OverviewWe are seeking a full-time
Desense Engineer at Garmin's U.S. headquarters in the Greater Kansas City area. This is a full time Electrical Engineer with particular focus on Desense (noise, jamming) mitigation. We support multiple wireless communication protocols, such as: Cellular, WiFi, Bluetooth (BT), NFC, GNSS etc. in our products. As a Desense Engineer at Garmin, you will contribute to the architecture and product level design integration of next generation wireless radio solutions in all Garmin products.
Essential Functions- Lead Multi-Radio Coexistence through RF Desense (noise, jamming) optimization
- Identify noise source (aggressor(s)) and propose remedy
- Create appropriate and necessary software tool to integrate within wireless radio to check RF signals to root cause noise in the overall system
- Design Cellular RF hardware board as impedance matching, PCB layout review, bring up prototypes and Coexistence validation with LTE/BT/WiFi/GNSS/NFC
- Define RF Hardware requirement, design and implement in factory test
- Work with RF module/components suppliers and cross-functional teams to optimize RF performance
Basic Qualifications- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering AND a minimum of 5 years of industry experience in RF circuits design (cellular (LTE, UMTS), WiFi, BT, GNSS) OR Master's/Doctoral Degree in Electrical Engineering with focus on RF/antennas and electromagnetics AND a minimum of 3 years of industry experience in RF circuits design (cellular (LTE, UMTS), WiFi, BT, GNSS)
- Excellent academics (cumulative GPA greater than or equal to 3.0 as a general rule)
- Demonstrated strong and effective verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills to rally support from peers
Desired Qualifications- Broad expertise with Multi-Radio Coexistence
- Successful track record of working closely with Antenna Engineers, Electrical Engineers, Mechanical Engineers and Firmware teams
- Extensive circuit design experience for consumer or aviation products
- Experience with numerical simulation driven design workflows
- RF design experience such as Filters, LNAs, PAs, Receivers, etc.
- Extensive experience utilizing RF test equipment such as Spectrum Analyzers, Vector Network Analyzers, Signal Generators, etc.
- Knowledge and experience in designing for environmental constraints (temp, humidity, and vibration), regulatory compliance and product debug (EMC/EMI, ESD, transients, etc)
- Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills to galvanize cross functional teams
Garmin International is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran's status, age or disability.
This position is eligible for Garmin's benefit program. Details can be found here: Garmin Benefits
