Senior RF & Wireless Systems Engineer – Wearables (AR/VR)

Meta; Redmond (WA); On-site; USD 144,000 - 204,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Systems Engineer to drive the design, integration, and validation of RF and wireless systems for next‑generation AR/VR devices, including wearables and smart glasses. You will own end‑to‑end wireless system performance across Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, UWB, and cellular, ensuring seamless connectivity in compact, power‑constrained form factors.

You will collaborate with antenna engineers, hardware, and firmware teams, develop OTA test plans, support regulatory

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience in RF or wireless systems engineering, including system-level design and integration of wireless technologies such as Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, UWB, or cellular.
• Experience with RF link budget analysis, antenna system design, and over-the-air performance evaluation methodologies.
• Experience with RF measurement equipment and techniques, including spectrum analyzers, vector network analyzers, and OTA test chambers.
• Experience identifying and resolving RF coexistence and interference issues in multi-radio consumer electronics or wearable platforms.
• Experience collaborating across hardware, firmware, and software disciplines to define and validate wireless system requirements.

Responsibilities

• Define RF and wireless system architecture for wearable AR/VR devices, including link budget analysis, coexistence planning, and antenna placement strategies.
• Lead system-level RF performance characterization and root-cause analysis across Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, UWB, and other wireless protocols.
• Collaborate with antenna engineers, hardware designers, and firmware teams to optimize RF front‑end performance within tight spatial and power constraints.
• Develop and own test plans for OTA performance, conducted RF measurements, and regulatory pre‑compliance validation.
• Drive coexistence analysis and mitigation strategies for multi‑radio wearable platforms operating in shared spectrum environments.
• Partner with chipset vendors and ODMs to evaluate RF components, negotiate specifications, and resolve integration issues.
• Translate wireless system requirements into hardware and firmware specifications, and track implementation fidelity across development milestones.
• Provide technical guidance to other engineers on RF system trade‑offs, measurement methodologies, and debugging approaches.
• Support regulatory certification efforts (FCC, CE, and other applicable bodies) by coordinating pre‑compliance testing and resolving findings.
• Identify and drive resolution of wireless performance gaps through data‑driven analysis and cross‑functional alignment.

Skills

RF engineering

Wireless systems

OTA testing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

EE degree

Tools

Spectrum analyzers

Vector network analyzers

OTA test chambers

Job description

Meta Reality Labs is seeking a Systems Engineer to drive the design, integration, and validation of RF and wireless systems for next‑generation AR/VR devices, including wearables and smart glasses. You will own end‑to‑end wireless system performance across Bluetooth, Wi‑Fi, UWB, and cellular, ensuring seamless connectivity in compact, power‑constrained form factors.

You will collaborate with antenna engineers, hardware, and firmware teams, develop OTA test plans, support regulatory