Senior Technician, RF Lab Applications

pSemi Corporation is a Murata company driving semiconductor integration. pSemi builds on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technology advancements and strong IP portfolio but with a new mission—to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors. With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio now spans power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors enable advanced modules for smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices and healthcare. From headquarters in San Diego and offices around the world, pSemi’s team explores new ways to make electronics for the connected world smaller, thinner, faster and better.

Job Summary

This position is responsible for providing laboratory technical and strategic support to pSemi’s Sales & Marketing business unit for all RFIC products targeted towards the RF and Microwave markets. It is also required to provide measurement support the RF design, production and QA as requested

Roles & Responsibilities

This position has responsibility for:

• Performing advanced measurements in an RF laboratory at a component level
• Configuring custom bench test setups from diagrams and instructions
• Documenting and reporting collected data in a useable format
• Supporting all Corporate Applications Engineering competitive analysis & benchmarking activities
• Supporting Business Unit Applications Engineering as requested
• Maintaining Applications Engineering lab benches and associated test equipment
• Collaborating with cross-functional Engineering teams on optimizing advanced measurement techniques
• Supporting Design Engineering with RF measurements as requested
• Maintaining an inventory / catalog of Evaluation Kits, test boards, and la
  

Competency Requirements

In order to perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

• Critical Thinking : Skilled at finding logical flaws in arguments and plans; identifies problems and solutions that others might miss; provides detailed insight and constructive criticism into problems and complex situations
• Championing Customer Needs : Calls attentions to issues that impact customer satisfaction; views things from the perspective of customers; encourages people to think about customers when making decisions
• Working with Ambiguity : Achieves forward progress in the face of poorly defined situations and/or unclear goals; able to work effectively with limited or partial information
• Displaying Technical Expertise: Keeps his/her technical skills current; effectively applies specialized knowledge and skills to perform work tasks; understands and masters the technical skills, knowledge, and tasks associated with his/her job; shares technical expertise with others
  

Required Experience and Skills

• 5 years related experience in product development laboratory environment (preferably RF IC)
• Demonstrated test and measurement skills

• Familiarity with Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint

• Strong troubleshooting / problem solving skills at a board / component level
• Good interpersonal interaction skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Must be a self-starter, be able to work with minimal supervision
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience working with test and diagnostic equipment including, but not limited to, oscilloscopes, vector network analyzers, spectrum analyzers and signal generators
• Experience with all RF building blocks including switches, digital step attenuators, PLLs, mixers, and amplifiers

• Strong experience making RF measurements such as S-parameters, harmonics, IP2/IP3, phase noise, and switching/settling time
• Good understanding of commercial wireless standards including GSM through 3G and WLAN

• Excellent organizational and problem solving skills.
  

Education Requirements

• ASEE or ASEET preferred
  

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Note: The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP and DuNE are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi products are protected under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: http://patents.psemi.com