Overview
Position: Senior Validation/Characterization Engineer
Reporting to: Director of Test
Location: Redondo Beach, CA
Job Description
An exciting new fabless semiconductor company seeks an experienced High-Speed/RF Validation Test Engineer. The candidate will be involved with test plan development/execution, bench setup, and equipment/setup calibration for characterization of new-to-the-world very high speed analog and RF/mmWave integrated circuits. The person will work with industry leading design & systems experts, be responsible for validating, analyzing test data, and writing test reports for state-of-the-art mixed-signal/RF/High-speed SerDes ICs. They include very high-speed, deep sub-micron CMOS and SiGe circuits, related to PLLs, VCOs, Data converters, Interleavers, Track & Holds, ADCs, DACs, LNAs, Mixers, TIAs, and distributed amplifiers.
Qualifications and Requirements:
- Minimum 10 to 15 years of demonstrated related industry experience
- Hands-on experience in characterizing and troubleshooting complex RF/mmWave devices or very high speed serial Interfaces
- In-depth understanding of PLLs and ADCs/DACs or RF/mm Wave circuit components
- Hands-on experience in Analog/Mixed-signal device bring-up and validation
- Detailed working knowledge of test equipment including spectrum analyzers, VNAs, network analyzers, high speed oscilloscopes, microwave sources, BERTs, AWGs, TDR
- Thorough understanding of sampling theory, phase noise/jitter, NF, intercept point, SNDR, SFDR, BER, EVM, PSRR, S-parameters, de-embedding, and eye measurements
- Experience developing characterization plans and procedures, evaluation hardware and test reports
- Good system level debugging skills
- Excellent problem solving and planning skills
- Strong sense of urgency and strong sense of ownership
- Ability to work closely with design, systems, and applications engineers
- BSEE degree or higher
- Must be a US citizen or permanent resident
Desired Skills:
- Background and experience in software/software control of lab equipment
- Experience automating tests and data acquisition highly desirable
- Strong Python, C/C++, or Matlab programming skills a plus
- Understanding of BIST and Scan testing a plus
- Experience with RF probing is desirable