Job Information
Qualcomm Incorporate RF Test Engineer in Boulder, Colorado
Key Responsibilities
- Test Solution Development: Develop, validate, and implement automated RF test solutions for the characterization of RF software and hardware.
- Automation: Design and maintain Python-based test frameworks to control RF instruments (Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzers, Network Analyzers) and automate data collection in a Linux environment.
- HW/SW Integration: Drive hardware-software integration efforts, debugging issues across the stack (firmware, driver, and hardware levels).
- Independent Execution: Act as a self-starter to independently design, create, and execute specific experiments and test scenarios to address complex validation challenges.
- Debugging: Troubleshoot complex RF test setups and device-under-test (DUT) failures; isolate issues between test equipment, load boards, and silicon.
- Collaboration: Interface with RF Systems, FPGA design engineers, and Software teams to define test requirements and provide feedback on design-for-test (DFT) features.
- Documentation: Create detailed test plans, procedures, and reports to track validation progress and coverage.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in RF testing
- Expertise in Python for test automation and instrument control. Linux.
- Strong grasp of core wireless concepts and RF propagation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with an (RF focus).
- Experience with wireless standards (5G NR, LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth).
- Familiarity with revision control systems (Git/Gerrit), continuous integration tools, and data analysis platforms such as Splunk.
- Knowledge of RF performance metrics (EVM, ACLR, Sensitivity, NF, IP3).
- Hands-on experience with RF bench instruments (Signal Generators, Spectrum Analyzer, VNAs, Oscilloscopes).
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