IC Applications Engineer

Coherent Corp. US • Santa Clara, CA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Coherent’s Integrated Circuit team designs & develops ASICs for high-speed fiber optic communications and other applications. This group has delivered over one billion ICs over the past 25 years solving the tough bandwidth challenges continuously faced by the Data Center, Metro and Long-Haul optical transceiver markets. The team is looking for an enthusiastic, self-driven Lab Engineer to evaluate leading-edge prototype RF/opto-electronic evaluation kits, lab maintenance, soldering, and silicon/eval-kit shipping and receiving.

Requirements

• Associate or Bachelors in Electrical/Mechanical/Materials Engineering or High School with 10+ year of relevant experience
• Hands-on experience with PCBA soldering
• Excellent PCBA soldering, testing and bring-up skills
• Experience in maintaining RF/mmwave Laboratory equipment
• Maintain good inventory and calibration records
• Help with testing of leading-edge prototype RF/opto-electronic evaluation kits
• Basic understanding of lab equipment such as PNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, AWGs, DCAs, SMUs and other test equipment is used in the validation of high-speed ICs
• Design or source packaging and labeling material suitable for IC products
• Generate high-quality work instructions in MS Word for packaging and labeling
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent teamwork skills and strong ability to independently own and drive projects
• Self-motivated with innovative thinking

Nice To Haves

• Experience with measurement automation in Python is a plus
• Experience with optical fiber preferred
• Basic knowhow of Python, Git/GitHub is desirable

Responsibilities

• PCBA soldering, testing and bring-up
• Laboratory equipment tracking, maintenance and assembly
• Produce work that meets workmanship standards and strict quality criteria
• Evaluation of leading-edge prototype RF/opto-electronic evaluation kits
• Setup and maintain hardware/software for performing visual inspection, semiconductor wafer/die handling and packaging & labeling
• Excellent understanding of ESD and cleanroom practices to ensure compliance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees