RF Test Engineer
Core
Develop custom hardware and software test solutions for high-performance RF, microwave, precision analog, mixed-signal, and digital ASICs and microelectronic components at wafer and packaged-device levels.
Role type
Senior IC RF test and measurement engineer
Builds
Automated test solutions, custom test hardware (fixtures, load boards, probe interfaces), and wafer/packaged-device test applications
Domain
Semiconductor manufacturing and microelectronics testing
Required skills
RF and microwave test engineering, vector network analyzer (VNA) operation, spectrum analyzer usage, signal integrity analysis, low-noise measurement, test automation software development, custom PCB and fixture design, troubleshooting analog/digital subsystems, calibration and de-embedding, measurement uncertainty analysis
Preferred skills
Wafer-level test application development, wafer prober integration, probe card calibration, wafer sort application development
Technologies
Python, C/C++, MATLAB, LabVIEW, VNAs, spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, source-measure units, precision DMMs
Responsibilities
Develop and qualify automated test solutions for RF/microwave devices; design custom test hardware including rack-and-stack systems and fixtures; create maintainable test automation software; integrate wafer sort and packaged-device applications; troubleshoot RF, analog, and digital subsystems; validate test applications against customer specifications; train technicians on released test solutions
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC