RF HW Engineer

HARMAN s engineers and designers are creative, purposeful and agile. As part of this team, you ll combine your technical expertise with innovative ideas to help drive cutting-edge solutions in the car, enterprise and connected ecosystem. Every day, you will push the boundaries of creative design, and HARMAN is committed to providing you with the opportunities, innovative technologies and resources to build a successful career.

A Career at HARMAN

As a technology leader that is rapidly on the move, HARMAN is filled with people who are focused on making life better. Innovation, inclusivity and teamwork are a part of our DNA. When you add that to the challenges we take on and solve together, you ll discover that at HARMAN you can grow, make a difference and be proud of the work you do everyday.

Key Responsibilities / Functions:

- Work as a key member of the AIOSC Small Cell HW support and feature team

- Experience with design and test skills specifically related to outdoor small-cell products.

- Expertise with FCC/CE/ICS Regional Regulatory Compliance testing to ensure Small Cell products meet required specifications. Specifically needs knowledge of requirements of N79 for North America and C Band for North America, Europe and Japan customers.

- Expertise with L1 Physical Layer Expertise that can handle RF Optimization of Outdoor Small Cells in FFA Field Trials.

- Sustaining / current engineering for the hardware (HW) designs (RF, Digital, Power, Thermal, Mechanical) of the Small Cell assets produced by Original Design Manufacturers (ODMs).

- Work with system architecture teams on the HW design for future next generation 5G Small Cell products. Work with ODM Design teams on new indoor and outdoor Small Cell variants of existing platform.

- Isolate and fix RF, Digital, Mechanical and/or Power circuit issues found by end customer, field test teams and by internal test teams such as OTA, FI and ST.

- Complete unit level and design verification testing of all HW design changes.

- Work closely with the ODM development team and test leads to review HW designs (schematics, layouts, mechanicals, antennas) and factory test coverage and results.

- Work closely with Layer1 Software teams and Product Software teams on HW and factory calibration interactions with platform software. PJM, software, test and PLM to develop test plans/schedules and understand low level requirements

- Work with 3rd party hardware suppliers to integrate their products into Small Cell designs.

Essential Qualifications: (Education, Technical Skills/Knowledge):

- 10+ years experience in Hardware Product Design (RF, Digital, Power, Thermal and Mechanical) for Wireless Telecommunications Indoor and Outdoor Small Cell products

- Good communication and documentation skills.

- Ability to work independently and also work effectively within a team.

- Ability to work closely with ODM Factory Design, Product Management, Customer and Field Support teams.

- Experience in Lead Radio Hardware Design and Development roles (RF, Digital, Mechanical, Power).

HARMAN is proud to be an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer . All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.