Electronic Engineer

Electrical Engineer

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 75 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

In MACOM's MMIC Business Unit we design MMICs and IMAs for aerospace & defense, cellular, and other wireless applications. We are looking for an Analog & Digital engineer with experience designing & analyzing circuits, power supplies, support PCBs, and test systems for RF & Millimeter Wave multi-chip modules. You will:

• Be responsible for the design, analysis, layout, test, and release of printed circuit boards embedded in RF/MMW integrated microwave assemblies.
• Design of circuits for DC filtering, voltage conversion, and power conditioning for MMICs.
• Design both analog and embedded digital circuits for control of MMICs.
• Hardware interfaces such as SPI, I2C, TCP/IP, UDP, RS-232, RS-422, RS-485, CAN Bus, UART, USB, Ethernet
• Creating schematic circuit simulations and EM simulations where appropriate.
• Analyze analog and digital circuits using tools such as LTspice, MATLAB, TINA, QUCS, Multisim, Python, ICAP/4 SPICE, Scilab, Excel, PSpice, etc.
• Generating layouts and assembly drawings.
• Be responsible for all design activities related to product development activities from kickoff through engineering evaluations.
• Work with our MMIC design, electromagnetic design, mechanical design, assembly, and test teams to develop new products as well as production methods.
• Initiate prototype builds and manage product characterization. You will design evaluation boards and characterization fixtures, then direct or perform measurements.
• Generating design reports, progress reports, test reports, datasheets and bill of materials.
• Organizing design reviews.
• Cooperating with Project Manager in order to maintain an up-to-date project plan and schedule.
• Work with our Product Engineering group to transfer the product to production.
• Keeping up to date with latest technologies (semiconductor, assembly, packaging, tools).
• Maintaining passion for the latest in circuit board technologies and electronics in general.
• Customer support (sampling and application notes).
• Keeping up to date and maintaining passion for the latest advances in electrical & electronics engineering.
• Advocate for PCB-level analog & digital design as a function and core competency within the company.
• Generate engineering documentation, CO's, and PLM system entries for design work.
• Update design rules as required.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering or equivalent, M.S. preferred.
• Bona fide electronics and PCB enthusiast.
• Fluency with SPICE simulation tools.
• Fluency with several programming and/or hardware description languages. Some examples could include C/C++, C#, Ruby, R, Bash, Rust, HTBasic, VHDL, Verilog, FORTRAN, Cobol, BASIC.
• Comfort working in general purpose operating systems such as Linux, Windows, Android, SteamOS, FreeBSD, DOS, AmigaOS
• Experience designing both the hardware and software or firmware with embedded digital design toolchains for microcontrollers and FPGA's (such as Atmel, Xilinx).
• Comfort working with RTOS such as ThreadX, FreeRTOS, VxWorks, RTEMS, LynxOS, QNX, Atlas Supervisor
• Familiarity with RF/MMW IMA design techniques.
• Familiarity with RF simulation tools such as MWO or ADS (ADS preferred).
• Familiarity with EM simulation tools (such as HFSS or WIPL-D).
• Familiarity with PCB layout tools such as Altium, PADS, or KiCAD
• Familiarity with RF measurement techniques for small-signal and large-signal characterization of amplifiers: bench calibration, S-parameters, 1-tone and 2-tone power sweep measurements, pulsed measurements.
• Experience with electronic test equipment such as oscilloscope, multimeter, function generator, logic analyzer, LCR meter, thermal camera, curve tracer, time-domain reflectometers, etc.
• Unparalleled time management skills and an unquenching thirst for working for multiple managers with competing priorities and conflicting deadlines.
• Excellent communication, organization and documentation skills.
• Strong Excel, Word, and PowerPoint skills
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long lasting partnerships.
• Ability to work in fast pace environment.
• Willingness to travel occasionally.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• 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.

The Salary Range for this position is $100,000 - $138000. Actual salary offered to candidates will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates' experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities. This position is eligible to receive restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and cash bonuses, solely at MACOM's discretion, subject to individual and company performance.

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call View phone number on click.appcast.io or email View email address on click.appcast.io. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

This position offers a comprehensive benefits package including but not limited to:

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.