# Lead RF Systems and Desense Engineer

**Company**: HP IQ
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $180,000 - $270,000
**Category**: Engineering
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

HP IQ's Wireless Technology Team works cross-functionally with various teams to develop 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 across Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, UWB, NFC, and emerging wireless technologies.

**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.

**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.

**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, 11 paid holidays, and additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave.

**Salary Range:** $180,000 - $270,000

## Skills

### Required
- RF system architecture
- RF desense analysis
- Wi-Fi
- Bluetooth
- UWB
- NFC
- CST Studio Suite
- Keysight ADS
- RF front-end design

### Nice to have
- Python or MATLAB automation
- Cadence Allegro or equivalent PCB tools
- Qualcomm
- NXP
- Broadcom
- Nordic
- wearable RF architectures
- compact antenna integration

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