Antenna Engineering Manager Responsibilities:

• Build, mentor and manage a team responsible for innovative antenna solutions and delivering them to market at scale
• Lead the team in developing Wi-Fi/BT/GNSS/ Cellular/UWB and mmWave antennas and NFC/wireless power charging coils, from product discovery phase to mass production
• Collaborate with ID, mechanical, electrical engineering and operation teams on the integration of antenna systems into wearable hardware products
• Lead team in debugging and fixing antenna-related issues
• Hands-on involvement with the team in the development of antenna systems in wearable hardware projects (Design, Simulation, Data analysis, validation, and factory support)
• Champion a data driven culture, operational efficiency and excellence, and establishing processes and operational metrics and wireless/antenna KPIs
• Work with vendors to improve antenna fabrication process and explore new antenna materials to meet high performance requirements
• Support domestic/international travel to achieve program milestones
• Drive the wearable antenna roadmap, develop a forward-looking technology shelf and dive into new areas with innovative antenna technologies and materials

Minimum Qualifications:

• 3 years of experience in managing or leading a team with a proven experience hiring and growing personnel
• Experience influencing ID, product design, electrical engineering, and other hardware/software cross-functional partners
• 10 years of experience in multi-band and tunable antenna design with a proven record of designing and shipping high volume consumer products
• Experience in antenna characterizations such as input impedance, impedance matching, antenna isolation, gain, polarization, radiation pattern, ECC, etc
• Hands-on experience in antenna prototyping, tuning and measurement with VNA and anechoic chamber systems
• Solid understanding of electromagnetics (EM) and antenna theory, proficient in EDA simulation software such as CST, HFSS, XFDTD, etc
• Experience in 5G FR1/LTE, GNSS, Wi-Fi/BT, UWB, NFC wireless technologies
• Experience with lab equipment for RF and antenna characterization as well as wireless system performance validation, such as SAR/PD, TRP/TIS, Load Pull, RvR, etc
• Knowledge of wireless/RF system architecture, desense and multi-radio co-existence mechanism

Preferred Qualifications:

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent
• 5 years of experience in managing or leading a team with a proven experience hiring and growing personnel
• Experience in millimeter-wave antenna module design and validation
• 10 years of experience in multi-band and tunable antenna design for compact size form factor
• Experience in antenna tuner/tuning, SAR/PD mitigation, EMI/EMC, desense
• Familiar with carrier certification process, regulatory requirements (FCC, CE, etc)

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