RF Engineer I

Advanced Energy Industries • Wilmington, MA

101d • $75,000 - $90,000

About The Position

The RF Engineer II performs sustaining engineering work in applied research, design, development, testing, manufacturing, and documentation of existing products or systems. Uses research techniques to analyze and validate design or theory concepts.

Requirements

• 0-2 years relevant experience developing and/or utilizing systems or hardware used in plasma-based or similar applications.
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and analysis of existing systems, products, and subsystems/circuits to specification, cost, budget, schedule, and quality goals.
• Review existing production released RF Generator and RF Match designs to become the expert knowledge holder of functionality, and performance using existing product documentation.
• Responsible for broad technical knowledge of electronic apparatus, components, or circuitry for use in electronic equipment and devices, including but not limited to DC circuits, AC to DC converters, AC power factor correction, high power transistors and rectifiers, digital and analog loop stability, magnetic design, worse case component analysis, digital hardware, firmware, test and measurement systems, and electrical/safety regulatory compliance.
• Diagnose issues of diverse scope with design, field performance, root cause/failure analysis, reliability and manufacturing test yields of existing RF products using formal investigation methods and to recommend/implement corrective actions to address.
• Follow key engineering procedures including the ECO process, Copy Exact and Product Development Process.
• Identify product and process limitations and identify opportunities for product improvement.
• Responsible for initiating and managing through to completion engineering changes using the ECO process.
• Identify the engineering scope of work and plan/implement engineering related activities using project management tools.
• Provide direction to engineering technicians related to product specific work.
• Design and analyze derivative products based on existing products and/or subsystems and circuits to specification, cost, budget, schedule, and quality goals.
• Analyze manufacturing data using statistical methods to monitor manufacturing performance.
• Collaborate with engineering management to respond to changing priorities derived from inputs from Product Marketing, Engineering, Manufacturing, Global Support, Supply Chain, Quality, Technical Service Organization, and Field Application Engineering.
• Identify, and evaluate obsolete components in existing designs, select possible replacement alternatives, and to re-design circuitry as required to meet performance criteria and functional transparency to original design.

Benefits

• Medical - 4 different health care plan options, dental, and vision
• Short and long-term disability and life insurance
• Health savings and flexible spending accounts
• Generous paid time off starting at 4 weeks, 7 holidays and 3 floating holidays
• 8 hours of paid volunteer time off
• 8 weeks of paid parental leave for both Moms and Dads
• Company matched 401(k)
• Tuition reimbursement
• Expanded mental health coverage and employee assistance programs
• Other voluntary benefits include pet insurance, identify theft, legal assistance, critical illness, and voluntary accident insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree