Senior RF Applications Engineer – Diode Products

MACOM•Lowell, MA

21h

About The Position

As a Senior Applications Engineer at MACOM Technology Solutions, you will be a key team member of the RF/microwave Diode Product Line responsible for providing advanced technical support, application guidance, and design expertise to customers integrating our diode products into RF and microwave systems for defense, aerospace, telecommunications, and industrial applications. Products supported include RF PIN diodes, Schottky diodes, varactors and limiter diodes across multiple technologies. The Diode product line also designs and supports hybrid and integrated components including switches, limiters, attenuators and phase shifters. The engineer in this position will act as a key technical interface between external customers’ design engineers, MACOM’s internal product management, field sales, design engineering, wafer fab engineering and marketing communications teams. Duties include assisting customers in the selection of and circuit design utilizing MACOM diode products, identification and definition of new products, special characterization of products from the diverse portfolio of RF & microwave semiconductor products, generation of collateral materials such as application notes, device and circuit models and data sheets to enhance customers’ understanding of how to attain optimal performance using MACOM diode products. The successful candidate’s educational background should include semiconductor theory as well as electronics engineering or physics principles.

Requirements

A BSEE or similar degree and 5 years of experience in a related position are required.
Strong written and verbal communications skills.
Proficient in RF laboratory equipment and measurement techniques.
Strong understanding of PIN, Schottky, varactor, and limiter diode characteristics and applications.
Familiarity with the theory of operation of radar systems, terrestrial communications systems, satellite communications systems.
Ability to analyze data and effectively troubleshoot customers’ designs.
Familiarity with principles of semiconductor reliability and failure analysis.
Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position.

Nice To Haves

A MSEE degree is preferred or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

Directly support external customers via conference calls, written communications, webinars, etc.
Domestic and international travel is required as needed for customer support and field activities.
Create presentations, data packages, and other technical documentation to help customers.
Conduct training sessions and technical presentations for internal teams.
Specialized characterization of products upon internal or external customer request including high power RF measurements for limiters and switches.
Provide detailed application guidance on diode selection, biasing, thermal management, and integration into RF circuits.
Design and build supporting hardware for MACOM products such as evaluation boards, reference designs, and application circuits.
Collaborate with design engineering teams to influence product development based on customer requirements and market trends.
Support new product introductions and assist with prototype evaluations and performance validation.
Generation of comprehensive application notes and product data sheets.
Support the marketing communications team for MACOM’s web site content.
Mentor and lead junior members of the Applications Engineering team.
Stay current with industry standards, emerging technologies, and competitive products.