Staff Field Applications Engineer

Qorvo•San Jose, CA

About The Position

Qorvo supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves multiple high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense. This role involves developing a comprehensive understanding of the mobile product portfolio to provide exceptional application support for both customers and internal teams. The engineer will deliver technical guidance to customers during product evaluations and assist sales teams to ensure optimal performance and satisfaction. A key part of the role is partnering with sales and marketing to craft technical proposals and presentations that effectively demonstrate product capabilities. Hands-on lab testing will be conducted to identify and resolve issues, including RF front-end tuning and optimization for reference designs and smartphones. The engineer will utilize tools such as Agilent ADS and Microsoft Excel to analyze RF subsystems. Building enduring customer relationships and working in close coordination with the sales team to achieve seamless technical integration and commercial alignment are crucial. Responsibilities include collaborating on handset and smartphone RF section designs and applying knowledge of communications standards such as LTE. The role requires working with RF and microwave circuits and operating a variety of laboratory equipment, including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, noise figure analyzers, oscilloscopes, and power meters. Developing comprehensive test lab procedures, test plans, test reports, and failure analysis documentation for RF and microwave components and products is also a key responsibility. The engineer will design and develop IF/RF and microwave circuits, components, and subsystems based on marketing inputs and customer requirements, under the guidance of senior engineers. Analyzing and validating designs through simulation, followed by prototype testing to verify performance, is essential. Modifying existing designs to enhance performance, quality, manufacturability, and production yields will be required. Preparing layouts, block diagrams, and schematics in collaboration with other engineering design teams, performing tolerance and worst-case analyses, debugging circuits and systems, and identifying, isolating, and resolving performance issues are also part of the role.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field and 6 years of experience
Handset or Smartphone design experience of RF sections
Communications standards, LTE to include working with RF/Microwave circuits
Operate various lab equipment including Network analyzer, Spectrum analyzer, Noise Figure analyzer, Oscilloscope, Power meters, etc.
Generate test lab procedures, test plans, test reports, and failure analysis reports for RF and Microwave components and products.
1 year experience in design and development of IF/RF and Microwave circuits, components and sub-systems based on marketing inputs and customer requirements under guidance of Senior Engineers
Analyze and validate designs through simulations and verify their performance by testing prototypes
Modify existing designs to improve performance, quality, manufacturability, production yields, etc.
Prepare layouts, block diagrams and schematics in collaboration with related engineering design teams
Perform tolerance, worst-case analysis, debugging circuits and systems, identifying, isolating and resolving performance problems.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, or related field and 4 years of experience (alternative requirement)

Responsibilities

Develop a comprehensive understanding of mobile product portfolio to provide exceptional application support for both customers and internal teams.
Deliver technical guidance to customers during product evaluations and assist sales teams to ensure optimal performance and satisfaction.
Partner with sales and marketing to craft technical proposals and presentations that effectively demonstrate product capabilities.
Conduct hands-on lab testing to identify and resolve issues, including RF front-end tuning and optimization for reference designs and smartphones.
Utilize tools such as Agilent ADS and Microsoft Excel to analyze RF subsystems.
Build enduring customer relationships and work in close coordination with the sales team to achieve seamless technical integration and commercial alignment.
Collaborate on handset and smartphone RF section designs and apply knowledge of communications standards such as LTE.
Work with RF and microwave circuits and operate a variety of laboratory equipment, including network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, noise figure analyzers, oscilloscopes, and power meters.
Develop comprehensive test lab procedures, test plans, test reports, and failure analysis documentation for RF and microwave components and products.
Design and develop IF/RF and microwave circuits, components, and subsystems based on marketing inputs and customer requirements, under the guidance of senior engineers.
Analyze and validate designs through simulation, followed by prototype testing to verify performance.
Modify existing designs to enhance performance, quality, manufacturability, and production yields.
Prepare layouts, block diagrams, and schematics in collaboration with other engineering design teams.
Perform tolerance and worst-case analyses, debug circuits and systems, and identify, isolate, and resolve performance issues.