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Livescribe – Exciting Ground Breaking Technology!

Livescribe will fundamentally change the way people capture, use and share information with pen and paper, making the possibilities of pen and paper endless. With Livescribe, people will no longer have to settle – they can have the best of both the paper and digital worlds. The company is designing innovative solutions that enhance personal productivity, learning, communication & creative expression. Livescribe is the forerunner in this new era of mobile computing.

Livescribe is funded by VantagePoint Venture Partners and has an executive management team with deep experience from successful technology companies such as LeapFrog, Palm, Apple and IBM. Livescribe incorporated in January 2007 and was founded by Jim Marggraff, the inventor of paper-based computing including the LeapPad & FLY Pentop.

Livescribe offers competitive salaries and excellent benefits, including the following:

Kaiser Medical HSA
Anthem Blue Cross Lumenos Medical HSA
MetLife – Dental
Metlife – AD&D/Life/Short term–Long Term Disability
Vision Service Plan
Metlife Employee Assistance Plan
John Hancock 401k

Current positions available:

Web Services Product Manager
Web Front End Developer
Web Engineer
Sustaining Hardware Manager
Hardware Quality Manager
Inventory and Cost Analyst
Production Planner & Buyer
Assistant Controller
Sr. Mechanical Engineer

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include the job title in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Web Services Product Manager

Livescribe, Inc. is a privately held, venture-funded trailblazer in a new, low-cost mobile computing platform: the Pulse smartpen. The Pulse smartpen revolutionizes the act of writing by recording and linking audio to handwriting, so users never miss a word. Pulse enhances productivity, learning, communication and self expression for anyone that uses pen and paper.

Reporting to Livescribe's Sr. Director of Product Management, the PM will help define and advance the company's web services initiatives and globalization efforts.

We are seeking an individual who is goal-oriented, mobile technology savvy, and has a passion for great services. This individual will be responsible for the development and implementation of Livescribe's web services strategy and roadmap, collaboration across functional and product teams, and participation in the concept, development, launch and sustain phases of the product lifecycle.

Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

Ongoing development of the web services product vision and strategy with a focus on internal and external systems addressing core user needs as well as company needs.
Development and execution of tactical plans, with the ability to translate broad strategic objectives into specific tactical plans.
Effectively collaborate with business, marketing, technical and design teams to develop requirements, prioritize enhancements, translate into PRDs and drive projects to completion.
Develop a functional understanding of the key technological and architectural components of Livescribe's web services platform.
Identify opportunities for improvement, and incorporate new capabilities on an ongoing basis.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Minimum five years experience in product management
Demonstrated experience in working with complex technologies and defining requirements for internal and external services
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively to senior management, peers, team members, and customers
A keen, flexible and aggressive intellect with superb conceptual thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills
Working knowledge of mobile technologies, products and tools
Self-driven with a good sense of humor
BA/BS degree in a technical field; MBA preferred

Skill and Technical Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have a background in hardware consumer electronics, excellent communication (written and verbal) skills, be highly organized, manage internal and external team communications, be able to prioritize tasks, and maximize internal resources. S/he needs to have the ability to keep up to date on new and competitive technologies and must have a demonstrated track record of defining requirements and driving these across diverse organizations.

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Web Services Product Manager" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Web Front End Developer

Reporting to Livescribe's Director of Web Services the Web Developer will work closely with our highly skilled, passionate and agile web team to create robust front-end data collection functionality and a rich user experience.

We are seeking an individual who is passionate about design and usability and a master with complex javascript and other scripting languages (python).

Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

UI, site usability and x/HTML/CSS/Javascript/AJAX/Flash production
In conjunction with back end engineers, provide a highly compelling, cutting edge front end user experience
Ongoing development of our Flash applications (AS3)
Create working comps and rapidly prototype UI concepts (Dreamweaver, Flash, Illustrator, Photoshop)
Independently analyze and resolve complex, high impact problems, assessing alternatives as appropriate and implement long-term solutions
Interface with cross-functional engineering, marketing and QA teams

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
Minimum of 3 years hands on experience in interactive web development of dynamic and cross functionally compliant websites and applications
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Skill and Technical Requirements:

A passion for design and usability
A master with complex javascript and other scripting languages (python, pearl etc)
Demonstrated ability at debugging cross browser CSS issues and an intimate working knowledge of cross-browser compatibility and W3C standards
Clear, effective verbal and written communication skills
Ability to think analytically about problems assigned or encountered

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Web Front End Developer" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Web Engineer

Reporting to Livescribe's Director of Web Services the Web Engineer will work closely with our highly skilled, passionate and agile web team developing and enhancing a fully multitenant web application.

We are seeking an individual who has a proven track record of developing high performance, high capacity and scalable services.

Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

Hands on architecture and design of new and existing foundation frameworks and services.
Assist in migrating existing codebase from WebObjects/EOF to Tomcat, Hibernate, Velocity Apache frameworks.
Help define and create API's for our desktop client application interaction (XMLRPC/SOAP).
Apply your broad knowledge of object oriented technologies and designs in web services.
Design and implement the next phase of scalable distributed "cloud based" services.
Independently analyze and resolve large, complex, high impact production problems, assessing alternatives as appropriate and implementing long-term solutions.
Interface with cross-functional engineering and QA teams providing support with technical solutions and performance analysis.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

B.S. degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related discipline
5+ years of Java Development experience in developing online services and applications
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Skill and Technical Requirements:

Strong skills in Java programming, Java design patterns and server side Java
Experience with XML-RPC/SOAP web services
Proven experience developing high performance, high capacity and scalable services
Strong experience with object-oriented analysis, design and programming (OOA/OOD/OOP)

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Web Engineer" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Sustaining Hardware Manager

Reporting to Livescribe’s Vice President of Engineering, the Sustaining Hardware Manager will have the primary ownership of the hardware lifecycle, post-launch through EOL. Responsibilities will include component qualification, failure analysis and manufacturing support. This individual will manage a small team of hardware engineers and technicians, providing guidance and mentoring.

Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

Contribute to definition and fulfillment of future hardware products roadmap.
Contribute to new hardware products and accessories design and development.
Contribute to hardware closed loop, corrective action process.
Primary ownership of HW lifecycle, post-launch through EOL.
Drive corrective action and required changes for in-production HW products, including:
- In-line cost reduction efforts
- Quality focused improvements
- Design for manufacturing improvements
Work effectively with off-shore manufacturing and component partners
Manage a small team of HW engineers and technicians

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

BS in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
Computer Electronics background strongly desired
Organized, self-motivated, quality and customer-driven
Demonstrated professional competence, judgment, and management maturity
Data driven/analytical
New hardware program experience a plus
Handset/audio/video device experience a plus
Wireless experience a plus

Skill and Technical Requirements:

Hardware lifecycle management experience
Demonstrated ability to do root cause analysis for mechanical and/or electrical failures.
Experience in contributing to accessories development.
Ability to organize and communicate field failure trends effectively, to inform and galvanize the business.
Experience with key components and standard modes of failure, including batteries, plastic parts, connectors, mechanical and electrical subsystems.
Ability to work effectively with and lead cross-company, cross-functional and cross-cultural teams.

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Sustaining Hardware Manager" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Hardware Quality Manager

Reporting to Livescribe's Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics, the Hardware Quality Manager will Identify, plan and implement quality programs and/or procedures to monitor, improve and control the quality performance of all the Livescribe products.

We are seeking an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating leadership qualities and a strong attention to detail. Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

General:

Identify, plan and implement quality programs and/or procedures to monitor, improve and control the quality performance of all the Livescribe products.
Design and administer processes in accordance with the global Quality Standards (ISO, TL, etc.)
Effectively manage Electronics Manufacturing Services (outsourced)/Supplier Quality, New Product Introduction Quality, Customer Response Cycle Time, Quality Processes Excellence, and Digital Six Sigma.
Advise on additional resources required and training needed to meet company objectives on quality and reliability.
Control and provide feedback on quality trends and/or problems related to products so that they can be resolved.
Review and approve documents on quality plans for contract manufacturer.
Report to top management on the performance of the quality management system and improvement strategy.
Ensure the promotion of awareness of customer requirements throughout Livescribe.
Set goals and objectives for the department in line with company quality and reliability objectives.

Specific role:

Product Quality
- Factory assembly and test yield improvement
- Materials incoming quality improvement
- Customer Quality Audit process definition and implementation
Contract Manufacturer Quality management
- Define clear quality reporting from manufacturer
- Institute a monthly quality review with manufacturer management
- Audit the health of their quality systems
Returns Management
- Drive RMA (Voice of Customer) through the organization for continuous improvement
- Track and institute a closed loop process with engineering and manufacturing for addressing root causes
- Monthly quality review on progress
Quality Systems
- Develop a Quality roadmap to enable Livescribe to go for a ISO 9000 certification by end of 2010

Requirements:

Education:
- Bachelor degree or above in electrical engineering, mechanical, electronic or relevant fields
- Six Sigma: Black/Green Belt preferable
Essential Experience:
- Solid engineering background preferably related to manufacturing of product
- Strong management background with experience in supervising engineers or section manager
Preferred Experience:
- Strong statistical background
- Experience working with contract manufacturers in Asia
Skills and Abilities
- Good understanding of product quality requirements
- Dynamic, aggressive, resourceful, responsible and systematic in problem solving
- Plans and implements new methods, policies and procedures for quality improvement
- Works well under pressure and with people at all levels
- Works independently and learn quickly

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Hardware Quality Manager" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Inventory and Cost Analyst

Livescribe, Inc. is a privately held, venture-funded trailblazer in a new, low-cost mobile computing platform: the Pulse Smartpen. The Pulse Smartpen revolutionizes the act of writing by recording and linking audio to handwriting, so users never miss a word. Pulse enhances productivity, learning, communication and self expression for anyone that uses pen and paper.

Reporting to Livescribe's Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics, the Inventory and Cost Analyst will review and analyze the sales forecast, ensuring that on-hand inventory and sales demands are in line.

We are seeking an individual who thrives in a fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will be a self-starter, pay meticulous attention to detail and enjoy working as part of a team within the department and cross-functionally. Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

1. Inventory Analyst

Monitors, reviews, analyzes and coordinates inventory flow based on short and long term inventory planning; reviews, analyzes and approves new items for inclusion into the inventory; reviews, analyzes and coordinates the transition or deletion of obsolete items to minimize financial impact to the company.
Initiates and monitors procedures for inventory data control; monitors inventory usage trends through evaluation and analysis; performs analyses in forecasting future inventory requirements; Develops a plan to address root causes and identifies specific steps to reduce inventory. Documents potential drivers for inventory variance or excess inventory.
Resolves various problems related to inventory control; recommends and designs modifications, procedures and enhancements to the material management computer system.
Plans and organizes analytical studies related to inventory control; develops or utilizes personal computer applications to assist with inventory studies or projects; confers with representatives of other departments, contract manufacturer, transit agencies, vendors and others as required by project assignment.
Develop and implement all policies, procedures, systems and best practices with regard to inventory, for the purpose of maintaining accurate financial information.
Maintenance of the BOM, component pricing and manufacturer price adjustments. Conducts inventory counts and reconciliation and parts returns; performs and analyzes weekly stock orders.

2. Cost Analyst

Builds cost models for all the products and identifies cost reduction opportunities with cross functional team.
Participates in weekly cost reduction meeting with cross functional team to ensure all cost reduction action plans are achieved on time.
Publishes management report on cost reduction status and cost projection for upcoming quarters.
Ensures material cost reductions are timely updated in the finance system to avoid overpayment to suppliers.

Requirements:

Exceptional interpersonal skills with an emphasis on communications-both verbal and written.
Ability to influence and negotiate.
Ability to multi-task, managing multiple projects with tight deadlines.
Skilled at designing and analyzing spreadsheets.
Strong understanding of accounting principles.
Excellent problem solving skills.
Strong understanding of supply chain systems, practices, process, and procedures.
Ideal candidate must be able to identify improvement opportunities and deliver solutions.
Relevant experience in cost and inventory management.

Education:

BA/BS degree from four year college or university.
Minimum of 5 years relevant experience.
APICS certification preferred
Knowledge of MAS 500 and Omnify preferred.

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Inventory and Cost Analyst" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Production Planner & Buyer

Reporting to Livescribe's Vice President of Supply Chain and Logistics, the Production Planner and Buyer will be a major contributor to the Sales and Operational Planning process, ensuring that production schedules are met, costs are contained and appropriate levels of inventory are maintained for optimum cash flow.

We are seeking an energetic, and hard-working individual who enjoys working both independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced operations department within a dynamic company. Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

Help lead and drive the internal S&OP (Sales & Operational Planning) process
Develop, communicate and execute the manufacturing schedule per the output of the monthly S&OP process
Review and analyze sales forecast, on hand inventory and sales demand for all products
Manage weekly and monthly production plans in a timely, cost efficient manner with minimum inventory exposure
Monitor costs and schedule compliance of contract manufacturers
Manage the development and launch of new products, taking into account the full marketing mix
Create daily, weekly, and monthly analytics and reporting to support business needs for better information in decision making

Requirements:

Superior verbal and written communication skills
Strong negotiation skills
Ability to work on multiple projects at once with tight deadlines
High-level of comfort in working with numbers and spreadsheets
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Exceptional attention to detail
The ideal candidate must also be able to identify and execute improvement opportunities through both process improvements and system improvements
Strong understanding of supply chain systems, practices, process, and procedures
At least 8+ years of progressive experience in a purchasing & product planning role
APICS certification
Bachelor's degree in Materials Science, Computer Science or related field

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Production Planner & Buyer" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Assistant Controller

Reporting to Livescribe's Controller, the Assistant Controller will manage day-to-day accounting operations and oversee internal controls, ensuring accuracy, timely deliverables and compliance.

We are seeking an individual with a demonstrated deep technical understanding of US GAAP, including revenue recognition. This individual will have strong supervisory and analytical skills.

Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

Manage day-to-day accounting operations, including maintaining the General Ledger.
Equity accounting.
Draft, manage and publish the monthly accounting calendar and take responsibility for an effective and efficient general ledger close.
Research technical accounting matters for compliance with US GAAP.
Manage the external audit requests and answer initial questions.
Design, develop and streamline SOX controls and processes.
Review/prepare monthly account reconciliations for all general ledger accounts and validate accuracy and substance of schedules supporting the reconciliations.
Supervise the Accounts Payable, General Ledger, Fixed Assets, Accounts Receivable and Payroll functions, ensuring transactional integrity.
Work with outside CPA firm to complete and file timely sales, use and property tax returns.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in finance, accounting, or business.
CPA required.
Master's degree is a plus.
Minimum of 8 years progressive accounting experience with at least 4 years public accounting experience.
At least 2 years of supervisory experience.
Cost accounting experience a plus.
Manufacturing/Consumer Products industry experience preferred.

Skill and Technical Requirements:

Deep understanding of US GAAP
Solid experience with revenue recognition
Proven ability and desire to work effectively, delivering accurate results under tight deadlines in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial and dynamic environment.
Experience with setting up accounting for foreign subsidiaries and managing intercompany transactions and consolidations.
Advanced understanding of Excel for financial modeling; proficient in Word and Power Point.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Experience with MAS500 accounting software and FRx Reporting is a plus.
High degree of problem solving ability and critical thinking.
Demonstrated ability to exercise independent direction and judgment.
Demonstrated current understanding of SEC reporting requirements.

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Assistant Controller" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.

Senior Mechanical Engineer

Reporting to Livescribe's Vice President of Engineering, the Senior Mechanical Engineer will provide guidance and expertise for new products as well as identifying areas for improvement with existing products.

Livescribe is conveniently located in Oakland on 880, 10 minutes north of the 880/ San Mateo Bridge junction.

Primary Responsibilities:

Primary hands-on mechanical contributor working with new products team. Actively collaborate with Marketing, Engineering, Supply Chain and all design and manufacturing partners to bring new product concepts successfully into market.
Work collaboratively with contract manufacturers and ODMs to ensure industrial designs are translated into detailed mechanical designs and are successfully taken through development into production.
Work closely with partners on plastics tooling design and ensure high quality and manufacturability results.
Support new program Accessories development as well as sustaining development for smartpens.
Work closely with documentation management to own mechanical BOM. Work closely with vendors of mechanical components to review specifications and ensure suitability for new designs. Actively engage with Supply Chain team to seek out and validate cost reduction strategies for mechanical components.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

BS in Mechanical Engineering
8 - 15 years of experience in Mechanical Engineering;
5+ years of experience in the design of integrated consumer electronics products; MSME (or BSME with equivalent experience) required.

Skill and Technical Requirements:

5+ years hands-on experience with Pro-E
Experience in the entire HW lifecycle from industrial design through detailed design and tooling design into production and sustaining changes to improve yield and/or product quality
Familiar with engineering documentation process and coordination of mechanical BOM including 2-D drawings, documentation, etc.
Demonstrated ability to shape innovative industrial designs into high quality mechanical designs that can be mass-produced.
Experience with the mechanical characteristics that influence acoustic properties of integrated audio devices is highly desirable.

Please email all inquiries to jobs@livescribe.com and include "Senior Mechanical Engineer" in the subject line. Please attach your resume in either word (.doc) or Adobe Acrobat (.pdf) format.