RFID Engineer

Avery Dennison•Miamisburg, OH

33d•$70 - $80•Onsite

About The Position

This engineering position provides an engaging environment, working in a fast-paced, global, cross-functional team to influence product development and customer use case decisions. The position works with RFID technology which is a critical link for enabling the Internet of Things, Block chain and Omni-Channel fulfillment. This role would work in the food, general retail, and logistics industries. The RFID Engineer designs and performs tests to ensure our RFID products meet customer requirements Responsible for clear focused scientific rigor in evaluating RFID inlays with measurement equipment, various readers, printers and other RFID systems Provides actionable data on new product development samples, prototypes and factory builds The RFID Engineer will will optimize test processes including automating with software scripting as needed Responsible for creating and updating test processes and softwares for accuracy and usefulness Responsible for documenting and following written procedures Ensures test processes meet cross-functional team members needs in a timely manner The RFID Engineer is accountable for product tests to develop strong value propositions Evaluate new product samples, accept or reject based on data collected and requirements Conduct hands on applications testing creating test plans collecting data and articulating value and benefit of products across various market segments Generate customer facing and internal reports and presentations with clear messaging This role will ensure data integrity by characterizing RFID product in RFID encoding systems and developing encode parameters Formatting RFID media integration into RFID encoding systems collaborating with media design and printer engineering groups Collaborate closely with other Avery Dennison groups including platform team system integrators and printer engineering Work with document control systems responsible for updating critical spec documents for internal and customer use This position has direct customer interaction to understand use cases and tagging requirements Translate customer requirements into design of experiments to define and recommend RFID tagging solutions Consult with market development managers sales team and customers with application testing and product recommendation Responsible for the collection and analysis of customer and partner feedback on product samples Conduct training on product performance to our marketing and product line management teams The RFID Engineer works directly with several RFID hardware systems including readers printers handheld etc to ensure our products meet specifications Scientific evaluation of RFID systems reporting on fit for use and capabilities Create a market view of systems and how our tags and competitors perform

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with 1+ years engineering research scientific or related experience
Software engineering or development experience is preferred
Experience with application engineering processes: collect data interpret data translate to real world benefits and outcomes
Experience with RFID Wireless Communications protocols analog and power circuits and computer programming
Excellent analytical capability with the expertise to research and apply logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of technical problems
Previous experience with system hardware/software setup and integration
Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations
Demonstrated ability to thrive on a cross-functional team
Skilled with applicable computer systems such as Google Applications, Microsoft Office and function specific software
Strong math skills
Strong attention to detail and organizational skills
Keen interest in new technologies and their applications
Strong written and oral communication skills and relationship building, to work as an advisor to clients

Nice To Haves

Experience with roll to roll manufacturing industrial printing and RFID manufacturing is preferred
Experience with RF (radio frequency) or antenna theory and experience in high frequency ultra high frequency or microwave frequency is preferred
Experience with Six Sigma Lean and other manufacturing improvement methods is preferred
Experience with C, C++, C# .NET, Java, or similar as pertains to software and application development is preferred
Experience with scripting test protocols using Python is preferred
Experience with barcode scanner or controls equipment (PLCs) is preferred

Responsibilities

designs and performs tests to ensure our RFID products meet customer requirements
Responsible for clear focused scientific rigor in evaluating RFID inlays with measurement equipment, various readers, printers and other RFID systems
Provides actionable data on new product development samples, prototypes and factory builds
will optimize test processes including automating with software scripting as needed
Responsible for creating and updating test processes and softwares for accuracy and usefulness
Responsible for documenting and following written procedures
Ensures test processes meet cross-functional team members needs in a timely manner
is accountable for product tests to develop strong value propositions
Evaluate new product samples, accept or reject based on data collected and requirements
Conduct hands on applications testing creating test plans collecting data and articulating value and benefit of products across various market segments
Generate customer facing and internal reports and presentations with clear messaging
ensure data integrity by characterizing RFID product in RFID encoding systems and developing encode parameters
Formatting RFID media integration into RFID encoding systems collaborating with media design and printer engineering groups
Collaborate closely with other Avery Dennison groups including platform team system integrators and printer engineering
Work with document control systems responsible for updating critical spec documents for internal and customer use
has direct customer interaction to understand use cases and tagging requirements
Translate customer requirements into design of experiments to define and recommend RFID tagging solutions
Consult with market development managers sales team and customers with application testing and product recommendation
Responsible for the collection and analysis of customer and partner feedback on product samples
Conduct training on product performance to our marketing and product line management teams
works directly with several RFID hardware systems including readers printers handheld etc to ensure our products meet specifications
Scientific evaluation of RFID systems reporting on fit for use and capabilities
Create a market view of systems and how our tags and competitors perform