RF Engineering Technical Leader

Cisco•San Jose, CA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The Common Hardware Group (CHG) Wireless team is responsible for the Cisco Enterprise Access Point Portfolio. As part of the wireless engineering group, you will collaborate with various functions like Hardware Design and Test, Antenna and Compliance, Power Engineering, Signal Integrity, EMC / EMI, and Mechanical Design, expanding the breadth of your knowledge, designing power, and delivering amazing products to the market. As an RF Engineer, you will develop highly reliable RF system solutions for Cisco Enterprise Access Point.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with 12+ years of experience or a master’s degree in electrical engineering 8+ years of experience or PhD with 5+ years of related experience.
Expertise in RF system design and 802.11 standards, skilled with simulation tools such as ADS, HFSS etc.
Experience with successful end to end product development, track record of launch at least one hardware product from PRD concept to production.

Nice To Haves

Experienced with internal and external antenna design operating in 2.4/5/6GHz.
Experienced with certification process for Wi-Fi products, hands on experience with EMC, safety testing.
Expertise in UWB, BLE and GNSS protocol, launched products with these technologies integrated.
Strong relationship with major Wi-Fi SoC suppliers, knowledgeable on vendor product roadmap
Familiarity with manufacturing processes and build management.

Responsibilities

Develop RF architecture in PRD and participate in RFQs for our wireless access point portfolio.
For each product validate and iterate on layout and schematics, run simulation for front end design, DRI for approving RF design before each build.
Perform RF component evaluation between vendors, document measurements and make recommendations.
Establish strong relationship with RF front end component vendors, tracking current and future offerings.
Collaborate with firmware resources and responsible for radio calibrations, power table integration
Develop manufacturing test plans for RF stations.
Support FA cases related to RF performance including in lab failure reproduction or field support.
Perform and review failure analysis (FA), root cause analysis (RCA), and corrective action reports (CAR), and 8D reports.

Benefits

medical, dental and vision insurance
a 401(k) plan with a Cisco matching contribution
paid parental leave
short and long-term disability coverage
basic life insurance
10 paid holidays per full calendar year, plus 1 floating holiday for non-exempt employees
1 paid day off for employee’s birthday, paid year-end holiday shutdown, and 4 paid days off for personal wellness determined by Cisco
16 days of paid vacation time per full calendar year, accrued at rate of 4.92 hours per pay period for full-time employees (non-exempt)
flexible vacation time off program (exempt)
80 hours of sick time off provided on hire date and each January 1st thereafter, and up to 80 hours of unused sick time carried forward from one calendar year to the next
Optional 10 paid days per full calendar year to volunteer
annual bonuses (for non-sales roles)
performance-based incentive pay (for sales roles)