RF Design Intern, AI focus

MACOM•Morrisville, NC

About The Position

MACOM’s MMIC Business Unit designs MMICs for cellular, aerospace and defense, and other wireless applications. The RF Design Intern will work with the AI project team and a GaN MMIC design team on a project supporting the design of a GaN MMIC power amplifier or developing AI agents to improve the cycle time and efficiency of aspects of the MMIC design flow. The project will be tailored to the candidate’s experience and the current state of AI-driven design at MACOM, with the aim of delivering achievable business results. The 12-week, full-time internship provides an individual, well-defined project with outcome goals, hands-on experience, training and ongoing supervision. Interns are invited to an intern webinar series and networking and social events, present project successes and pitfalls at a poster session, and receive formal written feedback. Due to ITAR regulations, candidates must be U.S. persons: U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status.

Requirements

Degree or near completion of a BSc, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, with RF experience or coursework and AI experience or coursework.
Proven experience and ability developing AI agents that reduce tasks taking a designer a week or a couple of weeks to roughly a day.
Fluency with RF simulation tool ADS.
Fluency in dBs, the Smith Chart, and matching an arbitrary impedance to 50 ohms with reactive components.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long-lasting partnerships.
Fluency in spoken and written English.
Fluency with Microsoft Office products.
Must be a U.S. person under ITAR regulations: a U.S. citizen, U.S. national, lawful permanent resident, or individual granted asylum or refugee status.
Highly motivated and results-oriented, with a pragmatic approach to complex technical problems and attention to detail; able to work well in a tight team atmosphere.

Nice To Haves

Experience with millimeter-wave power amplifier design and MMIC products.
Experience, including through coursework, in GaN power amplifier design.
Knowledge of high-efficiency power amplifier architectures.
Experience with EM simulation tools such as Momentum.

Responsibilities

Complete an individual project related to supporting the design of a GaN MMIC power amplifier or improving aspects of the MMIC design flow using AI.
Develop AI agents that improve design-flow cycle time and efficiency.
Work with the AI project team and the MMIC design team.
Present project successes and pitfalls at the intern poster session.