What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Lab Technician position at MACOM?
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.
Engineering Lab Technician
Job Description
- Perform PCB assembly using hot plate and heat gun to maintain quality builds.
- Background in PCB repair and modification is a plus.
- The ability to solder small case size (01005 and 0201) components to evaluation boards or within package with use of a microscope is desired.
- Desirable to have a background working with RF and microwave products that operate from DC to 18 GHz. Product background should consist of a working knowledge of driver amplifiers, low noise amplifiers, and high-power amplifiers.
- Requires working with designers to support tuning/improving/changing the products mentioned to present solutions for desired customer/engineering requirements.
- Use of lumped elements such as capacitors, inductors, and resistors to perform product tuning or enhancement as well as transmission line tuning is desired.
- Knowledge in the use of a laser to modify MMIC circuitry would be desirable.
- Thorough understanding of a variety of microwave measurements which include but are not limited to IP3, IP2, P1dB, harmonics, DC and/or RF pulse power, S-Parameters, ACPR, EVM, isolation, group delay, and stability testing.
- Desirable to have a background and a working knowledge to operate and perform test setups using such equipment as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, signal generators, pulse generators, power supplies, power meters/sensors, and multi-meters.
- Ability to solve problems independently as well as in a team environment.
- Maintain a clean workspace and help organize lab/stock when needed
- Troubleshooting both to the component level and test system setups and applying solid problem-solving techniques to resolve issues in a timely manner are expected.
- Understanding of IC layouts, circuit schematics, and block diagrams are desired for this position to help support communication with designers.
Key Competencies
- Good soldering/rework skills are essential
- Good understanding of RF concepts
- Computer literate
- Good planning and organizational skills and ability to prioritize
- Deadline and detail oriented
- Good interpersonal and communications skills
Qualifications
- Working knowledge of MS Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint is expected.
- Associate's degree in Electronics is a plus or 3 years assembly and measurement experience is required for this position.
EEO
MACOM is an Equal
Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not
discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color,
religion, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin,
ancestry, age, sexual orientation, marital or civil partnership status,
pregnancy, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military
obligations, or membership in any other category protected under applicable
law.
Reasonable Accommodation
MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call 1-978-656-2500 or email HR_Ops@MACOM.com. Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you. We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.
MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We consider applicants for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, national origin, age, disability, marital status or veteran status or any other legally protected status.
