Electrical Engineer II, RF Test Engineer

The posting, as Axon wrote it

Join Axon and be a Force for Good.

At Axon, we’re on a mission to Protect Life. We’re explorers, pursuing society’s most critical safety and justice issues with our ecosystem of devices and cloud software. Like our products, we work better together. We connect with candor and care, seeking out diverse perspectives from our customers, communities and each other.

Life at Axon is fast-paced, challenging and meaningful. Here, you’ll take ownership and drive real change. Constantly grow as you work hard for a mission that matters at a company where you matter.

Your Impact

As an RF Test Engineer, your work will be essential in ensuring that the wireless technologies in Axon's advanced products meet the highest performance, reliability, and compliance standards. Your hands-on expertise will drive the rigorous testing and optimization of RF systems that enable our cutting-edge body-worn cameras, vehicular systems, and connected devices. By leveraging your technical acumen and problem-solving skills, you will be instrumental in identifying and overcoming RF challenges, ensuring robust designs that operate seamlessly in diverse and demanding environments.

You will collaborate with cross-functional teams and global partners to verify and refine wireless designs, using state-of-the-art tools and methodologies. Your work will directly contribute to the development of reliable, high-performance solutions that serve Law Enforcement, Public Safety, and the communities they protect. Through your efforts, you will help deliver transformative technologies that empower public safety professionals and redefine industry standards.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement test plans to evaluate the performance of wirelessly connected devices, ensuring they meet stringent product and regulatory requirements.
• Record RF test data and organize results, creating clear, actionable reports.
• Present findings and recommendations to cross-functional teams, enabling swift resolution of design challenges.
• Evaluate RF performance characteristics such as Total Radiated Power (TRP), Total Isotropic Sensitivity (TIS), and other over-the-air (OTA) metrics for cellular-enabled wireless devices using advanced equipment. (CMX500 and CMW500 in controlled chamber environments).
• Use instruments like spectrum analyzers and radio communication testers to assess conducted performance of wireless technologies, including LTE, 5G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GNSS.
• Support product field evaluations to validate RF performance under diverse real-world conditions, such as urban or rural environments
• As part of a collaborative team, investigate and debug issues such as poor sensitivity, low transmit power, or signal interference in wireless devices.
• Assist in the regulatory pre-certification and formal certification test efforts for hardware by preparing test samples, working closely with external test labs, troubleshooting issues, and ensuring successful completion of certifica

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