Senior Test Engineer

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 70 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. View our facilities at https://www.macom.com/. In addition, MACOM offers foundry services that represent 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.

Title: Senior Test Engineer

We are seeking a skilled Senior Test Engineer to support test manufacturing and product engineering activities at subcontractor sites. This role involves developing and troubleshooting RF/electrical test solutions, supporting new product introductions, and driving yield and cost improvements.

Key Responsibilities:* Oversee subcontractor test operations, yields, and process improvements as well as the implementation of the standardized test processes.

• Lead new product qualifications and test correlation activities across subcontractor sites
  
• Debug / troubleshoot the consigned RF test systems (hardware and software) and maintain a systematic debug guide documentation
  
• Provide periodic reports on engineering projects, on-site electrical test operations / yields.
  
• Coordinate with supply chain team and sub-contractors to optimize test operations and to meet shipment schedules, typically identify problems restricting manufacturing throughput and recommend solutions
  
• Drive cost reduction projects and continuously improve subcontractor production test capability and capacity.
  
• Support quality team to identify root-cause on test related quality issues and monitor corrective action implementation
  

Requirements:* Bachelor’s in Electronics Engineering or related field and minimum 5 years of experience in semiconductor RF test engineering.

• Experience with RF testing on commercial ATE as well as customized bench test and knowledge in RF instruments e.g. VNA, signal analyzer, etc.
  
• Experience with RF testing of power amplifier devices will be an advantage.
  
• Hands-on test development experience on releasing test solutions will be added advantages, especially on graphical programming such as NI Labview and Agilent VEE.
  
• Ability to read and understand RF circuit schematics and layout drawings for the purpose of understanding test system and device operation and troubleshooting.
  
• Strong statistical analysis. Experience with JMP is a plus and knowledge on six-sigma / lean manufacturing will be an advantage