RF Engineer, Senior

Zebra Technologies•Holtsville, NY

3d•$96,800 - $145,200•Hybrid

About The Position

Zebra is seeking a Senior RF Design Engineer to join its Handheld RF Engineering team. The role designs, develops, models, and tests RF transmitters and receivers in the 700 MHz–10 GHz range, and develops products from concept through production release in collaboration with internal cross-functional teams and offshore Joint-Development-Partners. The engineer designs and integrates multiple radios—including 4G/5G WWAN, Wi-Fi, BT/BLE, GPS, NFC, and UHF RFID—into small, highly ruggedized products while delivering strong RF performance. Deep, low-level RF circuit design expertise is sought. The position is based at Zebra’s Holtsville, New York office three days per week, with two remote days in the United States. The listed annual pay range is $96,800–$145,200, with an opportunity for a performance-based annual cash incentive targeted at 10% of base pay. Zebra describes its total rewards as including healthcare, wellness, inclusion networks, continued learning and development, community service days, insurance, parental leave, an employee assistance program, and paid time off, with offerings depending on country. The company also describes hybrid work, adaptable hours, Summer Flex Fridays, Focus Fridays, and an annual companywide well-being day.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years of experience, or a master’s degree and at least 2 years of experience.
Experience with board-level RF circuit design.
Familiarity with VNAs, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and RF power meters.

Nice To Haves

RF design experience in the 450 MHz–10 GHz range.
Experience with 5G WAN and/or Wi-Fi 6/7.
Experience with GPS, BLE, and/or RFID.
Experience with the mobile product development lifecycle, including carrier certification.
RF design experience for FCC/ETSI/3GPP compliance, with recent successful examples.
Hands-on RF circuit/system testing experience using cabled and radiated methods.
Knowledge of noise/RF interference mitigation and troubleshooting methods.
RF simulation experience with ADS and/or CST.

Responsibilities

Establish requirements for moderately complex RF design projects.
Perform RF analysis and simulation for design, optimization, and debugging.
Drive and/or support customer and cross-functional debugging of system-level issues.
Drive EMI/EMC troubleshooting and validation.
Work with antenna team members on system requirements, design, validation, and debugging.
Work with internal cross-functional teams and external JDMs/CMs to bring handheld products to market and meet standards, regulatory, and carrier requirements.
Drive RF lab capability development and work with the lab team on test strategy and new technology capabilities.
Investigate and drive new technologies and solutions to improve performance and productivity.
Research, evaluate, and implement AI, machine learning, and other techniques or tools to improve RF design, testing, and system optimization processes.