Senior RF/EMC Engineer — Lead Compliance & Testing

Tüv Süd Ag; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Professional development and global-ex

Job summary

TÜV SÜD America is seeking an experienced Senior RF/EMC Engineer to lead EMC testing, regulatory compliance, and certification programs across medical and consumer products. You will support complex projects with collaboration across labs, project management, and quality teams.

The role requires 5+ years of EMC testing experience and hands-on work with FCC, CISPR, IEC standards, plus strong writing and communication skills. Travel may be needed, and sponsorship is not offered.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or master's with relevant EMC testing experience.
• Experience with FCC, ISED Canada, CISPR, IEC 61000 series, EN, ANSI C63.
• Strong EMC principles: emissions, immunity, shielding, grounding, bonding, filtering, RF measurement.
• Hands-on troubleshooting of product compliance in a lab.
• Strong writing, data analysis, and customer communication skills.
• ISO/IEC 17025-accredited lab experience is preferred.
• Experience with test automation tools such as Python, LabVIEW, MATLAB is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Perform EMC testing per FCC, ISED Canada, IEC, EN, CISPR, ANSI C63, and other standards.
• Conduct radiated/conducted emissions and immunity tests (ESD, EFT/Burst, Surge, etc.).
• Develop/review test plans, configurations, reports, and regulatory documentation.
• Analyze results, troubleshoot failures, identify root causes, and provide recommendations.
• Operate EMC lab equipment: EMI receivers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, RF amps, antennas, LISNs, CDNs, ESD simulators, immunity systems.
• Support ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation activities: quality procedures, validation, audits, corrective actions.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers/technicians and pursue process improvements.

Skills

EMC testing

Regulatory compliance

Technical leadership

Mentoring

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in related field

Tools

EMC lab equipment

EMI receivers

Spectrum analyzers

Oscilloscopes

Signal generators

RF amplifiers

Antennas

LISNs

Job description

TÜV SÜD America is seeking an experienced Senior RF/EMC Engineer to lead EMC testing, regulatory compliance, and certification programs across medical and consumer products. You will support complex projects with collaboration across labs, project management, and quality teams.

The role requires 5+ years of EMC testing experience and hands-on work with FCC, CISPR, IEC standards, plus strong writing and communication skills. Travel may be needed, and sponsorship is not offered.