What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineer- RF Electrical Engineer position at NAPCO Security Technologies?
Position: Senior Engineer – RF Electrical Engineer
Company: NAPCO Security Technologies, Inc.
Location: Amityville, NY
Company: NAPCO Security Technologies, a world-wide leader in the manufacturing of electronic security systems for over 40 years, headquartered in Amityville, Long Island NY, seeks a Sr. RF Design Engineer to join our Engineering team. This Senior Engineering position involves the design of sub-GHz RF Transmitters, Receivers, Transceivers and Antennas utilizing RF SoC products such as TI CC1100, Semtech SX1268 and Maxim 1473.
Candidates with additional embedded Software/Firmware development skills will be given priority.
Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, certify, and release through production RF designs used in Fire, Burglary, Access Control, RFID, BLE, NFC and IoT products.
- Analyzing and optimizing RF systems for performance enhancement.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues with RF systems and components.
- Develop and implement RF communication standards and protocols.
- Ensure compliance with all relevant regulations and quality standards.
Requirements:
- BS or MS in EE, or equivalent experience.
- Sub-GHz radio design experience up to 30dBm TX power (319 to 915MHz).
- Integrated antenna design experience.
- Comfortable with antenna matching techniques with various antenna types.
- Experience in 13.56 MHz RFID Reader and Antenna design a plus.
- Good knowledge of Bluetooth
- Experience with Internet-of-Things (IoT) Smart Devices, NB-IoT, LoRa, NFC, and Qi (Wireless Power Transfer) a plus.
- Familiar with antenna field plotting software.
- Familiar clear field antenna measurements.
- Digital modulation encoding and decoding techniques.
- Digital Error correcting coding.
- Experience with low power digital radio performance in real world scenarios.
- Experience in Schematic Design, Design Calculation and Circuit simulation, Component selection, PCB design guidelines and layout design review.
- Hands on experience using Vector Network Analyzer, Signal/Spectrum Analyzer, Vector Signal Generator, Universal Radio Communication Tester CMU-200 or equivalent.
- Experience developing/implementing communication protocols for wireless products.
- Good verbal and written communication skills.
Compensation and Benefits: We offer steady, stable, full-time work, and an attractive employment package, including a competitive salary, 401(k), paid vacation, personal time off, paid holidays, long term disability insurance, tuition reimbursement, medical insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, promotional opportunities, and career growth.
