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 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.

Engineering Technician

Job Description:

• 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). 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 VCOs and synthesizers.
• Requires tuning/improving/changing the products mentioned to present solutions for desired customer/engineering requirements.
• Must have a 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 SMUs and multi-meters. Wafer probing and testing on die experience is required for characterizing products.
• Ability 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 Instruments LabView and/or Keysight VEE is desirable.
• Working knowledge of MS Excel Word and PowerPoint is expected.
• Associates 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 disciples of the Company is expected.
• Must be a US citizen or hold a green card due to ITAR/EAR.

The Salary Range for this position is $23 $39 per salary offered to candidate will depend on several factors includingbut not limited to work location relevant candidates experience educationand specific knowledge skills and abilities.

EEO:

MACOM is anEqual Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM willnot discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of racecolor religion sex gender identity sexual orientation national originage disability genetic information veteran status military service maritalstatus or any other category protected under applicable law.

ReasonableAccommodation:

MACOM iscommitted to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualifiedindividuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have adisability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to anypart of the application process please call 1- or email Provide yourname phone number and the position title and location in which you areinterested and nature of accommodation needed and we will get back toyou. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonableaccommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.

Benefits: Thisposition 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.

Required Experience:

IC