Wireless Engineer Jobs in California

INTRODUCTION

In this role, the hardware design engineer will own electrical system design, bring-up, and validation for the current and next generation of Rivian electric vehicles.

This would be a highly visible role working cross-functionally to influence design, contribute to solving HW/SW system integration challenges, and experience complete prototyping to manufacturing product development cycle.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design/Test/Release antennas for Rivian programs with best-in-class performance, cost, and quality.

• Design – Analyse and document design trade-offs, create antenna designs. Key areas to be considered: Antenna pattern (coverage), efficiency, gain, isolation requirements, OTA performance, desense, antenna coexistence, other system-level parameters (throughput, range, etc.), and cost. Responsible for DFMEA and DFM with suppliers.

• Test – Responsible for test plans, conducting bench, chamber, and vehicle-level testing. Characterize antenna performance on the component/subsystem level and the end-to-end performance of the wireless products the antennas are associated with. Process and document the results to validate/visualize and compare the performance of different designs.

• Release – Drive product delivery and validation schedule/processes/completion. Release designs into product life management (PLM) and documentation systems.

• Types of antennas the candidate will work on: Cellular (LTE, 5G, etc.), Wifi, BT, BLE, GPS, Vehicle Access (IoT devices).

• Design Release Engineer for modules and/or ECUs utilizing wireless technologies, such as TPMS.

• Participate in antenna and wireless product technology roadmap and novel technology investigations with internal antenna and cross-functional teams.

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS

• BS or higher in Electrical engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.

• Knowledge of measurement equipment for antenna/wireless characterization, as well as system performance validation, e.g., VNA, SA, and other EE measurement systems.

• Knowledge of antenna simulation tools (e.g., HFSS, CST, FEKO, XFDTD), MATLAB, and programming languages (e.g., C, Python).

• Knowledge of PLM, scheduling, and MPL tools.

• Strong communication skills.

• Excellent skills in data analysis, record-keeping, report writing, and presentation, with a desire to work in a fast-paced environment.

• Occasional domestic travels to suppliers’ facilities and Rivian factories.

• Besides antenna knowledge, it is desirable for candidates to have an understanding of the total end-to-end performance of RF systems, such as: Impedance matching, link budget calculation, TIS/TRP, ECC, theoretical knowledge of OTA parameters, as well as hands-on experience.