Company Overview:
MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.
MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business.
MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.
RF/MMW Electrical Engineer
Job Description:
In MACOM's MMIC
Business Unit we design MMICs and IMAs for cellular, aerospace & defense,
and other wireless applications. We are looking for an experienced
Analog/Digital engineer with experience designing circuits, power supplies,
support PCBs, and test systems for RF & Millimeter Wave multi-chip
modules.
- Be
responsible for the design layout, test, and release of printed
circuit boards embedded in RF/MMW IMAs
- Design
of circuits for DC filtering, voltage conversion, and power conditioning
for MMICs
- Design
both analog and embedded digital circuits for control of MMICs
- Executing
schematic circuit simulations and EM simulations where appropriate
- Generating
layouts and assembly drawings
- Be
responsible for all design activities related to product development
activities from kickoff through engineering evaluations
- Work
with our MMIC design, electromagnetic design, mechanical design, assembly,
and test teams to develop new products as well as production methods
- Initiate prototype
builds and manage product characterization. You will design
evaluation boards and characterization fixtures, then direct or
perform measurements
- Generating
design reports, progress reports, test reports, datasheets and bill of
materials
- Organizing
design reviews
- Cooperating
with Project Manager in order to maintain an up-to-date project plan and
schedule
- Work
with our Product Engineering group to transfer the product to production
- Keeping
up to date with latest technologies (semiconductor, assembly, packaging,
tools)
- Customer
support (sampling and application notes)
Qualifications:
- B.S.
in Electrical Engineering or equivalent.
- Familiarity
with RF/MMW IMA design techniques.
- Familiarity
with embedded digital design toolchains for microcontrollers and FPGA's
(such as Atmel, Xilinx)
- Familiarity
with SPICE simulation tools.
- Familiarity
with RF simulation tools such as MWO or ADS (ADS preferred).
- Familiarity
with EM simulation tools (such as HFSS).
- Familiarity
with PCB layout tools such as Altium, PADS, or KiCAD
- Familiarity with AutoCAD or other drawing packages is a plus.
- Familiarity with MATLAB and LabView is a plus.
- Familiarity
with RF measurement techniques for small-signal and large-signal
characterization of amplifiers: bench calibration, S-parameters, 1-tone
and 2-tone power sweep measurements, pulsed measurements.
- Good
communication, organization and documentation skills.
- Strong Excel,
Word, and PowerPoint skills
- Strong
interpersonal skills and ability to build long lasting partnerships.
- Ability
to work in fast pace environment.
- Willingness to
travel occasionally
- Fluent
in spoken and written English.
- Due to ITAR regulations, the candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Permanent Resident (U.S. Green Card holder)
EEO:
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military obligations, or membership in any other category protected under applicable law.
Reasonable Accommodation:
MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call +1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.