RF Engineer, Senior

Overview:

At Zebra, we are a community of innovators who come together to create new ways of working. United by curiosity and a culture of caring, we develop smart solutions that anticipate our customer’s and partner’s needs and solve their challenges.

Being part of Zebra Nation means you are seen, heard, valued, and respected. Drawing from our unique perspectives, we collaborate to deliver on our purpose. Here you are part of a team pushing boundaries today to redefine the work of tomorrow for organizations, their employees, and those they serve.

 

You’ll have opportunities to learn and lead in a forward-thinking environment, defining your path to a fulfilling career while channeling your skills toward causes you care about—locally and globally.

Come make an impact every day at Zebra.

What We're Looking For:

We are seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer to join our Handheld RF Engineering team!

In this role, you will design, develop, model, and test RF transmitters and receivers in the 700MHz – 10GHz range. In addition, you will develop products from concept phase to production release working with in-house cross-functional teams as well as off-shore Joint-Development-Partners (JDMS). As a member of the Zebra Handheld team, you will be responsible to design and integrate multiple radios including 4G/5G WWAN, Wi-Fi, BT/BLE, GPS, NFC and UHF RFID into small, highly ruggedized form factors while delivering best in class RF performance.

The ideal candidate must have deep low-level RF circuit design expertise.

Come, capture your edge with us!

This role is on-site 3-days a week in Zebra's Holtsville, NY office; 2 days remote (US).

Key Responsibilities

• Establishes requirements for moderately complex RF design projects.

• Performs RF analysis and simulation for design, optimization and debug
• Drive sand/or Support customer and cross-functional issue debug for system level issues
• Drives EMI/EMC trouble shooting and validation
• Works with Antenna team members on system requirements, design, validation and debug
• Works with internal cross-functional teams and external JDMs/CMs to successfully bring Handheld products to market and meet all standards/regulatory/carrier requirements
• Drives RF lab capability development and works with Lab team on test strategy and new technology capability
• Investigates and drives new technology and solutions to improve performance and productivity
• Proactively researches, evaluates, and implements emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) and other techniques/tools to continuously improve RF design, testing, and system optimization processes
• Drives and/or Supports customer and cross-functional issue debug for system level issues
• Researches, evaluates, and implements emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) techniques/tools to continuously improve RF design, testing, and system optimization processes

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree and 4+ year experience or Master's degree and 2+ year experience
• Must have Experience with Board level RF circuit design
• Must be familiar with VNA’s, Spectrum Analyzers, Oscilloscopes, RF Power Meters

Preferred Qualifications:

• RF design experience in the 450MHz to 10GHz range
• 5G WAN and/or Wi-Fi6/7
• Experience highly preferred, GPS/BLE/RFID also a plus
• Experience with the mobile product development lifecycle including carrier certification
• RF Design for FCC/ETSI/3GPP compliance & recent success cases
• Hands-on RF circuit/system testing experience including cabled and radiated methods.
• Noise / RF interference mitigation and troubleshooting methods.
• RF simulation experience with ADS and/or CST 

Equal Opportunity Employer:

Zebra is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability and protected veteran status, or any other basis prohibited by law. If you are an individual with a disability and need assistance in applying for a position, please contact us at workplace.accommodations@zebra.com.

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Pay Range:

$96,800.00 - $145,200.00 Annual

Incentive Compensation:

In addition to base pay, Zebra offers this role the opportunity to earn a performance-based annual cash incentive, at a target equal to 10% of base pay, in accordance with the terms of the applicable incentive plan.

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Zebra Total Rewards includes more than just pay and is structured to meet the needs of our changing global business and evolving talent. We are committed to providing our employees with a benefits program that is comprehensive and competitive – including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, and continued learning and development offerings. We offer community service days, in addition to the traditional insurances, compensation, parental leave, employee assistance program and paid time off offerings depending on the country where you work.

Salary offered will vary depending on your location, job-related skills, knowledge, and experience.

Additionally, all Zebra roles are eligible for cash incentive programs. For example, sales roles have additional opportunity to earn substantial variable compensation tied to quota achievement. In most other roles, the Zebra annual cash incentive program links Company and individual performance together. Some roles may also be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.

Benefits:

We understand the importance of work-life balance and wellbeing, which is why we offer flexibility for our teams including: hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day to promote revitalization and success.

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