Senior Antenna Hardware Design Engineer

Cisco; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 117,000 - 215,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a Senior Antenna Hardware Design Engineer to join their dynamic team. In this role, you will be responsible for developing cutting-edge antenna solutions for a diverse range of wireless devices, including Wi-Fi, Cellular, and IoT technologies. Your expertise will guide the entire product lifecycle, from initial design through to shipping. This position offers an exciting opportunity to work with advanced technology in a collaborative environment, where your contributions will directly impact the future of wireless communication. If you are passionate about technology and eager to make a difference, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in antenna design and electromagnetism.
• Experience with end-to-end product development from design to shipment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for antenna specifications, simulations, and prototyping.
• Mentor junior engineers and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Electromagnetism

Antenna Design

RF Design and Testing

Python Programming

MATLAB

LabVIEW

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering

Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

XFDTD

HFSS

CST

Network Analyzers

Spectrum Analyzers

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Base pay range

$117,800.00/yr - $214,100.00/yr

The application window is expected to close on 5/2/2025

This position requires that you commute to our office in San Francisco, CA 2 days a week to our antenna lab and that you commute to our office in San Jose, CA 2 days a week. There is flexibility.

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About The Role

At Cisco-Meraki, we know that technology can connect us, empower us, and drive us. By simplifying powerful technology, we can free passionate people to focus on their mission. With the fastest-growing cloud-managed networking team in the world, our products and technology architecture are changing the face of enterprise networking and making cloud-managed IT a reality.

We are looking to add a new member to our antenna team. In joining us, you will help in our mission to provide innovative antenna solutions to our large portfolio of wireless devices. Our current devices include technologies such as Wi-Fi, Cellular, IoT, UWB, and GNSS, but we are always on the look for the next breakthrough in technology to be incorporated into our portfolio.

Your Impact

The antenna engineer will be responsible for the antennas that are part of our products from the definition phase to shipping. The process includes simulations, prototyping, measurements (in the field, in the lab, active and passive), writing antenna specifications and test plans, guiding and reviewing the work of our partners, reviewing compliance lab reports, providing technical materials to the marketing and sales teams, and leading the efforts to solve any antenna related problems that may surface.

• Interaction with cross-functional teams, JDM partners, antenna vendors, compliance labs, and other organizations.
• Mentoring junior antenna engineers for lab related activities such as the use of soldering stations, microscopes, network and spectrum analyzers, RF connectors, attenuators, PCB designs, and the tools required to build reliable prototypes.
• To be confident and familiar with the processes, practices, and tools required to build and run accurate simulations models (XFDTD, HFSS, CST, etc.), measuring material properties, building prototypes, taking measurements in the anechoic chamber (MVG and ETS systems), and generating relevant reports and presentations.
• Exploring new technologies and processes to be implemented in the next cycle of Cisco products that could also be conducive to patents and publications.
• Availability to attend to evening video-calls throughout the week with our partners in Asia.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• MS in electrical engineering with emphasis in electromagnetism and antenna design with 5+ years of industry experience or Ph.D. in electrical engineering with emphasis in electromagnetism and antenna design with 2+ years of relevant experience
• Deep understanding of electromagnetism and antenna design concepts, and experience with antenna designs for Wi-Fi/BT, Cellular, UWB, GNSS, and antenna arrays.
• End-to-end product development experience on at least one product from design to shipment
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Basic level of RF (design and testing), programming (Python, MATLAB, LabVIEW) and basic understanding of EMC, ESD, Surge, and radio compliance testing
• Exposure to working with Contract Manufacturing (CM) model and/or Joint-Development Model (JDM)
• When required by our projects, the antenna engineer may be required to work on an extended schedule to complete urgent tasks and should also be available for occasional international travel to Asia (up to 5%).
• The ideal candidate should demonstrate strong communication and collaboration skills, enjoy interpersonal interactions, and thrive in a team environment. They should possess a passion for learning and teaching, coupled with a proactive, "let's do it" attitude.
  
  

Does this sound like you? We’d love to hear from you.

We encourage you to drop us a line even if you do not have all the points listed above. That is a lot of different areas of responsibility! We will help you pick them up because we believe that great leaders come from a diverse set of backgrounds.

About Cisco

The Internet of Everything is a phenomenon driving new opportunities for Cisco and it's transforming our customers' businesses worldwide. We are pioneers and have been since the early days of connectivity. Today, we are building teams that are expanding our technology solutions in the mobile, cloud, security, IT, and big data spaces, including software and consulting services. As Cisco delivers the network that powers the Internet, we are connecting the unconnected. Imagine creating unprecedented disruption. Collaborate with like-minded innovators in a fun and flexible culture that has earned Cisco global recognition as a Great Place To Work. With roughly 10 billion connected things in the world now and over 50 billion estimated in the future, your career has exponential possibilities at Cisco.

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Seniority level

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Employment type

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Job function

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