Wifi has become a critical component of every home worldwide. eero, an Amazon company, created the first product to deliver whole-home wifi coverage using mesh technology to make sure you never have to worry about home connectivity again. We believe customers deserve the best connectivity and smart home experience possible. We constantly challenge ourselves to continue improving that experience and make technology in our homes “just work”. To find out more about eero, please visit eero.com.
As a Senior Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer at eero, you will work with the rest of the Hardware Engineering team to design, implement, debug, and characterize embedded systems for wireless networking applications. This role will focus on development, validation, troubleshooting, and factory build support for the RF hardware sub-systems that enable eero products to support wireless technologies such as wifi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and Thread. These wireless interfaces are critical features of all eero products, so customer experience is highly sensitive to the performance and reliability of the underlying RF sub-systems.
Key job responsibilities
- Perform link budget analysis, select appropriate RF ICs and passive components, review and optimize PCB schematics and layouts
- Use specialized test equipment to validate RF performance from the sub-component to the system level
- Validate RF performance and troubleshoot RF issues from the sub-component to the system level
- Collaborate with verification and validation engineers to create test plans that thoroughly validate designs and efficiently address system integration challenges
- Work cross-functionally with other engineers to meet challenging form factor and industrial design requirements while preventing unintentional radiators from negatively impacting RF receiver sensitivity
- Collaborate with manufacturing test and operations teams to review RF test fixture design and setup so that device RF performance can be tested efficiently to the correct specifications at the factory
Basic Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field
- 10+ years of experience in board-level design, component selection, and prototyping for high-volume, cost-optimized consumer electronics
- 8+ years of experience designing, testing, and debugging RF sub-systems for wifi router/access point applications
- Familiarity with schematic capture and PCB layout software tools (preferably Cadence tools)
- Deep understanding of the system integration risks and challenges posed by wireless technologies such as wifi, Bluetooth, and IEEE 802.15.4
- Strong troubleshooting capabilities for complex RF sub-system issues, including TX/RX and throughput performance degradation
- Hands-on experience bringing up radio prototypes, developing, and running RF validation tests using specialized equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and LitePoint IQxel integrated testers
- Understanding of DFM and high-volume manufacturing test requirements for RF sub-systems
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with Wi-Fi 6E or Wi-Fi 7 tri-band router/access point applications
- Experience with wifi throughput test set up and validation
- Experience with Qualcomm wifi platforms
- Knowledge of design and testing requirements for compliance with FCC and ETSI regulatory standards for radio transmitters
- At least five full product development cycles leading to the successful launch of a consumer product
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