Antenna Design Engineer

Syntronic; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work environment

Global design culture

Job summary

Syntronic is seeking an experienced Antenna Design Engineer in the San Jose area to drive the development and integration of antenna systems into consumer products. You will collaborate with internal and external partners to deliver antenna definition, design, optimization, implementation, and test across product programs.

The role requires the ability to work in a fast-paced environment, travel as needed, and deliver high-quality results in collaboration with PD, Rel, SI/PI, and EE teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of antenna design experience across 5G/LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and IoT products.
• Track record of designing small form-factor devices (handheld devices, smartphones, wearables).
• DFM and high-volume manufacturing support experience.
• Experience with prototyping and implementation of complex antenna designs.
• Expert with EM simulation tools such as CST, HFSS, and ADS.
• Exposure to mmWave antenna design.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within cross-functional teams (PD, Rel, SI/PI, EE).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Define antenna concepts and requirements during product definition.
• Lead antenna design, optimization, implementation, and validation across product programs.
• Identify, debug, and resolve system-level antenna and RF issues.
• Achieve all regulatory and performance goals for OTA performance.
• Support the operations team on antenna manufacturing test.
• Support the sustaining team on antenna field and sustaining issues.
• Take responsibility for Wi-Fi and BT antenna implementation within a project team.
• Characterize and debug desense and EMI issues to meet requirements.

Skills

Antenna design

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical/Electronic Engineering

Tools

CST

HFSS

ADS

Job description

$70,000 - $120,000 a year

The Device Connectivity / Wireless Design team is responsible for the antenna, RF, desense and EMI performance of these products from early concept through high-volume production.

The contractor will work alongside design engineers and cross-functional partners (Product Design, Mechanical, EE, SI/PI, Reliability, and Factory/Operations) to execute deliverables on program timelines

What we’re looking for:

• Highly motivated professionals
• Motivated Antenna Design Engineer
• Professionals with ability to work both with in-house projects and on-site assignments at our customers’ locations

The Role

As an Antenna Design Engineer, you will drive the development and integration of antenna systems into consumer products. You will work closely with the internal inter-disciplinary team and outside partners to deliver key aspects of antenna definition, design, optimization, implementation, and test. You must be responsive, flexible, detail-oriented, and able to succeed within an open, collaborative peer environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Define antenna concepts and requirements during product definition.
• Lead antenna design, optimization, implementation, and validation across product programs.
• Identify, debug, and resolve system-level antenna and RF issues.
• Achieve all regulatory and performance goals for over-the-air (OTA) performance.
• Support the operations team on antenna manufacturing test.
• Support the sustaining team on antenna field and sustaining issues.
• Take responsibility for Wi-F and BT antenna implementation within a project team.
• Characterize and debug desense and EMI issues to meet requirements.
• This position may require domestic and international travel.

Basic qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering or a related field.
• 7+ years of antenna design experience across 5G/LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and IoT products.
• Track record of designing small form-factor devices (handheld devices, smartphones, and/or wearables).
• DFM and high-volume manufacturing support experience.
• Experience with prototyping and implementation of complex antenna designs.
• Expert with EM simulation tools such as CST, HFSS, and ADS.
• Exposure to mmWave antenna design.
• Demonstrated ability to work well within cross-functional teams (PD, Rel, SI/PI, EE).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred qualifications

• Ph.D. in antenna, electromagnetics, or a related field.
• Experience with small form-factor devices and sub-1 GHz antenna designs in consumer electronics.
• Hands-on mmWave design and characterization experience.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects on time.
• Ability to be fungible across RF, desense, and SI/PI engineering.

What you’ll love about us

• Company Culture – outstanding people and a flexible work environment.
• Career Growth Opportunities – being a design house keeps variety in your work. New opportunities happening all the time!
• Global Design House – since Syntronic is a global Design House, you will probably work with in a team with engineers from other Syntronic sites (Canada, Sweden, China, Malaysia, Japan).

Who we are

Syntronic provides our customers a complete portfolio of professional services to support their product development including research & development, new product introduction, manufacturing and aftermarket services. We adopt the latest technologies in electronics design and software development with a pool of technically skilled staff around the world. Among our customers and partners are some of the world’s most technically-intensive businesses and organizations. This pushes us forward in designing to satisfy our customers’ needs with a focus on quality, competence, capacity and continuity.

Syntronic has today over 2000 employees in 8 countries.

Syntronic values diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. If you require accommodation due to a disability at any time during the recruitment and/or assessment process, please contact our recruiting team and we will make all reasonable efforts to accommodate your request.