Wireless RF Compliance Validation Engineer - Inductive Charging
Location
Cupertino, CA | United States
Job description
At Apple, we work every single day to craft products that enrich people’s lives. Do you love working on challenges that no one has solved yet? Do you like changing the game? As a member of our dynamic group, you will have the unique and rewarding opportunity to shape upcoming products that will delight and inspire millions of Apple’s customers every day! Apple's Wireless Systems Compliance Engineering team is looking for a hardworking, proactive individual to take ownership for ensuring inductive charging products meet all worldwide Regulatory requirements!
Key Qualifications
- Practical knowledge of inductive charging hardware, architectures and system considerations as it related to emissions.
- Experience with performing regulatory tests including spurious emissions, occupied bandwidth, frequency accuracy, spectral mask, etc. at either conducted or radiated environments.
- Experience with hands-on disassembly and making of experimental modifications to intricate hardware as part of debugging issues.
- Experience using lab equipment including spectrum analyzers, power meters, network analyzers, vector signal generators/analyzers and oscilloscopes.
- Working knowledge of EM and radiated theory inside portable wireless devices including accurate grounding, shielding, and radiated emissions mitigation techniques is a plus.
- Experience with circuit-level and system-level simulations is a bonus.
- Strong technical reporting, presentation and communication skills.
Description
- You be responsible for assessing RF platform-level aspects of inductive charging towards regulatory compliance requirements, including:
- Delivering validation & characterization test plans towards meeting world-wide regulatory emissions requirements.
- Performing failure analysis to understand low margin or failing behaviors, making use of experimental SW/FW and modified development hardware.
- Collaborating with multi-functional staff, technology suppliers and vendors to address marginal RF behavior, driving issues to closure.
- Learning about all applicable inductive technologies and industry standards including Qi in relation to Apple products.
- Tracking validation status; analyzing results; communicating issues & bringing insights from data.
- Bringing-up device-under-test, helping to define test requirements and implementing test systems setups for validation preparedness.
- Supporting Certification of Apple products.
Education & Experience
Bachelor's Degree required.
Additional Requirements
Pay & Benefits
- At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $55.82 and $84.09/hr, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs. Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan. You’ll also receive benefits including: Comprehensive medical and dental coverage, retirement benefits, a range of discounted products and free services, and for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition. Additionally, this role might be eligible for discretionary bonuses or commission payments as well as relocation. Learn more about Apple Benefits. Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program. Apple is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity. We take affirmative action to ensure equal opportunity for all applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics.
- You be responsible for assessing RF platform-level aspects of inductive charging towards regulatory compliance requirements, including:
- Delivering validation & characterization test plans towards meeting world-wide regulatory emissions requirements.
- Performing failure analysis to understand low margin or failing behaviors, making use of experimental SW/FW and modified development hardware.
- Collaborating with multi-functional staff, technology suppliers and vendors to address marginal RF behavior, driving issues to closure.
- Learning about all applicable inductive technologies and industry standards including Qi in relation to Apple products.
- Tracking validation status; analyzing results; communicating issues & bringing insights from data.
- Bringing-up device-under-test, helping to define test requirements and implementing test systems setups for validation preparedness.
- Supporting Certification of Apple products. Bachelor's Degree required.
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