RF Test Engineer

What can Wolfspeed do for you?

• The opportunity to work for a technical leader SiC Power and GaN RF solutions
• Our company has a broad portfolio in growing markets, which provides good opportunities for career growth and experience
• Developing and maintaining RF testing of new product designs and new technologies which will advance your knowledge and experience
• This role will provide the opportunity to be hands-on with regard to technical challenges
• Work with elite group of Design Engineers, Product Engineers and RF Test Engineers

What can you do for Wolfspeed?

• Primary responsibility is to develop, sustain and improve RF and DC test systems.
• Diagnose problems and implement corrective actions for test systems.
• Maintain calibrated test systems and consumables (including backups) to minimize tool down time.
• Apply knowledge of object oriented design and good software practices to develop and validate robust production test software.
• Generate and maintain complete process documentation, procedures and capacity models for test systems.
• Support offshore contract manufacturer in the sustainment of RF packaging operations.
• Design and execute software and hardware improvements to increase measurement accuracy, throughput and yields
• Utilize statistical process control (SPC) methods to monitor integrity of test systems.
• Ensure the accuracy and completeness of test data and draw conclusions from it.
• Facilitate training and certification of production personnel operating test systems.
• Collaborate with other software engineers maintaining a robust process for software verification and control.
• Generate equipment requirements for capital purchase in line with the new product roadmap and bring those tools on-line within the project schedule.
• Work with product development group on test strategies that minimize wafer probe requirements while maintaining product integrity to specifications.

What you need for success:

• Candidate must be a US Citizen or Green Card holder.
• Bachelor's Degree in electrical, computer engineering, or other related field (e.g. physics).
• Minimum 3 years of experience in RF Amplifier measurements and technical support in production volume manufacturing environment
• Software development and debugging experience.
• 2 or more years of experience with VB6, VB.NET, or C#.NET.
• Hands-on experience automating RF test equipment such as signal generators, power meters, spectrum analyzers and network analyzers
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot RF systems utilizing circuit schematics and other technical documentation.
• Basic knowledge of SPC and experimental design.
• High energy, self motivated attitude with strong communication skills and an ability to interface effectively with different backgrounds and at every level of the organization.
• Strong attention to detail while effectively managing time.
• Must have excellent English communication skills.

Highly preferred skills and certifications:

• Object-oriented software development and debugging experience.
• Experience measuring RF FET and amplifier performance.
• Knowledge of semiconductor wafer-level manufacturing and test.
• Proficient with MS Excel and MS Access databases.
• Experience with SQL Queries, including Join.
• Extensive data analysis skills (Access, JMP, Matlab, etc.).
• Extensive experience with SPC and experimental design.
• Experience with compound semiconductor FET concepts and technologies.
• In-depth technical knowledge of semiconductor wafer probing equipment.
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