Advanced RF/Antenna Engineer

Zebra Technologies • Holtsville, NY

1d • Hybrid

About The Position

At Zebra, the Advanced RF/Antenna Engineer owns highly complex, board-level RF circuit and antenna designs, from initial architecture and simulation through lab debugging, regulatory compliance, and global factory bring-up. The role designs transmitters, receivers, and antennas in the 800 MHz to 8 GHz range and contributes to Zebra’s technology roadmap and patent development.

This hands-on position is based on a hybrid schedule requiring at least three days per week in Zebra’s Holtsville, New York office and two days remote within the United States. Up to 10% domestic and/or international travel may be required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree and at least 5 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 4 years of experience.
• Experience with board-level RF circuit design.
• RF impedance matching experience and understanding of the Smith Chart for RF design.
• Experience with antenna design and measurements.
• Familiarity with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and RF power meters.
• Some design experience with Class A/AB power amplifiers up to 5 W.
• Ability to perform hands-on testing, troubleshooting, matching, and soldering.
• Experience with RF simulation software such as ADS or CST.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with power supply regulator design as it pertains to RF circuits and power amplifiers.
• Prior knowledge of schematic capture and PCB layout viewers for layout reviews.
• RF design experience in the 800 MHz to 8 GHz range.
• RF design experience for UHF RFID readers.
• Familiarity with RF receiver design and measurements.
• RF system-level design experience, such as RFID or UWB.
• Experience with ADS, CST, or Cadence design tools.
• Experience with WWAN, BLE, Wi-Fi, LoRa, or GPS RF design.
• Willingness to travel up to 10% domestically and/or internationally.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and integrate RF receivers, transmitters, and antennas.
• Conduct RF system implementation throughout the product design cycle.
• Design power supplies and other supporting circuits.
• Select parts; perform prototyping, factory bring-up, lab bench debugging, and root-cause analysis.
• Work with internal cross-functional teams and external JDMs/CMs to bring RFID products to market.
• Support EMI/EMC troubleshooting and validation.
• Architect, design, support development of, and test RF design solutions for highly complex technical projects.
• Create specifications and provide input for product requirements.
• Contribute to the technology roadmap process.
• Prioritize quality and seek improvements across RF projects.
• Contribute to high-impact patents.

Benefits

• Performance-based annual cash incentive with a target equal to 12% of base pay.
• Healthcare and wellness offerings.
• Inclusion networks and continued learning and development offerings.
• Community service days.
• Traditional insurance offerings, parental leave, employee assistance program, and paid time off, depending on the country of employment.
• Hybrid work and adaptable hours.
• Summer Flex Fridays and Focus Fridays.
• Annual companywide well-being day.
• Some roles may be eligible for long-term incentive equity awards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior