Career Overview
Design and implement radio frequency identification device (RFID) systems used to track shipments or goods.
Also Known As
- Deployment Engineer
- RFID Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Engineer)
- RFID Systems Engineer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Systems Engineer)
- Technical Support Engineer
Alternate Job Titles
- Antenna Engineer
- Cardiac Device Specialist
- Deployment Engineer
- Device Test Engineer
- DSP Engineer (Digital Signal Processing Engineer)
- Electrical Engineer
- Electro Magnetic Compatibility Test Engineer
- Engineer
- Microwave Engineer
- RF Design Engineer (Radio Frequency Design Engineer)
- RF Engineer (Radio Frequency Engineer)
- RF Systems Engineer (Radio Frequency Systems Engineer)
- RF Test Engineer (Radio Frequency Test Engineer)
- RFID Analyst (Radio Frequency Identification Device Analyst)
- RFID Developer (Radio Frequency Identification Device Developer)
What You'll Do
In this role, your typical responsibilities include:
- Identify operational requirements for new systems to inform selection of technological solutions.
- Integrate tags, readers, or software in radio frequency identification device (RFID) designs.
- Perform systems analysis or programming of radio frequency identification device (RFID) technology.
- Test radio frequency identification device (RFID) software to ensure proper functioning.
- Select appropriate radio frequency identification device (RFID) tags and determine placement locations.
- Perform site analyses to determine system configurations, processes to be impacted, or on-site obstacles to technology implementation.
- Perform acceptance testing on newly installed or updated systems.
Knowledge You'll Use
You'll need solid knowledge in these areas:
- Computers and Electronics
- Engineering and Technology
- English Language
- Design
- Customer and Personal Service
- Education and Training
- Mathematics
Essential Skills
Success in this career requires strong skills in:
- Critical Thinking
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Reading Comprehension
Key Abilities
This career requires key abilities in:
- Oral Comprehension
- Problem Sensitivity
- Deductive Reasoning
- Written Comprehension
- Inductive Reasoning
- Information Ordering
- Oral Expression
- Near Vision
- Speech Recognition
- Speech Clarity
Work Style
People who excel in this career typically demonstrate:
- Attention to Detail
- Innovation
- Dependability
- Intellectual Curiosity
- Achievement Orientation
What Matters in This Career
This career tends to satisfy these work values:
- Independence
- Support
- Working Conditions
- Achievement
- Recognition
Education & Preparation
Typical Education: Bachelor's Degree
Related Work Experience Needed: Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
On-the-Job Training: Over 6 months, up to and including 1 year
Education Details: Most of these occupations require a four-year bachelor's degree, but some do not.
Experience Required: A considerable amount of work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is needed for these occupations. For example, an accountant must complete four years of college and work for several years in accounting to be considered qualified.
Technology You'll Use
Popular Technologies & Software
- C
- C#
- C++
- Dassault Systemes SolidWorks
- ESRI ArcGIS software
- Extensible markup language XML
- JUnit
- Linux
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
Tools & Equipment
- Barcode scanners
- Cell phones
- Computer network routers
- Desktop computers
- Digital multimeters
- Digital oscilloscopes
- Function generators
- Global positioning system GPS receivers
- Laptop computers
- Local area network LAN analyzers
- Personal computers
- Personal digital assistants PDA
- Programmable logic controllers PLC
- Radio frequency identification RFID devices
- Radio frequency RF antennas
Work Environment
- Telephone Conversations
- Face-to-Face Discussions with Individuals and Within Teams
- Indoors, Environmentally Controlled
- Work With or Contribute to a Work Group or Team
Salary & Job Market
Wages reported for the broader Electronics Engineers, Except Computer occupational group (BLS 2024), which includes Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists.
| Salary Percentile | Annual Wage |
|---|---|
| Entry-Level (10th percentile) | $79,390 |
| Median | $127,590 |
| Top Earners (90th percentile) | $199,060 |
Workers Employed Nationally: 93,940
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Occupational data sourced from the O*NET OnLine database, developed by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration. Wage data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), 2024.