Field Applications Engineer (China)
Location: China (Shanghai)
Team: Business Development
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
About Us:
Forefront RF is a fabless semiconductor company developing breakthrough RF technology that radically simplifies RF front-end architectures for mobile and connected devices. Our long-term vision is to empower anyone to treat global connectivity as a commodity, effortlessly adding it to any device. We lead through innovation, solving our customers’ toughest challenges, enabling them to stay ahead by pushing the boundaries of RF design.
Our Values:
Our values are the quiet nudge that help us to be our best in every interaction.
- One team: We listen, share, and build solutions together. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work. We support one another, embrace challenges and fun, and celebrate collective success.
- Innovation with intent: We operate at the forefront of technology, building innovative pathways to the future that meets real customer needs.
- Solutions driven: We develop world leading manufacturable products that deliver effortless connectivity.
- Customer focused: We act with integrity, hold ourselves accountable, and are guided by a deep commitment to deliver customer focused solutions.
- Sustainable: We design for longevity and reuse - leveraging globally connected RF technology to extend product lifecycles and reduce waste.
Role Overview:
We are seeking a skilled RF Front-End Engineer to support the development and integration of RF front-end modules across various platforms. You will have hands-on experience with RF components and system-level bring-up, along with a strong problem-solving mindset.
Key Responsibilities:
- Collaborate with SoC vendors to develop and optimize MIPI drivers for controlling RF front-end modules
- Support connectivity solution providers in integrating RF front-end solutions into their systems
- Perform RF front-end bring-up and integration with baseband platforms, with a preference for experience on UNISOC platforms
- Conduct cellular device testing, including both signalling (R&D and engineering environments) and non-signalling (e.g., factory calibration) scenarios
- Ensure compliance with 3GPP device testing specifications
- Debug and resolve integration issues, driving problems to root cause and solution
- Expect business travel inside China from time to time, and international travel to HQ.