Our Team:

Semtech Corporation designs innovative semiconductor solutions and intellectual property cores for the world's most advanced consumer connectivity and data communications products. We are looking for a motivated PCB Design Engineer to join our R&D hardware design team.

Job Summary:

The successful candidate will become a key member of the design engineering community of the Signal Integrity Products business unit. You will contribute by delivering innovative high-speed board design and assembly for the purpose of performance measurement of semi-conductor products.

The successful candidate must demonstrate solid knowledge in high-speed lay-out and electronic design. This role offers a tremendous opportunity for growth and development in card design as well as electrical modeling. A natural ability to interface in parallel with several cross-functional teams internally, while coordinating with several local and international suppliers is a must.

Responsibilities:

• Hardware Development
• Develop Evaluation Platforms using cutting edge bill of material, design tools and manufacturing design rules
• Perform schematic capture, PCB lay-out, and system level signal integrity analysis and optimization using platforms such as Cadence Allegro/OrCAD
• Support mechanical design of fixtures and housings

Preferred Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s program in Engineering or Physics or another discipline relevant to this position.

• Additional degrees/certifications related to high-speed electrical modeling would be a definite advantage

• Self-motivated with the ability to work independently with little supervision

• Organized and highly adaptable – enjoy working in a fast-paced environment

• Excellent communication skills (written and oral) and ability to communicate and work well with other team members.

• High degree of creativity, determination, and innovation

• RF, Analog, and digital circuit understanding

• Cadence APD and Allegro advanced knowledge

• Lab test and measurement, debugging, optimizing hardware using sophisticated lab equipment such as VNAs and high-speed scopes and probe stations

Additional Skills:

• Familiar with a variety of PCBA technologies, including Chip On Board, wirebond, flip chip, optical-electronic devices and high-speed connectors.

• High-speed modeling tools such as HFSS

• Familiar with microcontrollers and FPGA

• Experience with troubleshooting PCBs and systems

The intent of this job description is to describe the major duties and responsibilities performed by incumbents of this job. Incumbents may be required to perform job-related tasks other than those specifically included in this description.