RF / HW Test Engineer
The Norland Group
San Jose, CA$55 - $65 an hour
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Job Description
We are seeking a RF/HW Test engineer who is skilled in handling time-sensitive RF/HW platform test tasks across prototypes and product form-factors. The person in this role will be responsible for HW validation testing in the laboratory across a broad category of products, should operate with minimal supervision and collaborate effectively across teams and geographies/time zones. We are looking for a strong engineer with extensive experience testing mobile device prototypes.
Job Responsibilities:
Support new HW and board bring-ups, perform and debug HW validation test related issues
Isolate and identify root cause for HW issues, HW schematic issues and work with other functional teams such as RF and SW test/tools.
Perform power measurement testing on HW boards and program/monitor power rails with HW schematic inspections.
Analyze collected data, preparing reports and identify issues.
Multi-task effectively under considerable pressure of deadlines and easily adapt within a fast-paced environment.
Follow all the company policies and procedures to ensure product integrity, safety and good quality.
Write scripts to automate the test suites and speed up the test and debug cycle.
Requirements:
BS/MS in Telecommunications, Electrical engineering or related fields
2+ years of laboratory experience in mobile devices testing.
Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, NI power instruments, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector analyzer etc.
Familiarity with RF measurements like P1dB, IIP, NF measurements, S-parameters etc.
Basic understanding of RF receiver architecture and system blocks with ability to read and understand hardware schematic and PCB layouts.
Willing to meet on-call support requests and support tasks later in the evening, as needed
Familiarity with python programming
Ability to communicate effectively
We encourage Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans and Disabled individuals to apply for all positions that they may be qualified for. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in a Word Document with the month and year that you have worked at each previous position to - [email protected] and copy: 533960-1-RF / HW Test Engineer to the email Subject Line.
Job Posted Date: 2/20/2026
Job Responsibilities:
Support new HW and board bring-ups, perform and debug HW validation test related issues
Isolate and identify root cause for HW issues, HW schematic issues and work with other functional teams such as RF and SW test/tools.
Perform power measurement testing on HW boards and program/monitor power rails with HW schematic inspections.
Analyze collected data, preparing reports and identify issues.
Multi-task effectively under considerable pressure of deadlines and easily adapt within a fast-paced environment.
Follow all the company policies and procedures to ensure product integrity, safety and good quality.
Write scripts to automate the test suites and speed up the test and debug cycle.
Requirements:
BS/MS in Telecommunications, Electrical engineering or related fields
2+ years of laboratory experience in mobile devices testing.
Familiarity with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, NI power instruments, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, vector analyzer etc.
Familiarity with RF measurements like P1dB, IIP, NF measurements, S-parameters etc.
Basic understanding of RF receiver architecture and system blocks with ability to read and understand hardware schematic and PCB layouts.
Willing to meet on-call support requests and support tasks later in the evening, as needed
Familiarity with python programming
Ability to communicate effectively
We encourage Minorities, Women, Protected Veterans and Disabled individuals to apply for all positions that they may be qualified for. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing and background checks
If you are interested in this position, please submit your resume in a Word Document with the month and year that you have worked at each previous position to - [email protected] and copy: 533960-1-RF / HW Test Engineer to the email Subject Line.
Job Posted Date: 2/20/2026