ALGEBRAIT
RF Test Engineer
Full Time • Fremont, CA
Benefits:
- Competitive salary
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
Location: Fremont , California
Onsite/ Remote: Day 1 Onsite at customer location
Core Responsibilities
1. Test Execution & System Validation
- Configure, calibrate, and operate multi-axis OTA anechoic test chambers (e.g., ETS-Lindgren AMS systems) across FR1 (Sub-6 GHz) and FR2 (mmWave) frequency ranges.
- Perform comprehensive radiated measurements including TRP, TIS, EIRP, EIS, and MIMO OTA throughput testing.
- Validate satellite positioning performance by executing A-GNSS (GPS/Glonass/Galileo) OTA sensitivity evaluations.
- Conduct systematic RF Desensitization (Desense) investigations to isolate internal platform noise (e.g., from display panels, high-speed digital buses, or power supplies) degrading receiver performance.
- Maintain chamber verification logs, performing routine range calibrations (path loss measurements using standard gain horn antennas) to ensure measurement repeatability and system accuracy.
2. Test Plan Compliance & Certification
- Execute testing matrices in strict accordance with CTIA Test Plan for Wireless Device Over-the-Air Performance, 3GPP Technical Specifications (TS 38.521 / 38.151), and specific North American wireless operator requirements.
- Analyze test data against strict regulatory and carrier acceptance limits, identifying and logging edge-case failures.
- Interface directly with the Telecommunications Certification Body (TCB) team and project managers to package validation data for formal regulatory submissions (FCC, CE, ISED).
Technical Requirements & Qualifications
Education & Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, or a highly related technical discipline (Master’s Degree with an RF/Electromagnetics focus preferred).
- 2 to 5+ years of direct, hands-on experience in an RF laboratory environment specifically executing OTA testing.
Technical Skills & Instrumentation Knowledge
- Chamber Architectures: Deep familiarity with conical-cut and great-circle-cut anechoic chamber testing geometries.
- Wireless Protocols: Solid baseline knowledge of 5G NR (SA/NSA), LTE Advanced, Wi-Fi 7 / 6E (802.11be/ax), Bluetooth, and UWB physical layer parameters.
- RF Test Equipment: Hands-on operational mastery of network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and radio communication testers (e.g., Keysight UXM 5G, Rohde & Schwarz CMX500 / CMW500, Anritsu MT8000A).
- Software & Automation: Experience utilizing automated lab software suites (e.g., ETS-Lindgren EMQuest, R&S AMS32). Proficiency in Python for parsing .csv data files and interfacing with instrument APIs is highly preferred.
- Foundational Knowledge: Solid grasp of Smith charts, impedance matching, polarization alignment, Friis transmission equations, and measurement uncertainty calculations.
Soft Skills & Workplace Competencies
- Analytical Problem Solving: A methodical approach to isolating variables when troubleshooting system anomalies or uncharacteristic device failures inside the chamber.
- Meticulous Documentation: Strong attention to detail when logging hardware configurations, test settings, and EUT (Equipment Under Test) software build versions.
- Communication: Ability to clearly explain complex radiated failures and spatial pattern nulls to non-RF internal partners.
Compensation: $50.00 - $60.00 per hour
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