating in educational opportunities; reading professional publications; maintaining personal networks; participating in professional organizations; contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results. Requirements: BS in Computer Science/Information Science, plus skills: Java, Matlab, Machine learning, Python, Data Mining, Distributed System, Parallel Computing, Computer Vision, Image Processing, Networking System, Search Engine Design and Implementation, Intelligent Agent Planning, Software Optimization. #J-18808-Ljbffr