Demo

RF OTA System Engineer

hpiq
San Francisco, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/26/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/25/2026

Who We Are

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.

We’re assembling a diverse, world-class team—engineers, designers, researchers, and product minds—focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio. Together, we’re developing intuitive, adaptive solutions that spark creativity, boost productivity, and make collaboration seamless.

We create breakthrough solutions that make complex tasks feel effortless, teamwork more natural, and ideas more impactful—always with a human-centric mindset.

By embedding AI advancements into every HP product and service, we’re expanding what’s possible for individuals, organisations, and the future of work.

Join us as we reinvent work, so people everywhere can do their best work.

About The Role

HP IQ’s Wireless Technology Team works cross functionally with electrical engineering, firmware, baseband, antenna, system, and product teams to deliver high quality connectivity solutions. In this role, you will own system level RF performance for wireless products, driving measurement, analysis, and optimization from early prototypes through production. You will play a critical role in ensuring robust connectivity, power efficiency, and real world performance across a wide range of indoor use cases.

This position requires deep hands on experience with RF systems, OTA testing, and board level bring up, along with the ability to translate data into clear design and firmware recommendations.

What You Might Do

  • Own system level RF performance for indoor connectivity, including range versus rate, throughput, latency, and robustness across real world environments.
  • Plan and execute over the air measurements in anechoic chambers and representative indoor environments to characterize system performance.
  • Develop, refine, and maintain OTA test methodologies, test plans, and performance benchmarks to ensure repeatable and meaningful results.
  • Drive power consumption optimization across RF, baseband, and system level use cases by identifying inefficiencies and recommending architectural or firmware improvements.
  • Perform board level and EVB bring up, including RF validation, calibration, and hands on debugging.
  • Collaborate closely with hardware, firmware, antenna, and system teams to diagnose and resolve RF and connectivity issues.
  • Analyze RF and system performance data to identify gaps, root causes, and opportunities for improvement.
  • Support antenna tuning, coexistence testing, and interference mitigation in complex indoor environments.
  • Document test results, system characterization, and design recommendations clearly and concisely for cross functional audiences.

Essential Qualifications

  • 2 years of experience owning and optimizing system level RF performance for wireless products.
  • Hands on expertise with OTA testing in anechoic chambers and real world environments.
  • Deep understanding of indoor wireless performance metrics, including sensitivity, throughput, latency, robustness, and power consumption.
  • Experience with board level and EVB bring up, RF validation, calibration, and debug.
  • Ability to analyze large data sets and translate results into actionable hardware or firmware recommendations.
  • Proven ability to collaborate effectively across hardware, firmware, antenna, and system teams.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to clearly document findings and influence technical decisions.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience with power optimization across RF and baseband subsystems.
  • Background supporting antenna tuning and coexistence testing.
  • Familiarity with RF test automation, scripting, or data analysis tools.
  • Comfort working in fast paced, highly collaborative product development environments.
  • Ability to independently drive complex technical investigations and communicate root cause analysis clearly to senior stakeholders.

Salary range: $108,000 - $150,000

Compensation & Benefits (Full-Time Employees)

The salary range for this role is listed above. Final salary offered is based upon multiple factors including individual job-related qualifications, education, experience, knowledge and skills.

At HP IQ, we offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including; 
    • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
    • 11 paid holidays
    • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

Why HP IQ?

HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, building the intelligence to empower humanity—reimagining how we work, create, and connect to shape the future of work.

  • Innovative Work
    Help shape the future of intelligent computing and workplace transformation.
  • Autonomy and Agility
    Work with the speed and focus of a startup, backed by HP’s scale.
  • Meaningful Impact
    Build AI-powered solutions that help people and organisations thrive.
  • Flexible Work Environment
    Freedom and flexibility to do your best work.
  • Forward-Thinking Culture
    We learn fast, stay future-focused, and imagine what comes next—together.

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) Statement

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).

Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.

If you’d like more information about HP’s EEO Policy or your EEO rights as an applicant under the law, please click here: Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law Equal Employment Opportunity is the Law – Supplement

Salary : $108,000 - $150,000

If your compensation planning software is too rigid to deploy winning incentive strategies, it’s time to find an adaptable solution. Compensation Planning
Enhance your organization's compensation strategy with salary data sets that HR and team managers can use to pay your staff right. Surveys & Data Sets

What is the career path for a RF OTA System Engineer?

Sign up to receive alerts about other jobs on the RF OTA System Engineer career path by checking the boxes next to the positions that interest you.
Income Estimation: 
$83,502 - $107,152
Income Estimation: 
$104,896 - $133,785
Income Estimation: 
$123,198 - $153,566
Income Estimation: 
$90,267 - $107,792
Income Estimation: 
$125,799 - $152,617
Income Estimation: 
$110,220 - $132,692
Income Estimation: 
$111,195 - $140,107
Income Estimation: 
$126,558 - $144,904
View Core, Job Family, and Industry Job Skills and Competency Data for more than 15,000 Job Titles Skills Library

Job openings at hpiq

  • hpiq San Francisco, CA
  • Who We Are HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how... more
  • 13 Days Ago

  • hpiq San Francisco, CA
  • Who We Are HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how... more
  • 4 Days Ago

  • hpiq San Francisco, CA
  • Who We Are HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how... more
  • 1 Day Ago

  • hpiq San Francisco, CA
  • Who We Are HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how... more
  • 2 Days Ago


Not the job you're looking for? Here are some other RF OTA System Engineer jobs in the San Francisco, CA area that may be a better fit.

  • Humane San Francisco, CA
  • Who We Are HP IQ is HP's new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP's global scale, we're building intelligent technologies that redefine how... more
  • 19 Days Ago

  • HP IQ San Francisco, CA
  • Who We Are HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab. Combining startup agility with HP’s global scale, we’re building intelligent technologies that redefine how... more
  • 19 Days Ago

AI Assistant is available now!

Feel free to start your new journey!