Validation Engineering Manager | mmWave/RF

Texas Instruments•Dallas, TX

10h•Onsite

About The Position

The Texas Instruments Radar team in Dallas is looking for a mmWave/RF Validation Manager to lead its Validation team that supports its radar portfolio of products across Automotive and Industrial markets. The Radar business unit is a performance innovator in integrated RFCMOS radar technology offering an industry leading 60GHz & 77GHz product portfolio. We have a very competent team with strong commitment and great team spirit. We are looking for a passionate engineering professional with wide experience in RF systems, hardware, and test to help lead our team to new heights.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, ECE, Computer Engineering or related field of study
8 years of related engineering experience with very strong experience in RF testing
Demonstrated leadership capacity
Must have a good understanding of RF and analog systems, functional blocks, and performance metrics (intermodulation, compression, noise figure, etc.)
Must have an in-depth understanding of test equipment and be able to design test systems and test methodology to support radios in the 55-85 GHz range
Must be able to design support circuitry on our validation platforms (power management, wireless receiver chains, power amplifiers, etc.)
Must have good diagnostic skills and be able to utilize test equipment, write simple scripts to control devices and equipment, and use tools such as MATLAB and ADS to analyze results
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Ability to work in teams and collaborate effectively with people in different functions
Ability to take the initiative and drive for results
Strong time management skills that enable on-time project delivery
Working well in a team environment is imperative in this role
Demonstrated ability to build strong, influential relationships
Good listener and excellent verbal and written communication skills

Nice To Haves

Would preferably have a background in RF Testing and/or Systems and/or Design
Good understanding of signal processing to enable post processing of digitized signals and to understand the on-chip processing of our devices is a plus
Familiarity/experience with advanced high-frequency PCB materials is a plus
Nice to have experience with mmWave circuit boards and test systems
Ability to manage off-site contract workers to develop characterization boards for mmWave devices is a plus
Should have a basic understanding of electromagnetics
Nice to have electromagnetic simulation capability

Responsibilities

Manage and direct various sized groups of people through the validation process
Develop realistic schedules and report progress
Resolve issues (technical and non-technical) real time
Drive projects to on-time completion
Hardware development
Design and document test systems and circuit boards typically in the 55 - 85 GHz range
Test development
Validation engineers are said to have a 'break-the-part' mentality. This means they spend some of their time working to identify the use-cases in which the device will stop working as intended and understand the impact and cause of those failures. Sometimes, those are acceptable failures, but others we may need to mitigate for quality, safety, or other reasons. Plus, we want to ensure that our parts are consistently performing to the specifications that we set in our data sheet, and even to some more conservative limits or as defined in the VVCM (validation/verification compliance matrix).
To do this, they must design PCB boards and develop automation software that will increase coverage and reduce data collection time.
Validation engineers will also design, develop, and implement necessary methods of measuring device performance and troubleshooting any related systems, equipment or device issues that arise.
Validation engineers are often working in a post-silicon lab or on the software programs required to run their measurements.