Antenna Engineer

Job Description

Title - Antenna Engineer
Location - San Diego, CA
Type - C2C / W2 / FT / C2H
Duration - Long Term

Job description:
The employee will assist in design, test, and documentation of best-in-class antennas for high volume wireless mobile communication products. The employee must be self-motivated with a willingness to learn.

Responsibilities:

• Assist in design, test, and documentation of best-in-class antennas for high volume wireless mobile communication products
• Assist in design of diversity, broad band, and multi-band internal or external antennas
• Focus on good efficiency, compliance with SAR requirements, suitable broad band gain and proper radiation patterns for the intended use is required
• Attention to size, cost and manufacturability a must
• Assist customers in design of antennas for in products integrating wireless mobile communication devices
• Manage 64-probe Satimo antenna test chamber
• Prior experience in design of multi-band products supporting CDMA, WCDMA, LTE and/or Wi-Fi technologies required

Experience/Requirements:

• Knowledge of electrical and mechanical properties of antenna materials and sub-assemblies
• Skilled in the use of antenna testing and characterization test equipment and processes
• Prior experience in working with antenna suppliers and test houses
• At least 2-6 years of relevant experience in:
• Multi-band Antenna Design (Cell phones, PDA, or Laptop)
• CDMA/EVDO/GSM/GPRS/UMTS/WCDMA/HSDPA LTE protocols
• 800/900/1800/1900/2100/2400/GPS frequency bands
• Small PIFA/LOOP/Monopole (internal and external antennas)
• Working knowledge of Antenna Test Chambers
• Satimo System a plus
• Efficiency/Gain
• TRP/TIS Over the Air CTIA Testing
• Knowledge of Network Analyzers
• 8960 Call box a plus
• Self-motivated engineer with good communication skills
• Willingness to learn
• Manufacturability
• Cost to unit
• Self-motivated engineer with good communication skills
• Some travel required

Education: BSEE or higher with course working in Electromagnetics and/or Antenna Theory