Engineering Specialist at MACOM in Lowell, Massachusetts

Job Description:

Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard. MACOM has multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents a key core competency within our business. The foundry provides access to, and control of our broad range of proprietary technologies in an asset light, cost effective structure. 

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.

Our global organization of skilled engineers is driven every day to solve the world's most demanding wireless and wireline application challenges. We're proud of our more than sixty years' of hands-on experience designing and building analog semiconductor technology across the RF to Light spectrum. 

Engineering Specialist

Job Description: 

• Will require a proven background working with RF and microwave products that operate from DC to 50 GHz. Product background must consist of a strong working knowledge with driver amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, buffer amplifiers, digital and analog attenuators both serial and parallel, dividers, detectors, frequency multipliers, VCO's, mixers, modulators/demodulators, multi-function modules, digital and analog phase shifters, switches, PIN diodes, and synthesizers. 


• Requires tuning/improving/changing the products mentioned to present solutions for desired customer/engineering requirements.


• Must have a thorough understanding and practical knowledge of working with the Smith Chart for impedance matching.


• Use of lump elements such as capacitors, inductors, and resistors to perform product tuning or enhancement as well as transmission line tuning is required.


• The ability to solder small case size components to evaluation boards with use of a microscope is mandatory.


• The knowledge in the use of a laser to cut out MMIC circuitry would be desirable.  


• Thorough understanding of a variety of microwave measurements which include but are not limited to IP3, IP2, P1dB, harmonics, DC and/or RF pulse power, S-Parameters including balanced, noise figure, ACPR, EVM, bit-error rate, jitter (using eye diagrams), switching speed, conversion loss/gain, isolation, group delay, composite triple beat, composite second order, and stability testing.


• Must have a background and a working knowledge to operate and perform test set-ups using such equipment as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, mixed signal and sampling oscilloscopes, signal generators, pulse generators, curve tracers, noise figure meters, power supplies, power meters, SMU's,  and multi-meters. Wafer probing and testing on die experience is required for characterizing products.


• Ability to solve problems independently as well as in a team environment.


• Troubleshooting both to the component level and test system set-ups, the use of circuit analysis techniques to identify IC failures, and applying solid problem solving techniques to resolve issues in a timely manner are expected.


• Understanding of IC layouts, circuit schematics, and block diagrams are a must for this position.

Qualifications:

• Programming knowledge in Nation Instrument's LabView and/or Keysight VEE is desirable.


• Working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is expected.


• Associate's degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering from an accredited school and seven plus years' experience is required for this position.


• Some overtime will be required from time to time.


• Ability to work well with others from all disciples of the Company is expected.

Must be a US citizen or hold a green card.