Senior RF/Wireless Engineer: 5G & Certification Expert

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 opportunities

Job summary

TÜV SÜD America invites a Sr. RF/Wireless Engineer to support wireless certification, regulatory compliance, cellular RF, and carrier acceptance testing for connected products in the San Diego area.

You will work with customers, lab teams, project management, and commercial teams to ensure successful certification outcomes, contributing to test plan development, data analysis, and reporting.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications Engineering, or related field with 5+ years hands-on experience, or a master’s with 3+ years.
• Experience with PTCRB certification, cellular RF testing, FCC and ISED requirements, and Radiated Spurious Emissions (RSE).
• Strong understanding of RF fundamentals, wireless technologies, transmitter/receiver performance, and measurement techniques.
• Experience with test platforms such as Keysight UXM/E7515, Rohde & Schwarz CMW500/CMX500, Anritsu MT8000A/ME7873, or equivalent systems.
• Strong troubleshooting, data analysis, technical writing, and customer communication skills.
• Experience in an ISO/IEC 17025 accredited laboratory and with automation tools such as Python, MATLAB, or LabVIEW is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform wireless certification, regulatory compliance, and carrier acceptance testing per PTCRB, GCF, FCC, ISED, 3GPP, ETSI and carrier requirements.
• Conduct cellular RF conformance and performance testing across GSM, WCDMA, LTE, LTE-Advanced, 5G NR, and emerging technologies.
• Perform Radiated Spurious Emissions (RSE), transmitter/receiver and RF performance measurements.
• Develop and review test plans, procedures, configurations, technical reports, and certification documentation.
• Analyze test results, troubleshoot RF and certification failures, determine root causes, and recommend corrective actions.
• Configure and operate cellular testers, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, RF power meters, and related lab equipment.
• Provide technical guidance to engineers and technicians and support lab quality and new test capability development.

Skills

RF fundamentals

Troubleshooting

Data analysis

Technical writing

Customer communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical/Telecommunications Engineering

Master’s degree

Tools

Keysight UXM/E7515

Rohde & Schwarz CMW500/CMX500

Anritsu MT8000A/ME7873

Job description

TÜV SÜD America invites a Sr. RF/Wireless Engineer to support wireless certification, regulatory compliance, cellular RF, and carrier acceptance testing for connected products in the San Diego area.

You will work with customers, lab teams, project management, and commercial teams to ensure successful certification outcomes, contributing to test plan development, data analysis, and reporting.