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Senior MMIC Modeling and Test Engineer
Company | The Aerospace Coporation |
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Location | El Segundo, CA, USA |
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Salary | $129000 – $193000 |
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Type | Full-Time |
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Degrees | Master’s |
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Experience Level | Senior, Expert or higher |
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Requirements
- Advanced degree in Electrical Engineering or related technical discipline from an accredited college or university and at least 6 years of experience
- Six or more years related (including post graduate studies) in any of the above-mentioned microwave engineering areas
- Hands-on ability to assemble, tune, test and troubleshoot hardware in a laboratory environment
- Work with on-wafer probe measurements and techniques
- Experience inspecting, handling, and manipulating small ESD-sensitive components using tweezers, microscopes, or related tools
- Data analysis experience with Excel, Python, OR MATLAB
- Ability to work independently with minimal direction
- Demonstrated creativity in problem-solving, an ability to rapidly grasp new concepts, and excellent written/verbal communication skills
- Ability to engage others and influence technical decisions
- This position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a US security clearance, which is issued by the US government. US citizenship is required.
Responsibilities
- Deeply understand and operate the latest advanced microwave equipment such as wafer probe stations, load pull tuners, signal analyzers, and network analyzers to measure on-wafer and fixtured measurements such as S-parameters, large signal power and efficiency, linearity, load pull, noise parameters/figure, EVM, and pulsed IV
- Extract nonlinear and noise models for III-V semiconductor devices
- Lead the creation of DC and RF fixtures for high power and high temperature tests
- Mentor and train more junior engineers on device modeling and measurement
- Develop test plans and ensure lab readiness
- Solve microwave hardware anomalies using analytical methods and experimental setups
- Collaborate onsite with other engineer and technicians
Preferred Qualifications
- Demonstrated ability to successfully lead small teams of engineers and/or technicians
- Experience with any microwave circuit analysis or electromagnetic simulation software, such as ADS, HFSS, or similar
- Experience in one or more of the following: RF/Microwave circuits and systems, Electromagnetics, Analog circuit design, MMIC and/or RFIC design, Phased Arrays
- Current SECRET or TS//SCI clearance