RF/Optical Test Engineer

About the Company

MACOM (NASDAQ: MTSI) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor products across diverse end markets, including Data Centers, Telecommunications, Industrial, and Aerospace and Defense. We develop innovative technologies and products across RF, microwave, millimeter wave, photonics, and high-speed analog technologies. Our solutions support critical network infrastructure applications such as artificial intelligence, high-performance computing, satellite communications, radar, unmanned aerial vehicles, medical equipment, test and measurement, and advanced wireless networks.

With over 75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development, wafer fabrication, circuit design, advanced packaging, systems architecture, and applications engineering, MACOM is committed to customer success. We partner with customers to solve their most challenging problems by providing semiconductor solutions at the forefront of the highest power, highest frequency, and/or highest data rates.

About the Role

As a Test Engineer at MACOM, you will partner with New Product Development and Product Engineering to develop and support advanced test solutions for RF over fiber products. This role involves a diverse mix of new products, applications, and high-performance technologies, primarily serving Aerospace and Defense markets.

Responsibilities

• Develop automated test systems and write code to collect, analyze, and present characterization and performance data.
• Facilitate new product transitions from engineering to manufacturing and create test plans to verify product performance.
• Analyze test data against specifications and process parameters, identify data trends, and study performance against environmental stresses.
• Assist Quality with root-cause analysis for test failures, investigate yield issues, and help with corrective actions.
• Utilize test lab equipment (e.g., power supplies, oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers) and create drivers as necessary for test equipment automation.

Requirements

• B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a directly related technical field.
• Minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience in RF and/or optical test engineering and test solution development, including writing software for automated testing.
• Experience creating test documentation and writing test procedures.
• Familiarity with Optical, RF, Microwave, and general lab equipment, as well as automation and communication protocols like GPIB SCPI, RS232, I2C, SPI, and Ethernet.
• Understanding of optical and RF measurements such as gain and noise figure.

Skills

• Proficiency with Python for developing automation and GUIs; experience with Git/GitHub/GitLab is preferred.
• Familiarity with National Instruments hardware, PYVISA, and related libraries is desired.
• Experience with embedded firmware, C++, Linux, or Verilog is a plus.

Compliance

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.

Pay

The salary range for this position is $60,000–$120,000 annually. Actual salary offered will depend on factors such as work location, relevant experience, education, and specific knowledge, skills, and abilities.

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• Employer-sponsored 401(k) plan.
• Paid time off.
• Professional development opportunities.
• Eligibility for restricted stock unit (RSU) awards and cash bonuses, at MACOM’s discretion, subject to individual and company performance.