Hardware Design Engineer 2

Job Title:   Hardware Design Engineer 2
Location:  Redmond WA
Salary Range:  $65/hr to $70/hr on W2 

Introduction

This is a staff augmentation contractor role designed to temporarily support and enhance the existing resources of a team during a cyclical business need.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Hands-on RF  WIFI test experience.
• Experience with vector signal analyzers, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, vector signal generators, etc.
• Familiarity with sniffers such as Ellisys, Omnipeek, Wireshark, Litepoint IQsniffer.
• Perform RF coexistence testing and wireless system-level testing.
• Provision and configure devices with apps and drivers, run scenarios with tools like iPerf, and debug issues through Windows logs and packet captures.
• Create test plans involving Bluetooth, Wifi, and wireless accessories for gaming scenarios.
• Work with software engineers and radio chipset vendors to debug and experiment.
• Understanding of automated RF test systems, running scripts, parsing, and plotting results.
• Proficiency in Python, PowerShell, Excel macros, batch scripts.
• Experience with Wifi 7 Client, routers, firewalls, packet sniffers.
• BSEE or related experience desired.
• Applicants must be able to work directly for Artech on W2.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Prior work experience at client or in client's industry.

Day-to-Day Responsibilities

• Contribute to module and system-level performance testing, focused on how multiple radios behave at once.
• Perform RF coexistence testing and wireless system-level testing.
• Provision and configure devices with apps and drivers, run scenarios with tools like iPerf, and debug issues through Windows logs and packet captures.
• Create test plans involving Bluetooth, Wifi, and wireless accessories for gaming scenarios.
• Work with software engineers and radio chipset vendors to debug and experiment.
• Run system-level tests (throughput, etc) in a Windows environment using RF lab tools.
• Test using reverberation chambers, shielded rooms, and open test environments.

Company Benefits & Culture

• Our team has a long history with strong RF experience and it's a great place to learn how to work with interesting RF challenges and build skills and knowledge.
• Flexibility, communication, learning, and engineering fundamentals are important qualities.

For immediate consideration please click APPLY to begin the screening process with Alex.