Sr. PCB Designer

at  MACOM Technology Solutions Holdings

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 65 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 facilities. In 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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

In MACOM’s MMIC Business Unit we design MMICs and IMAs forcellular, aerospace & defense, and other wireless applications. Weare looking for an experienced RF/MMW IMA Mechanical Engineer with experiencedesigning packaging for MMICs, waveguide components, power supplies, supportPCBs, and test systems for RF & Millimeter Wave multi-chip modules.

• Be responsible for schematic entry, layout, test, and release of printed circuit boards to support a variety of RF, Microwave, and Millimeter-Wave products.
• 2D and 3D modeling of printed circuit boards using Altium and AutoCAD
• With support of other engineering disciplines, design and document cost effective circuit boards, laminate packages, and assemblies to support product development.
• Work with our MMIC design, mechanical design, electromagnetic design, analog/digital design, assembly, and test teams to develop new products as well as production methods.
• Work with our Business Development team on bid & proposal activity.Initiate prototype builds and manage product characterization. You will design evaluation hardware and characterization fixtures, then direct or perform measurements.
• Generating manufacturing drawings and documentation.
• Update design rules as required.
• Lead peer review of design concepts.
• Participate as functional lead in external design reviews.
• Cooperating with Project Manager in order to maintain an up-to-date project plan and schedule.
• Work with our Product Engineering group to transfer the product to production.
• Keeping up to date and maintaining passion for the latest circuit board technologies.
• Customer support as required.
• Coaching and mentoring of more junior members of the design team.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• 5+ years of experience designing circuit boards for RF, Microwave, and Millimeter-Wave applications.
• 10+ years of experience of printed circuit board design and layout with an enterprise grade tool such as Altium, PADS, Allegro, etc. (Altium preferred)
• 10+ years of 2D drafting and creation of manufacturing drawings
• Proficient in Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerance per ANSI Y14.5
• Familiarity with RF/MMW IMA design techniques.
• Familiarity with PCB design tools and data files.
• Familiarity with 2D and 3D data file import and export
• Familiarity with PDM (Product Data Management) systems.
• Hands-on troubleshooting experience.
• Good communication, organization and documentation skills. Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build long lasting partnerships. Ability to work in fast-paced environment.
• Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Due to ITAR regulations, candidate must be a U.S. Citizen, National, or Permanent Resident (US Green Card holder)

Please refer the Job description for details