Sr. Antenna/Wireless Engineer

Rivian•Palo Alto, CA

3d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, the hardware design engineer will own electrical system design, bring-up, and validation for the current and next generation of Rivian electric vehicles. This would be a highly visible role working cross-functionally to influence design, contribute to solving HW/SW system integration challenges, and experience complete prototyping to manufacturing product development cycle.

Requirements

BS or higher in Electrical engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
Knowledge of measurement equipment for antenna/wireless characterization, as well as system performance validation, e.g, VNA, SA, and other EE measurement systems
Knowledge of antenna simulation tools (e.g., HFSS, CST, FEKO, XFDTD), MATLAB, and programming languages (e.g., C, Python)
Knowledge of PLM, scheduling, and MPL tools
Strong communication skills
Excellent skills in data analysis, record-keeping, report writing, and presentation, with a desire to work in a fast-paced environment
Occasional domestic travels to suppliers’ facilities and Rivian factories

Nice To Haves

Besides antenna knowledge, it is desirable for candidates to have an understanding of the total end-to-end performance of RF systems, such as: Impedance matching, link budget calculation, TIS/TRP, ECC, theoretical knowledge of OTA parameters, as well as hands-on experience

Responsibilities

Design/Test/Release antennas for Rivian programs with best-in-class performance, cost, and quality.
Design - Analyse and document design trade-offs, create antenna designs. Key areas to be considered: Antenna pattern (coverage), efficiency, gain, isolation requirements, OTA performance, desense, antenna coexistence, other system-level parameters (throughput, range, etc.), and cost. Responsible for DFMEA and DFM with suppliers.
Test – Responsible for test plans, conducting bench, chamber, and vehicle-level testing. Characterize antenna performance on the component/subsystem level and the end-to-end performance of the wireless products the antennas are associated with. Process and document the results to validate/visualize and compare the performance of different designs.
Release - Drive product delivery and validation schedule/processes/completion. Release designs into product life management (PLM) and documentation systems
Types of antennas the candidate will work on: Cellular (LTE, 5G, etc.), Wifi, BT, BLE, GPS, Vehicle Access (IoT devices)
Design Release Engineer for modules and/or ECUs utilizing wireless technologies, such as TPMS.
Participate in antenna and wireless product technology roadmap and novel technology investigations with internal antenna and cross-functional teams