RF/Optical Test Engineer

Job description

Position Overview

As a Test Engineer at MACOM, you will partner with New Product Development and Product Engineering to develop and support advanced test solutions for RF over fiber products. You will be challenged by a diverse mix of new products, applications, and high-performance technologies, serving primarily Aerospace and Defense markets.

Core Responsibilities

Test Development: Develop automated test systems and write code to collect, analyze, and present characterization and performance data.

Production Support

Facilitate new product transitions from engineering to manufacturing and create test plans to verify product performance.

Data Analysis

Analyze test data against specifications and process parameters. Identify data trends and study performance against environmental stresses.

Troubleshooting & Yield

Assist Quality with root-cause analysis for test failures, investigate yield issues, and help with corrective actions.

Lab Operations

Utilize test lab equipment (e.g., power supplies, oscilloscopes, signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and network analyzers) and create drivers as necessary for test equipment automation.

Job Requirements & Qualifications

Education: B.S. or M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or a directly related technical field.

Experience

Minimum of 4+ years of relevant experience in RF and/or optical test engineering and test solution development and writing software for automated testing.

Technical Skills

Experience creating test documentation and writing test procedures. Familiarity with Optical, RF, Microwave, and general lab equipment, and automation and communication protocols like GPIB SCPI, RS232, I2C, SPI, Ethernet is preferred. Understanding optical and RF measurements such as gain and noise figure is desired.

Software/Tools

Proficiency with Python used to develop automation and GUIs, as well as proficiency using Git/GitHub/GitLab is preferred. Familiarity with National Instruments hardware, PYVISA and related libraries is desired. Experience with embedded firmware, C++, Linux, Verilog is a plus.

ITAR/Compliance

Due to ITAR regulations, only candidates who are U.S. Persons (U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents, or individuals granted asylum or refugee status) will be considered for this position. The Salary Range for this position is $60,000-$120,000 annual.