RF Test Engineer (RF/OTA)

RF Test Engineer (RF/OTA)

We are seeking a highly motivated RF Test Engineer to join our hardware reliability and validation team. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience running over-the-air (OTA) and RF tests, performing conducted station testing, and characterizing complex datasets. Having some background in automation or coding for analyzing data.

Key Responsibilities

• Plan, execute, and document RF and OTA reliability tests, including:
• RF performance and sensitivity testing
• Must be able to analyze data and determine whether signals are passing, failing, or showing abnormal behavior
• Test various units and test stations to understand the root cause of failures, whether software- or hardware-related.
• Chamber-based OTA testing
• Stress and aging tests under various conditions
• Perform conducted station testing (wired RF measurements) to characterize device performance at the RF front-end and system level.
• Ability to develop scripts or tools (e.g., Python or MATLAB) to automate data processing or test tasks.
• Troubleshoot hardware, firmware, RF setups, and test equipment issues during execution.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to investigate failures and drive corrective actions.
• Prepare clear test reports and summaries for engineering teams and leadership.
• Continuous improvement of reliability test methods, RF/OTA test coverage, and data workflows.
• Design and run long-term reliability test campaigns under temperature, power cycling, and some other stress conditions.
• Clean, process, and characterize data, support performing statistical analysis and trend identification.

Minimum Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in reliability testing, RF/OTA testing, or hardware validation.
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment (spectrum, analyzers, and signal generators, VNAs, power meters) and OTA chambers.
• Experience with conducted station testing for RF characterization.
• Ability to analyze, interpret, and summarize complex datasets.
• Strong technical communication and documentation skills.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in electrical engineering, Physics, or related technical field.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, cellular, UWB, or GNSS wireless technologies.
• Familiarity with statistical tools or data libraries (pandas, NumPy, SciPy, JMP, R).
• Understanding of test automation frameworks and lab equipment control (GPIB/LAN/USB).
• Strong collaboration, debugging, and problem-solving skills.

Location: San Jose, CA (may work remote depending the projects)

Pay Rate: $50-$66/hr DOE

Submit resumes to jobs@OSIengineering.com