Sr. Applications Engineer
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5889 |
| Job Category: |
Applications/Support |
| City: |
Greensboro |
Job Description:
Job Description Work as a member of a team to bring highly integrated RF chipsets to market. This work will include validation of test hardware component and system prototypes against specifications; hands-on lab work to identify and resolve issues, design and analyze RF subsystems using tools such as Agilent ADS and MS Excel; create radio reference designs; work with customers and partners to integrate RF chipsets into handset designs; mentor junior level engineers and technicians. Required Skills: BSEE or equivalent and a minimum of five years (3 years and a related MS degree) work experience as an RF/Microwave Engineer. At least two of the required years of experience must be in cellular handset board-level RF design/product development. Additional required experience includes board-level development of GSM/GPRS, GSM/EDGE, and/or WCDMA handset design. • Strong overall RF experience: familiar with transmission theory, matching theory, filtering, PA design, PA biasing, PA architectures, transceiver architectures, antennas, RF test methods, RF automation • System level analysis and design experience for cellular phones: spec and standard translation into system level design, component performance budgeting based on system level requirement • Front end integration of cellular phones related to power amplifiers (PA’s) • Power control loop integration within GSM phones, and RF power detection methods • Transceiver integration within cellular phones • Familiarity or working experience with 3GPP, ETSI specifications • Working experience with different modulation techniques, overall familiarity with digital communication techniques • Simulation tools: ADS, Momentum, Mathcad (Mathlab), Libra, Eagleware, SPICE, etc. • RF Modeling or device characterization experience • Knowledge of Smith Chart and impedance matching • Customer interface: working experience in resolving customer technical issues, good presentation skills, friendly personality • Good technical writing skills: responsible for technical articles, application notes, product notes, technical presentations
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