Job Description

Join to apply for the Lead Systems and RF Engineer role at Rain Bird Corporation Join the team creating the next generation of smart irrigation devices and connected irrigation control systems. Your experience and system leadership are key to taking our creativity to the next level. You will work on projects incorporating IoT, data telemetry, and remote management systems employing multiple wireless communications technologies, cloud infrastructure, robust design methodologies, and more. Help our planet by working on innovative engineering solutions that support Rain Bird’s goal of “Intelligent Use of Water.” Responsibilities Responsible for the specification, design and development of low-power remote wireless control and management systems, including implementation of radio communication capabilities in battery powered devices. Scope of responsibilities will include establishing customer requirements, identification of solutions fulfilling those requirements and then creating technical specifications, cost-effective engineering designs and test plans, that include design for testability and manufacturability, product cost analyses, circuit designs and PWB layouts, prototype design implementations. Lead Systems Engineering responsibilities include providing technical system leadership across several interrelated projects, ensuring each project has what it needs from another without creating new critical paths or project delays. RF Systems Engineer design responsibilities include the simulation, test and evaluation of prototype communications element and systems designs under both laboratory and field conditions and the initial integration of prototype communications elements into the supporting communications infrastructure and with both the cloud back-end systems and the business logic applications in the end-device firmware. Communicate clearly, both verbally and in writing, to engineering management concerning design technical approach, project schedule, quality improvement and cost reduction opportunities, cost estimates, etc. Assure that product development priorities are completed within schedule and budget, while ensuring quality and product performance requirements are achieved. Collaborate with employees in other Rain Bird Design & Manufacturing facilities globally. Product development activities include design and development, prototype testing and analysis, rigorous design reviews, incorporation of lessons learned from existing products, product design verification and field validation, peering with quality assurance and developing thorough written documentation and concise, detailed engineering reports. Responsible for keeping excellent, organized project records and documentation. This position will require periodic travel within the US and out of the country, such as Mexico, as needed. Qualifications S. in Electrical or Electronic Engineering from an accredited university or equivalent experience with a focus on systems, signals, communications, and RF design or related areas. 9+ years of progressive electronic design engineering experience in a high-volume consumer product environment with system experience overseeing multiple simultaneous projects. Direct experience developing and implementing wireless, battery powered IoT (Internet of Things) devices for high volume manufacture and the associated IoT communications networks and infrastructure. Direct design experience in configuration, firmware design and RF circuitry & antenna design for wireless communication networks employing silicon and SDR radios, digital data modulation, spread spectrum, frequency agility, EDAC and encryption. Familiarity with all phases of printed circuit board design from schematic capture through board layout to board fabrication and printed circuit board assembly. Experience in design and simulation of circuit board layouts for global EMC/EMI compliance and direct experience using high frequency circuit board layout techniques including materials, RF grounding, microstrip and waveguides plus impedance management, noise control and integral antenna designs. Experience creating communications network and element predictive models and testing of physical systems to evaluate performance against the model prediction. Experience assessing wireless communication functions of products for robustness, stability, protocol and regulatory compliance, manufacturability, and interoperability. Willingness to learn customer requirements and troubleshoot field problems, desire for continuous learning and irrigation industry interest. Excellent laboratory skills: ability to prototype, test and validate designs using analog, digital and RF test, and measurement tools; Excellent debugging and troubleshooting skills using basic lab tools and equipment with high density, surface mount designs. Prior experience with Design for Manufacturability and Design for Testability. High attention to detail; excellent organization skills. Ability to work in a fast-paced team environment. Experience researching, specifying, sourcing, and qualifying new electronic components and vendors for modern designs. #J-18808-Ljbffr Rain Bird Corporation

Job Tags

Similar Jobs