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Senior RF Test and Integration Engineer
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Palo Alto, Santa Clara County, California, 94306, USA
Listed on 2026-08-25
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Full Time
position Listed on 2026-08-25
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Electronics Engineer, Test Engineer, Wireless / 5G
Job Description & How to Apply Below
- Lead development of automated RF test solutions for connectivity and vehicle access ECUs
- Design and build automated test equipment for Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, cellular LTE/5G, UWB, NFC, and GNSS
- Develop conducted and over-the-air setups, shield boxes/chambers, RF switch matrices, and cabled path calibration
- Define test requirements and testing strategies with RF, antenna, and electronics design teams
- Specify RF path budgets, calibration strategies, and fixture designs for software and hardware automation teams
- Develop custom Python test sequences using the standard automation framework and AI coding agents
- Integrate firmware, hardware, and software end-to-end, including DUT bring‑up, radio test modes, vendor commands, bootloaders, flashing flows, and instrument controls
- Build reliability lab and high‑volume manufacturing test solutions
- Create documented test cases, calibration procedures, and operating procedures
- Lead deployment using GR&R, CPK, stress testing, and fault injection
- Collaborate with validation, reliability, EMC, regulatory/homologation, carrier certification, and product launch teams
- BS/MS or equivalent work experience in Electrical, Electronics, or RF Engineering
- 5+ years of relevant experience designing automated test equipment (ATE) for electronics, including meaningful RF/wireless experience
- Hands‑on experience testing at least two of Wi‑Fi, Bluetooth/BLE, cellular (LTE/5G), UWB, NFC, and GNSS
- Experience with RF test instrumentation, including vector signal analyzers/generators, wireless connectivity testers, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, GNSS simulators, power meters, programmable attenuators, and RF switch matrices
- Understanding of RF fundamentals, including path loss, cable/fixture calibration, VSWR, return loss, shielding, isolation, de‑embedding, and conducted versus OTA measurement tradeoffs
- Ability to read electrical circuits and schematics, navigate PCB layouts, and understand product data sheets
- Experience in automotive, wireless/consumer electronics, semiconductor, or aerospace industries
- Familiarity with vehicle communication protocols such as CAN, CAN‑FD, DoIP, Automotive Ethernet, and LIN
- Experience with industrial buses and protocols including USB, VISA, GPIB, Ethernet, Serial, RS‑485, SPI, and I2C
- Experience supporting automated test equipment deployment in manufacturing environments
- Experience with programmable power supplies, multiplexers, DMMs, signal generators, and multifunction DAQ devices
- Solid Python programming experience
- Demonstrated use of AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Copilot, Cursor, or similar, with human verification of generated code
- Must be authorized to work in the United States
Expertise in developing automated RF test solutions and test equipment for wireless technologies, with strong proficiency in Python programming and experience in automotive and electronics industries. Ability to collaborate across teams to define test requirements and strategies while ensuring compliance with industry standards.
Highest‑signal resume keywords- Automated Test Equipment (ATE) Design
- RF Test Instrumentation
- Python Programming
- Wireless Connectivity Testing
- Automotive Communication Protocols
- RF Engineering
- Test Equipment Development
- Signal Analysis
- Circuit Design
- Calibration Procedures
- AI Coding Agents
- Path Loss Understanding
- Electrical Schematics Reading
- Automated Testing
- Manufacturing Deployment
- Automotive
- Wireless Electronics
- Consumer Electronics
- Semiconductor
- Aerospace
- CAN Protocol
- Automotive Ethernet
- USB
- SPI
- I2C
- Vector Signal Analyzers
- Spectrum Analyzers
- Wireless Connectivity Testers
- Programmable Power Supplies
- DMMs
- Signal Generators
- Multifunction DAQ Devices
- RF Switch Matrices
- GNSS Simulators
- Programmable Attenuators
Position Requirements
10+ Years
work experience
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