RF Wireless Engineer

RF Wireless Engineer Wi-Fi / IoT Hardware Integration

Location: Carlsbad CA 100% Onsite 5 Days/Week

Pay Rate: $42$48/hr W-2 DOE

Duration: 12-Month Assignment with Potential for Extension or Conversion

Schedule: Full-Time

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About the Opportunity

We are seeking a hands-on RF Wireless Engineer to support the development integration and validation of next-generation connected consumer products including Wi-Fi-enabled cameras doorbells and other IoT devices.

This is an excellent opportunity for an engineer who may be earlier in their RF/wireless career but has strong technical fundamentals enjoys working directly with hardware and wants exposure to the full product development lifecycle.

You do not need to be a senior or principal-level RF engineer. The team is particularly interested in someone who is curious proactive enthusiastic and comfortable taking ownership of technical problems and figuring out solutions.

This is not a purely software QA or protocol-testing position. The ideal candidate will bring a combination of Wi-Fi/wireless knowledge hands-on hardware testing RF validation debugging and hardware/firmware integration experience.

What Youll Do

• Support the integration bring-up debugging and validation of wireless hardware for connected IoT products.
• Test and evaluate Wi-Fi connectivity and performance including how reliably devices connect and communicate with other Wi-Fi devices.
• Work hands-on with PCBAs wireless modules antennas RF components and embedded hardware.
• Perform RF validation characterization and wireless performance testing.
• Troubleshoot connectivity and performance issues at the hardware firmware and system level.
• Assist with firmware-related hardware bring-up and use command-line tools or scripts during testing and debugging.
• Investigate technical issues independently identify root causes and work with the broader engineering team to implement solutions.
• Support RF areas such as impedance matching transmission lines S-parameters RF component selection and EMI/EMC troubleshooting depending on experience.
• Participate in antenna testing tuning and optimization; direct antenna design experience is highly desirable but not required.
• Collaborate closely with hardware firmware software mechanical manufacturing and test engineers.
• Work with overseas engineering and ODM teams which may occasionally require evening meetings.
• Gain exposure to products from early development and integration through validation and production.

What Were Looking For

• Bachelors degree in Electrical Engineering Computer Engineering Electronics Engineering or a related discipline.
• Approximately 25 years of relevant RF wireless hardware firmware validation or systems integration experience; strong candidates with somewhat less experience may also be considered.
• Hands-on experience with Wi-Fi RF wireless connectivity or embedded wireless products.
• Understanding of 802.11 Wi-Fi technologies such as a/b/g/n/ac/ax.
• Exposure to Wi-Fi PHY wireless performance testing RF validation or connectivity debugging.
• Experience working directly with hardware/PCBAs wireless modules RF components or embedded systems.
• Ability to troubleshoot technical problems rather than simply execute predefined test cases.
• Experience with hardware/firmware integration or bring-up is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity with command-line tools scripting or test automation is beneficial.
• Experience with cellular IoT Bluetooth or other wireless technologies can be transferable if paired with strong hands-on hardware and debugging skills.

Especially Valuable Experience

You dont need to have everything below. The team is particularly interested in candidates with exposure to one or more of these areas:

• Wi-Fi performance testing and validation
• Wi-Fi PHY and MAC/PHY firmware or driver bring-up
• RF circuit debugging
• PCB/PCBA bring-up
• Antenna design testing or tuning
• Impedance matching and matching networks
• Transmission lines and S-parameters
• RF filters switches amplifiers or front-end components
• Spectrum analyzers VNAs signal generators or other RF lab equipment
• EMI/EMC troubleshooting
• Embedded firmware debugging
• Command-line scripting or test automation
• Consumer electronics connected devices IoT smartphones wireless modules or similar products

What Will Make Someone Successful

The team is not looking for the most senior RF engineer in the market. Theyre looking for someone who enjoys being in the lab and wants to become deeply involved in how the product works.

You should be someone who can be given a problem think through what needs to be tested get hands-on with the device troubleshoot what isnt working and take ownership of driving toward a solution.

Because this is a smaller highly collaborative engineering environment youll have an opportunity to understand much more than one isolated component of the product and contribute across integration development bring-up debugging validation and performance optimization.

Logistics

This is a 12-month W-2 assignment with potential for extension or conversion based on business needs and performance. The position requires working onsite in Carlsbad California five days per week and offers $42$48/hour W-2 depending on relevant experience. Candidates should also be comfortable occasionally collaborating with overseas teams during evening hours.

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