Job Description:

• This position will be based in Santa Rosa, California, a beautiful area nestled in the Sonoma Valley wine country in the greater San Francisco Bay Area. Santa Rosa offers a unique blend of food and culture, and some of the world's most coveted wines and microbreweries. Enjoy convenient access to local outdoor scenery for hiking, bicycling, or a relaxing picnic along the coastline, in the redwood forest, or other local and state parks. Escape the weekend to famous destinations such as Tahoe, Yosemite, Monterey.
• Client is the world's leading electronic measurement company, helping scientists and engineers address their toughest technical challenges with confidence through innovations in wireless, modular, and software solutions.
• Our employees leverage their insight and passion to deliver measurement solutions in wireless communications, aerospace and defense, and semiconductor markets with world-class platforms, software and consistent measurement science.
• Helps Client be first to market, focusing on top opportunities and market trends that address unmet needs.

Responsibilities:

• As a MMIC Design Engineer, you will be joining a dedicated team of visionaries to innovate and deliver the next generation of high frequency, state of the art components that enable breakthrough performance in Client's instruments. Client fosters a collaborative engineering environment which emphasizes teamwork, enthusiasm, and excellence in creating high performance solutions.
• As a key contributor in a diverse team, you will design, layout, and validate high performance millimeter-wave ICs powering Client's next generation instruments.
• Responsibilities include working closely with internal customers to understand and define critical performance parameters, matching requirements to advanced semiconductor processes, and executing, characterizing, and documenting the final design.
• Designers will be using industry leading tools, supported by a world class measurement lab, comprehensive device modeling, and collaborating with a broad, experienced engineering team.

Qualifications:
Education: M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or closely related field, with thesis work and/or relevant industry experience in mm-wave IC design

Experience:

• At least 4+ years of experience working on mm-wave IC design in advanced semiconductor technologies (can include relevant M.S. or Ph.D. work)
• Experience must include at least one cycle of transistor/diode level design, physical layout, verification (DRC, LVS), and measurement validation
• Experience with multiple types of mm-wave frequency circuits (mixers, amplifiers, multipliers, filters at > 30GHz)

• Experience with high power in a single MMIC is a plus (> +30dBm)
• Experience in system level analysis is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, document, and present results

A strong candidate will also have:

• Knowledge in device modelling, thermal design, and IC package design
• Experience in wafer probe calibration and measurements
• Knowledge and experience in thin film and PCB board design is a plus
• Experience in using the following tools or equivalent: ADS, Momentum, EMPro, SystemVue

A successful person in this job will have:

• An understanding of devices and their parasitics, enabling creative design to push process limitations
• An understanding of current state of the art technologies and what might be possible with a combination of circuit design and process capabilities, helping to drive key specifications
• Excellent interpersonal, problem solving, time management and communication skills to work in dynamic environment as part of multiple teams working on multiple projects
• Be highly motivated to accomplish all the tasks required to meet aggressive product development schedules and world class manufacturing expectations