Axon Electrical Engineer II, RF Test Engineer at Axon responsible for testing and optimizing RF systems in wireless devices. Ensures performance, reliability, and compliance of wireless technologies in body-worn cameras and connected devices.
Responsibilities
As an RF Test Engineer, your work will be essential in ensuring that the wireless technologies in Axon's advanced products meet the highest performance, reliability, and compliance standards. Your hands-on expertise will drive the rigorous testing and optimization of RF systems that enable our cutting-edge body-worn cameras, vehicular systems, and connected devices. By leveraging your technical acumen and problem-solving skills, you will be instrumental in identifying and overcoming RF challenges, ensuring robust designs that operate seamlessly in diverse and demanding environments.
Design and implement test plans to evaluate the performance of wirelessly connected devices, ensuring they meet stringent product and regulatory requirements.
Record RF test data and organize results, creating clear, actionable reports.
Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams, enabling swift resolution of design challenges.
Evaluate RF performance characteristics such as Total Radiated Power (TRP), Total Isotropic Sensitivity (TIS), and other over-the-air (OTA) metrics for cellular-enabled wireless devices using advanced equipment. (CMX500 and CMW500 in controlled chamber environments).
Use instruments like spectrum analyzers and radio communication testers to assess conducted performance of wireless technologies, including LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS.
Support product field evaluations to validate RF performance under diverse real-world conditions, such as urban or rural environments
As part of a collaborative team, investigate and debug issues such as poor sensitivity, low transmit power, or signal interference in wireless devices.
Assist in the regulatory pre-certification and formal certification test efforts for hardware by preparing test samples, working closely with external test labs, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring successful completion of certification activities.
Expand your knowledge of RF systems, testing methodologies, and certification standards while working closely with experienced engineers to develop your technical expertise and contribute to innovative designs.
Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF Engineering or similar discipline.
Minimum of 3 years of hands-on embedded RF and wireless device testing experience
