What are the responsibilities and job description for the PDK Development Engineer position at Macom Technology Solutions Holdings, Inc.?
Company Overview :
MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for DataCenter, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications.Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and salesoffices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to theISO9001 international quality standard and ISO14001 environmental managementstandard.
MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise withmultiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assemblyand test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe, andAsia. Click here to view our facilities. In addition, MACOM offers foundryservices that represents a key core competency within our business.
MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a saleschannel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized salesrepresentatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trainedacross all of our products to give our customers insights into our entireportfolio.
PDK Development Engineer
JobDescription
MACOM isseeking a PDK Development Engineer to join the Technology Development team in Durham, NC or Lowell, MA. Theengineer would be part of MACOM's RF Device Modeling / PDK team, and will beresponsible for the development, generation, delivery, and support of PDKs usedby internal designers as well as external Foundry Service customers. Theengineer will work with other modeling engineers, RF MMIC designers, theproduct development team, and external customers to ensure successfulimplementation of the PDK and nonlinear model with their designs.
Key dutiesand responsibilities for this role include :
- Develop and maintain process design kits for Cadence MWO to support discrete devices, packaged devices, and full MMIC processes, including implementation of linear components and MACOM's proprietary nonlinear HEMT models
- Work closely with design, layout, and process engineers to understand and incorporate process and technology requirements into the models and PDKs.
- Develop, qualify, and support physical verification decks for DRC / LVS to support design tape out.
- Develop, qualify and support EM and thermal setups within the PDK
- Provide application support for PDK usage to internal and external customers
- Create and maintain documentation to support PDK usage and requirements, including updates to foundry manuals and user guides, as well as general applications support for the PDK and device models.
What you willneed to succeed :
Other things thatwould be useful :
M.S. in Electrical Engineering or a related field
Familiarity with other CAD tools such as AutoCAD, DW2000, Allegro, Virtuoso
Familiarity with RF design methods and compound semiconductor behavior.
EEO :
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverseworkforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or jobapplicant on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, gender identity,gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, sexual orientation, maritalor civil partnership status, pregnancy, disability, genetic information,veteran status, military obligations, or membership in any other categoryprotected under applicable law.
Reasonable Accommodation :
MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonableaccommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mentaldisabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonableaccommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call 1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phonenumber and the position title and location in which you are interested, andnature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also workwith current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order toperform the essential functions of their jobs.
