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About the Role
HP IQ's Wireless Technology Team is developing next-generation wearable and AI-connected products. As a Lead RF Systems & Desense Engineer, you will own the RF system architecture from concept through mass production, leading RF integration and driving RF desense, coexistence, and wireless performance for highly integrated products.
Responsibilities
- Lead RF system architecture and integration for wearable and mobile platforms.
- Own RF desense investigations and mitigation across the product lifecycle.
- Define RF specifications, link budgets, validation plans and performance targets.
- Lead coexistence strategy for Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC and other radios.
- Partner with antenna, EE, FW, ME and silicon vendors to optimize total wireless performance.
- Perform CST and ADS simulations for RF front-end, coupling and matching optimization.
- Review PCB layouts for RF routing, grounding, shielding and isolation.
- Lead RF bring-up, characterization, tuning and root-cause analysis.
- Drive OTA and conducted validation including TRP, TIS, sensitivity, EVM, throughput and coexistence.
- Support FCC, CE, Wi-Fi Alliance, Bluetooth SIG, FiRa and NFC Forum certifications.
- Mentor engineers and establish RF design guidelines and best practices.
- Present technical recommendations to executive leadership.
Requirements
- 10+ years developing RF systems for high-volume consumer electronics, wearables or mobile products.
- Expertise in RF fundamentals including impedance matching, S-parameters, link budgets, EVM, noise figure, linearity and receiver sensitivity.
- Deep expertise in RF desense analysis and mitigation.
- Strong knowledge of RF coexistence mechanisms and mitigation techniques.
- Expert understanding of Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be), Bluetooth Classic & LE, UWB and NFC.
- Hands-on experience with RF front-end design including PAs, LNAs, FEMs, filters, switches and matching networks.
- Expertise using CST Studio Suite and Keysight ADS.
- Hands-on experience with VNA, spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer, signal generators and OTA chambers.
- Strong understanding of EMI/EMC, PCB layout, grounding and shielding.
Skills
- Python or MATLAB automation
- Cadence Allegro or equivalent PCB tools
- Experience working with Qualcomm, NXP, Broadcom or Nordic
- Knowledge of wearable RF architectures and compact antenna integration
- Experience mentoring engineers and leading cross-functional architecture decisions
- Excellent debugging, communication and technical leadership skills
Location
- United States of America
Work Type
- Full time
Experience Level
- 10+ years
Salary/Compensations
- $180,000 - $270,000
Benefits
- 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
About the Company
- HP IQ is HP’s new AI innovation lab, combining startup agility with HP’s global scale to build intelligent technologies that redefine how the world works, creates, and collaborates.
- We are assembling a diverse, world-class team focused on creating an intelligent ecosystem across HP’s portfolio, 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.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- For more information, review HP’s EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"