RFID Engineer

Job Description

This engineering position provides an engaging environment, working in a fast-paced, global, cross-functional team to influence product development and customer use case decisions. The position works with RFID technology which is a critical link for enabling the Internet of Things, Block chain and Omni-Channel fulfillment. This role would work in the food, general retail, and logistics industries.

• The RFID Engineer designs and performs tests to ensure our RFID products meet customer requirements

  • Responsible for clear focused scientific rigor in evaluating RFID inlays with measurement equipment, various readers, printers and other RFID systems

  • Provides actionable data on new product development samples, prototypes and factory builds

• The RFID Engineer will will optimize test processes including automating with software scripting as needed

  • Responsible for creating and updating test processes and softwares for accuracy and usefulness

  • Responsible for documenting and following written procedures

  • Ensures test processes meet cross-functional team members needs in a timely manner

• The RFID Engineer is accountable for product tests to develop strong value propositions

  • Evaluate new product samples, accept or reject based on data collected and requirements

  • Conduct hands on applications testing creating test plans collecting data and articulating value and benefit of products across various market segments

  • Generate customer facing and internal reports and presentations with clear messaging

• This role will ensure data integrity by characterizing RFID product in RFID encoding systems and developing encode parameters

  • Formatting RFID media integration into RFID encoding systems collaborating with media design and printer engineering groups

  • Collaborate closely with other Avery Dennison groups including platform team system integrators and printer engineering

  • Work with document control systems responsible for updating critical spec documents for internal and customer use

• This position has direct customer interaction to understand use cases and tagging requirements

  • Translate customer requirements into design of experiments to define and recommend RFID tagging solutions

  • Consult with market development managers sales team and customers with application testing and product recommendation

  • Responsible for the collection and analysis of customer and partner feedback on product samples

  • Conduct training on product performance to our marketing and product line management teams

• The RFID Engineer works directly with several RFID hardware systems, including readers printers handheld etc to ensure our products meet specifications

  • Scientific evaluation of RFID systems reporting on fit for use and capabilities

  • Create a market view of systems and how our tags and competitors perform

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO BRING TO THE TEAM:

Avery Dennison has a long history of being a market leader. Your history is important to us. It should include the following:

• Bachelor's degree with 1+ years engineering research scientific or related experience

• Software engineering or development experience is preferred

• Experience with application engineering processes: collect data interpret data translate to real world benefits and outcomes

• Experience with RFID Wireless Communications protocols analog and power circuits and computer programming

• Excellent analytical capability with the expertise to research and apply logical and scientific thinking to a wide range of technical problems

• Previous experience with system hardware/software setup and integration

• Demonstrated ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations

• Demonstrated ability to thrive on a cross-functional team

• Skilled with applicable computer systems such as Google Applications, Microsoft Office and function specific software

• Strong math skills

• Strong attention to detail and organizational skills

• Keen interest in new technologies and their applications

• Strong written and oral communication skills and relationship building, to work as an advisor to clients

• Experience with roll to roll manufacturing industrial printing and RFID manufacturing is preferred

• Experience with RF (radio frequency) or…