
Senior SSPA Design Engineer
Qorvo, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Richardson • California • Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $96,800 - $126,000 per year
Job Level
Tech Stack
About the role
- Lead electrical design and development efforts of RF power amplifiers for defense communications, radar and electronic warfare applications
- Build complex HFSS EM models of RF/mmWave multi-stage high gain and high power solid-state amplifiers within channelized and/or enclosed cavities
- Integrate MMICs into various housings and assemblies towards innovative High power RF solutions (SSPA-Solid State Power Amplifiers)
- Develop advanced cascaded MMIC modules using 2.5D and 3D electromagnetic simulators
- Design PCB-level power management and analog circuitry required for MMIC biasing and health monitoring
- Conduct product checkout, optimization, and design verification testing (DVT) in the test lab
- Execute DVT analysis and present results to the internal and/or external customer(s)
- Support products through critical lifecycle stages including concept/feasibility, development, qualification, and production.
Requirements
- Experience performing system budgeting, including RF link budgets, power budgets, and thermal heat dissipation budgets
- A minimum of 5 years of experience using 3D EM simulation tools such as HFSS and/or CST and knowledge of one or more of the following: ADS, Microwave Office (MWO), or Cadence (Spectre) circuit simulators.
- Deep expertise in RF and microwave engineering, including s-parameters, material permittivity, impedance matching, cavity modeling, and cavity resonance suppression/management
- Broad knowledge of semiconductor RF / power packaging, materials, assembly processes supporting infrastructure and defense electronic assemblies and sub-assemblies
- Familiarity with PCB and/or mechanical assembly construction considerations.
- Hands-on expertise with rf and hardware development tools, including schematic capture and PCB layout
- Hands-on lab experience using RF measurement equipment (network and spectrum analyzers, signal generators, power meters, oscilloscopes, etc.)
- Ability to serve as a design authority and gatekeeper for driving quality into the design process through comprehensive documentation, design review participation, and test data analysis
- Strong written and oral communication skills with the ability to concisely summarize highly technical concepts
- BS Electrical Engineering with 5 or more years of experience
- MS Electrical Engineering with 3 or more years of experience
- PhD Electrical Engineering (with RF/Microwave focus)
Benefits
- Competitive base salary commensurate with experience
- More information on the Total Rewards package can be shared upon request
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
RF power amplifiersHFSSMMICs2.5D electromagnetic simulators3D electromagnetic simulatorsPCB-level power managementanalog circuitrydesign verification testing (DVT)RF link budgetsthermal heat dissipation budgets
Soft Skills
design authorityquality assurancedocumentationdesign review participationtest data analysisstrong written communicationstrong oral communication
Certifications
BS Electrical EngineeringMS Electrical EngineeringPhD Electrical Engineering