RFID Engineer

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING:

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