Principal RF Design Engineer

Company Overview : MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products forData Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications.Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and salesoffices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to theISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental managementstandard.

MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise withmultiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assemblyand test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, andAsia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundryservices that represents a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a saleschannel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized salesrepresentatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trainedacross all of our products to give our customers insights into our entireportfolio.

Principal RF Design Engineer

Job Description

The Business Unit is responsible for the design and production of diodes, MMIC, RF Amplifier Modules and RF Power Transistors. We are currently looking for a Principal RF Design Engineer working in our Integration team located in San Diego, CA, and reporting to the Engineering Director.

A Principal Design Engineer will be responsible for developing RF modules from conceptual to production release phases, according to MACOM's NPD procedures. This includes :

• Participating to product definition, in order to assess feasibility and define target specifications.
• Executing schematic circuit simulations and EM simulations.
• Designing test circuits for evaluation and production testing.
• Generating layouts and assembly drawings.
• Device characterization and modeling.
• Maintaining a fully equipped test bench.
• Delivering fully characterized prototype samples (RF, thermal). Material procurement for prototypes.
• 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.
• Cooperating with Packaging & Assembly team to ensure compliance to manufacturing design rules and to develop cost effective solutions that lead to high production yields.
• Cooperating with Product Engineering team for production release.
• Keeping up to date with latest technologies (semiconductor, assembly, packaging, tools).
• Customer support (sampling and application notes).
• Coaching and mentoring of more junior engineers.

Job Requirements :

The Salary Range for this position is $98,000 - $166,000. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates' experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

EEO :

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to adiverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or jobapplicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexualorientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteranstatus, military service, marital status, or any other category protected underapplicable law.

Reasonable Accommodation :

Reasonable Accommodation. MACOM is committed to working with and providingreasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mentaldisabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonableaccommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call+1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phonenumber and the position title and location in which you are interested, andnature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also workwith current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order toperform the essential functions of their jobs.