What are the responsibilities and job description for the Lead Application Engineer (IC) position at Talent Space, Inc.?
Job Details
We are supporting a VP of Engineering for a global Semiconductor client to build a team of 6 IC Application Engineers for their Santa Clara, CA campus. This role will be specific to Wafer Probing requirements and will require a senior level candidate with PhD in Electrical Engineer; along with 10 yrs of IC Design, Test/Characterization and hands-on with RFIC's > 20GHz.
The team is looking for an enthusiastic, self-driven Lead IC Applications Engineer to evaluate leading-edge prototype RF/mmwave silicon, provide technical support to internal and external customers, lead the creation of customer facing collateral such as datasheets, evaluation kits, white papers and perform electro-optical characterizations.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
The team is looking for an enthusiastic, self-driven Lead IC Applications Engineer to evaluate leading-edge prototype RF/mmwave silicon, provide technical support to internal and external customers, lead the creation of customer facing collateral such as datasheets, evaluation kits, white papers and perform electro-optical characterizations.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities
- Hands-on efficient evaluation of prototype silicon, including electro-optical measurements.
- Laboratory Automation and control of RF/mmwave wafer prober and measurement equipment.
- Develop product collateral such as datasheets, evaluation boards & evaluation software.
- Provide technical support (pre- and post-sale) to internal and external customers.
- Contribute to new product definitions in collaboration with other disciplines, internal and external customers.
- Collaborate with corporate cross-functional teams on advanced developments.
- Mentor junior application engineers.
- B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering 10 years of experience, or M.Sc. in Electrical Engineering 7 years of experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering 5 years of experience.
- Hands-on experience with wafer probing of RFIC's > 20GHz.
- Experience with measurement automation in python, C or similar.
- Experience with creation of IC product collateral (datasheets, evaluation boards, etc.).
- Familiar with RF board level design & layout practices.
- Experience with technical customer support.
- Good understanding of fiber optic communication systems & O/E components is required.
- Ability to perform hands-on RFIC (20GHz ) measurements of CMOS and SiGe BICMOS RF/mmW amplifiers.
- Excellent understanding of S-parameters, transmission lines, linearity measurements and wafer RF probing.
- Lab equipment such as VNAs, PNAs, Spectrum Analyzers, AWGs, DCAs and other test equipment used in the validation of high-speed ICs.
- Experience with scripting languages such as Python
- General understanding of wired and optical communication systems & signal processing is preferred (FFE equalizers, communication channel SNR analysis, PAM4, QPSK, 16QAM)
- Basic understanding of optical devices (lasers, Mach-Zehnder modulators, EMLs, silicon photonics) is desirable.
- Basic knowledge of microcontroller, DSP, and/or FPGA programming is preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Excellent teamwork skills and strong independence.
- Self-motivated with innovative thinking.
- Sitting for extended periods while working on a computer or conducting meetings.
- Use of hands and fingers for typing, writing, and handling documents.
- Occasional lifting of objects or materials up to 20 pounds for administrative tasks.
- Ability to communicate verbally and in writing.
- Mobility within the office environment to attend meetings or interact with colleagues.
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