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Robert Half
RFID Solutions Architect
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What they do
A Solutions or Application Architect develops and defines the technical architecture for a software application, duties include developing new applications, creating prototypes, running tests, and writing documentation.
$142,209 / year median in Alabama
+1% projected growth
Job Description
RFID Solution ArchitectureResponsibilities
- Own end to end technical design for our Client's customer implementations
- Lead technical due diligence for new opportunities before commercial commitment
- Translate customer business problems into practical RFID and traceability architectures
- Determine solution feasibility, system boundaries, assumptions, constraints, dependencies, and technical risks
- Define the recommended technology stack for each use case, including RFID frequency, tag class, reader architecture, antenna strategy, edge devices, connectivity, and infrastructure
- Determine when RFID is the right technology and when BLE, barcode, vision, RTLS, sensing, or a hybrid architecture is more appropriate
- Design the complete ecosystem across tags, readers, antennas, portals, handhelds, printers, gateways, networks, software, data, and enterprise integrationsRFID Hardware and Site Engineering
- Lead hardware selection including RFID labels and inlays, fixed readers, handheld readers, antennas, portals, printers, sensors, gateways, and supporting infrastructure
- Evaluate tag type, frequency, placement, orientation, read range, material interference, environmental conditions, movement, density, shielding, and expected read performance
- Conduct site surveys, read zone analysis, RF testing, proof of concepts, hardware validation, and performance testing
- Design solutions for challenging environments including metal, liquids, stacked product, hidden inventory, dense pallets, warehouses, production areas, staging areas, and loading docks
- Own vendor and hardware evaluation, qualification, testing, and standardization across the TraceCor ecosystem
- Maintain approved hardware, tag, reader, antenna, and infrastructure standards for repeatable deployments
- Understand regional RFID frequency requirements, regulatory constraints, certification requirements, and hardware compatibility for deployments across different markets
- Build and maintain a TraceCor test environment for validating tags, readers, antennas, configurations, hardware, and customer use cases before field deployment
Benefits
- Dental Insurance