Principal Test Development Engineer

Responsibilities

• Develop ATE test solutions for highly integrated RF SoC ICs for Wireless, Cable, and High-Speed Interconnect transceiver applications
• Lead cross-functional discussions on testability architecture, design for test, efficient test solution development, and ATE test HW design
• Define, document, and drive best practices within the test engineering team
• Drive R&D experiments for new hardware and software design concepts
• Evaluate new software/automation tools to improve test development efficiency
• Provide training and technical guidance to junior test engineers in the team
• Interact with the test ecosystem to enable test solutions that meet business needs
• Communicate clearly with all levels within the company
• Assist with attracting and hiring top talent
• Accountable for KPIs (test coverage, test cost, product spec compliance) for test engineering

Qualifications

• Strong background in RF, Mixed Signal, and Digital principles
• Expertise in developing multi-site production test solutions for complex RF SoCs using Advantest 93K wave scale and port scale test system; experience with other test systems is a plus
• Experience in C, C++, Java, VB, LabView, or automation scripting (PERL, PYTHON, or MATLAB)
• Experience in developing high-performance RF ATE hardware
• Experience with electronic bench-test equipment: oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, pulse and signal generators, power supplies, DC source/measure
• Proven track record of leading test development and taking multiple RF SOCs to high-volume production
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related field + 9 years of experience, or MS + 7 years of experience

Pay

MaxLinear's good faith estimate starting base salary range is: $142,000 to $191,000 Annually. The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location.

Benefits

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement, including:

• Health care benefits
• 401k savings plan
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Paid time off

About the Company

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions. Our solutions are used in access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications. With approximately 1,200 employees, a majority of whom have engineering degrees, we thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California, with major design centers in Irvine, San Jose, Valencia (Spain), Bangalore (India), Munich (Germany), Israel, and Singapore.