Summary:
We are seeking a senior RF engineer who wants to be a part of a fast-paced and challenging environment. The focus of this position will be designing Aruba next generation Access Points by a combination of Sunnyvale based R&D and technical leadership and oversight of our Asia based JDM partners.

Requirements:
• BS + 6 years of experience or MS + 4 years of experience
• Strong experience in 802.11 wifi access point design and development, from conception to full production release
• Thorough understanding of the challenges of designing high performance, power efficient, and reliable high volume access point designs
• Experience in RF board level design, impedance matching, PA, LNA, filters, noise minimization, interference isolation
• Experience in RF characterization and optimization of radio sub-system to achieve best performance, meeting FCC compliance requirements
• Must be very familiar using RF test equipment, spectrum analyzer, VNA, RF software tools for design verification, familiarity with Litepoint testers is a plus
• Experience in HW EDVT, RF bench characterization, RF system DVT, HALT, and RF compliance
• Experience in using schematic capture and PCB layout tools
• Experience with JDM developed projects is preferred
• A history of close working relationships and/or direct experience with manufacturing operations
• Experience managing interns and technicians on DVT execution is a plus
• Familiarity with L2 and IP networking concepts a plus

Personality Traits:
• Excellent work ethic, dependable, and responsible
• Must be a flexible self-starter who can ramp up with new technologies quickly and can adapt to a growing and evolving team
• Imaginative, motivated, positive, and able to work effectively under pressure
• Strong logical and creative problem-solving skills, good oral and written communication skills, and excellent analytical skills
• Must be able to succeed with minimal resources and minimal supervision.
• Willingness and ability to learn from others, share ideas with others, and participate in a team atmosphere
• Able to communicate effectively with JDM teams from different time zones such as Asia, program management skills would be desirable
• Be able to travel occasionally, both domestically and internationally

If interested, please send your resume to rstewart@arubanetworks.com.