RF Engineer

RF Engineer

Requirements

• You have a B.S. (M.S. preferred) in Electrical Engineering or relevant field.
• you have 5-10+ years of experience in RF design.
• You are an expert mastery of wireless communications principles and RF electronics fundamentals.
• You are able to design, test and debug complex discrete RF circuits using RF lineup analysis.
• You are knowledgeable of digital communication schemes such as BPSK, QPSK, GMSK, PCM/FM, etc.
• You have extensive experience with phase locked loops (PLL), low noise amplifiers (LNA), power amplifiers (PA), antennas and other communication circuitry.
• You have expert understanding of the concepts of EVM, IP3, NF, P1dB, SNR, etc.
• You are proficient with conducting design reviews of circuits and systems at all phases of design.
• You have experience with RF lab equipment, including spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, oscilloscope, power meter, etc.
• You are familiar with RF simulation tools such as Microwave Office and VSS. Ideal candidate will also have experience with OrCAD and PADS.
• You have good communication skills, both verbal and written.
• You have a start-up attitude.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of RF aspects of RFID Readers with RF circuits up to 1GHz. These are phased array radios with multiple antennas.
• Collaborate with Software, QA, Hardware, Antenna, FPGA Engineering teams to define radio requirements based on system-level requirements.
• Design RF transceiver and debug RF performance.
• Select components, including power amplifiers, LNAs, circulators, filters and discrete components. Partner with Operations to consider pricing and availability.
• Simulate critical circuit performance.
• Devise and work with Software and Automation Engineers to implement RF validation tests.
• Debug and optimize conducted RF and overall system performance.
• Full characterization of design, create and publish full Design Verification Test (DVT) report.
• Work with Compliance Engineer to guide product through regulatory testing at external labs.
• Work with Operations to develop manufacturing test plan.

Preferred Qualifications

No preferred qualifications provided.