Capgemini Invent / Synapse - Electrical Engineering Architect

At Capgemini Invent, we believe difference drives change. As inventive transformation consultants, we blend our strategic, creative and scientific capabilities, collaborating closely with clients to deliver cutting-edge solutions. Join us to drive transformation tailored to our client's challenges of today and tomorrow. Informed and validated by science and data. Superpowered by creativity and design. All underpinned by technology created with purpose. Synapse, a part of Capgemini Invent, is a product development consultancy working with the world’s most ambitious companies to envision, create, and launch breakthrough AI-powered intelligent products. Sitting at the intersection of hardware, embedded systems, and AI, we specialize in engineering-led innovation that transforms business and unlocks entirely new market categories. Join an innovation team at our global hub in San Francisco or at our Seattle office. We bring new human-centered products to market through close collaboration across three capability units: Synapse, frog, and AIE.

YOUR ROLE

If you aim to lead a team of electrical engineers on multidisciplinary projects to conceive, architect, design, and build innovative products and systems for top-tier clients, Synapse's Electrical Engineering team is interested in talking to you. Your primary focus would be bringing our client’s ambitions to life by guiding programs from end to end, including system architecture definition, hardware platform selection, and technical risk management. In this role, you would be progressing product development through multiple project phases, starting with development of product requirements, system-level architecture, block diagrams, and interface definitions, to prototyping, electronics design iterations, rigorous troubleshooting, hands on board bring-up, and performance verification, resulting in mature product designs ready for mass production. * Scope, estimate, and present project proposals directly to clients in response to RFPs in conjunction with sales and engineering teams, including ideation of technical approaches, architecture tradeoffs, and development timelines. * Design, build, test, and deliver innovative, high quality electronics product designs, including analog/mixed-signal and digital circuits, embedded systems, power management, and wireless connectivity. * Mentor and develop top talent within Synapse electrical engineering department, including guidance on best practices in circuit design and simulation, PCB layout, design for manufacturability (DFM), and developing AI powered process enhancements * Lead multidisciplinary engineering teams to successfully deliver project outcomes; meet milestones and deadlines in collaboration with firmware, mechanical, and industrial design teams. * Serve as a senior client advisor, translating complex engineering considerations into clear business impacts and actionable recommendations. * Partner with Invent and Synapse leadership to build thought leadership, reusable assets, and AI‑enabled delivery methods that strengthen our market position.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

In order to thrive as an Electrical Engineering Architect at Synapse, you should possess effective verbal and written communication skills, and demonstrate excellent technical project planning and task delegation abilities. You are comfortable working in ambiguity, and you instill confidence in client engineering and leadership teams. You have experience successfully architecting and implementing electronics products from beginning to end. You have embraced the use of AI to improve your delivery and output. You have a talent for leading teams while maintaining the ability to keep calm and laugh when things don’t go as planned. Required skills: * Experience scoping, estimating level of effort, proposing, selling, and giving technical presentations to prospective and existing clients * Track record of designing, developing, testing, documenting, and delivering custom electronic assemblies using EDA and simulation tools and electronics lab equipment, including schematic capture, simulation, PCB layout, PCBA bringup, debugging, rework, and performance verification. * Ability to lead a team of engineers to success including risk mitigation, task management, scheduling, design reviews, root-cause analysis, and iterative hardware design cycles, using AI tools to improve efficiency and quality of execution. * Breadth of experience designing with a wide range of technologies and interfaces such as SOCs, MCUs, DDR, ethernet, Bluetooth, WiFi, UWB, LTE, NFC, batteries, motors, cameras, amplifiers, filters, IMUs, antennae, HDI PCB, FPC, rigid-flex, and cable

WHAT YOU’LL LOVE ABOUT WORKING HERE?

Synapse Product Development works with the world’s leading brands and most ambitious startups to bring to market products and technologies that have a positive impact on people and our planet. Our team of engineers, project managers, and business operations professionals tackle seemingly impossible technical challenges for our clients and bring cutting-edge solutions to reality. We work on a variety of projects, find fun in solving hard problems with great coworkers, and understand the value of cross-discipline collaboration to provide stellar client service. Synapse supports an environment of openness and trust where employees work hard to get the job done and still have time to maintain active and meaningful lives. Synapse's San Francisco site at Mission Rock offers all the amenities of downtown including proximity to transit, outdoor spaces, eateries, retail, and stadiums. Virtually when we must and in person when we can, our project teams, departments and disciplines, and entire office regularly come together to celebrate successes and navigate shared challenges. You’ll have the opportunity to: * Build a network within the Capgemini Group and contribute to the education of other Business Units around practice offerings to support existing account expansion * Play a significant role in client proposals and RFI/RFP responses from initial brief to final sales presentations

• Nurture and expand existing account relationships
• Identify potential personal business relationships that can be leveraged by

the practice to develop new business * Identify potential project extension and expansion opportunities while staffed on projects The base compensation range for this role in the posted location is: $150,00 to $200,000 Capgemini provides compensation range information in accordance with applicable national, state, provincial, and local pay transparency laws. The base compensation range listed for this position reflects the minimum and maximum target compensation Capgemini, in good faith, believes it may pay for the role at the time of this posting. This range may be subject to change as permitted by law. The actual compensation offered to any candidate may fall outside of the posted range and will be determined based on multiple factors legally permitted in the applicable jurisdiction. These may include, but are not limited to: Geographic location, Education and qualifications, Certifications and licenses, Relevant experience and skills, Seniority and performance, Market and business consideration, Internal pay equity. It is not typical for candidates to be hired at or near the top of the posted compensation range. In addition to base salary, this role may be eligible for additional compensation such as variable incentives, bonuses, or commissions, depending on the position and applicable laws. Capgemini offers a comprehensive, non-negotiable benefits package to all regular, full-time employees. In the U.S. and Canada, available benefits are determined by local policy and eligibility and may include: * Paid time off based on employee grade (A-F), defined by policy: Vacation: 12-25 days, depending on grade, Company paid holidays, Personal Days, Sick Leave * Medical, dental, and vision coverage (or provincial healthcare coordination in Canada)

• Retirement savings plans (e.g., 401(k) in the U.S., RRSP in Canada)
• Life and disability insurance
• Employee assistance programs
• Other benefits as provided by local policy and eligibility

Important Notice: Compensation (including bonuses, commissions, or other forms of incentive pay) is not considered earned, vested, or payable until it becomes due under the terms of applicable plans or agreements and is subject to Capgemini’s discretion, consistent with applicable laws. The Company reserves the right to amend or withdraw compensation programs at any time, within the limits of applicable legislation. Disclaimers Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging inclusion in the workplace. Capgemini also participates in the Partnership Accreditation in Indigenous Relations (PAIR) program which supports meaningful engagement with Indigenous communities across Canada by promoting fairness, accessibility, inclusion and respect. We value the rich cultural heritage and contributions of Indigenous Peoples and actively work to create a welcoming and respectful environment. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law. This is a general description of the Duties, Responsibilities and Qualifications required for this position. Physical, mental, sensory or environmental demands may be referenced in an attempt to communicate the manner in which this position traditionally is performed. Whenever necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal employment opportunity, Capgemini will consider reasonable accommodations that might involve varying job requirements and/or changing the way this job is performed, provided that such accommodation does not pose an undue hardship. Capgemini is committed to providing reasonable accommodation during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to your recruiting contact. Please be aware that Capgemini may capture your image (video or screenshot) during the interview process and that image may be used for verification, including during the hiring and onboarding process. Click the following link for more information on your rights as an Applicant in the United States. [ Capgemini is a global business and technology transformation partner, helping organizations to accelerate their dual transition to a digital and sustainable world, while creating tangible impact for enterprises and society. It is a responsible and diverse group of 340,000 team members in more than 50 countries. With its strong over 55-year heritage, Capgemini is trusted by its clients to unlock the value of technology to address the entire breadth of their business needs. It delivers end-to-end services and solutions leveraging strengths from strategy and design to engineering, all fueled by its market leading capabilities in AI, generative AI, cloud and data, combined with its deep industry expertise and partner ecosystem.