Qorvo, Inc

Principal Applications Engineer

Qorvo, Inc$120K — $145K *
Telecommunications & Hardware
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering.
  • 10 years of experience in semiconductor, radio communication, or related fields.
  • 5 years experience with RF testing equipment (e.g., signal generators, network analyzers).
  • Skilled in RF circuit and filter design, and PCB layout tools.
  • Knowledge of WiFi IEEE802.11 standards and Digital Pre-distortion.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical liaison between US and international engineering teams.
  • Coordinate activities to optimize efficiency in developing RF solutions.
  • Capture customer requirements for features and specifications early in development.
  • Document new customer standards and architectural choices internally.
  • Mentor junior Application Engineers and Field Application Engineers on new products.
  • Standardize and document system-level measurement techniques.
  • Drive updates in measurement methods according to evolving RF communication standards.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model allowing four days in the office and one optional work-from-home day.
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional development in RF technologies.
  • Engagement with Tier-1 customers and exposure to high-stakes design projects.
Full Job Description
DUTIES: As the Principal Applications Engineer, be the technical liaison between US development teams (Application Engineers, RF Design Engineers) and our organization's application engineers abroad who are working in direct contact with end customers and technical partners. Coordinate the activities at both locations to maximize efficiency and shorten time-to-market of our organization's Radio Frequency (RF) solutions. This includes working with a number of RF technologies, components, systems, products, and solutions. Additionally, will act as technical leader driving the voice of the customer: ensure customer critical features and specifications are accounted for in the solutions developed by US design teams. Highlight customer change requests and new feature requests early enough to US technical teams in order to maintain the relevance of the products in development. Publish internal documentation detailing new customers' standards and new architecture choices. Drive changes in measurement methods to keep them aligned to the latest evolutions of RF communication standards. Moreover, responsibilities include mentoring and training junior Application Engineers, and Field Application Engineers on new products and new features. Standardize and document characterization techniques for measurement at the system level. Hybrid: Four days in the office with one day optional may work home.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or Electronic Engineering and 10 years of experience in thesemiconductor, radio communication, or related fields. Also, 5 years of experience stated herein to involve: (1) RF equipment including, signal generators, network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, to perform testing and debugging of product evaluation boards and customer reference design boards; (2) RF circuit design, filter design, impedance matching, and PCB board schematic and layout tools; and (3) WiFi IEEE802.11 wireless communication standards and Digital Pre-distortion; (4) platform attachment, validate performance included RF, Throughput, Power consumption. Create design support package and training to support field applications engineers. Support package included datasheet, device revision guide, schematic, layout guide, hardware training guide, and design validation testing performance report; (5) Tier-1 customer support: Design review, RF tuning, internal/external chipset features training, issues debug and root-cause analysis, performance (RF/Throughput/power consumption) improvement, regulatory certification, and mass production yield improvement; (6) perform QDART, QSPR, QRCT, QMINE (find the industry related tools); and (7) WiFi board data file (BDF) tuning on TPC/DPD parameters during RF tuning. Hybrid: Four days in the office with one day optional may work home.

This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship by the Company.

About Qorvo, Inc

Qorvo, Inc is a semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and supplies radio frequency (RF) solutions for smartphones, tablets, wireless infrastructure, defense and aerospace applications, and Internet of Things (IoT) applications. The company's products include amplifiers, filters, switches, and integrated modules that support a range of wireless communications standards. Qorvo was formed in 2015 as a result of the merger between RF Micro Devices and TriQuint Semiconductor. The company is headquartered in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Learn more about Qorvo, Inc
Size
8,900 employees
Market Cap
$9.1 billion
Industry
Net Income
$485.2 million
Founded
2013
5 Year Trend
+8.9%
Revenue
$3.7 billion
NASDAQ

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