Engineering Technician

Company Overview

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. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represents 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.

About the role

Will require a proven background working with RF, microwave and millimeter-wave products that operate from DC to 67 GHz (experience to 110GHz and beyond is desirable).

Responsibilities

• Product background must consist of a strong working knowledge with PIN, Schottky and varactor diodes, switches, limiters, digital and analog phase shifters, digital and analog attenuators both serial and parallel, detectors, frequency multipliers, mixers, modulators/demodulators, CMOS drivers & sequencers, multi-function modules, BJTs, MOSFETs, pHEMTs, driver amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, high power amplifiers, buffer amplifiers, VCO’s and synthesizers.
• Tuning/improving/changing the products mentioned to present solutions for desired customer/engineering requirements.
• Thorough understanding and practical knowledge of working with the Smith Chart for impedance matching.
• Use of lump elements such as capacitors, inductors, and resistors to perform product tuning or enhancement as well as transmission line tuning is required.
• The ability to solder small case size components to evaluation boards with use of a microscope is mandatory.
• The knowledge in the use of a laser to cut out MMIC circuitry would be desirable.
• Thorough understanding of a variety of microwave measurements which include but are not limited to IP3, IP2, P1dB, harmonics, DC and/or RF pulse power, thermal imaging, S-Parameters including balanced, noise figure, ACPR, EVM, bit-error rate, jitter (using eye diagrams), switching speed, conversion loss/gain, isolation, group delay, composite triple beat, composite second order, and stability testing.
• Must have a background and a working knowledge to operate and perform test set-ups using such equipment as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, mixed signal and sampling oscilloscopes, signal generators, pulse generators, curve tracers, noise figure meters, power supplies, power meters, SMU’s, and multi-meters.
• Wafer probing and testing on die experience is required for characterizing products.
• Able to solve problems independently as well as in a team environment. Troubleshooting both to the component level and test system set-ups, the use of circuit analysis techniques to identify IC failures, and applying solid problem solving techniques to resolve issues in a timely manner are expected.
• Understanding of IC layouts, circuit schematics, and block diagrams are a must for this position.

Qualifications

• Programming knowledge in National Instrument’s LabView and/or Keysight VEE is desirable.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is expected.
• Associate’s degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering from an accredited school and five plus years’ experience is required for this position.

Full-time Associate or Full-time Mid-Senior level

Some overtime will be required from time to time. Ability to work well with others from all disciplines of the Company is expected. Must be a US citizen or hold a green card due to ITAR/EAR.

Salary Range

The Salary Range for this position is $23 – $39 per hour. Actual salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors, including but not limited to, work location, relevant candidates’ experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits

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.