Applications Engineer

Job Title

Applications Engineer

Role Summary

Provide technical application support and product definition for RF/mmWave products, working with design, product, and marketing teams to launch and ramp new devices.

Perform characterization, evaluation-model design, and post-ramp customer support to resolve design and silicon issues.

Experience Level

Mid-level. The role requires hands-on RF engineering experience; the posting specifies around 3+ years of relevant RF work or laboratory experience.

Responsibilities

Key duties include:

• Collaborate with design, product definition and marketing teams to launch new products and create reference designs.
• Provide technical solutions and direct, timely support to customers to address design challenges.
• Design evaluation models (EVMs), socket boards, and review customer schematics and PCB layouts.
• Characterize devices and perform RF measurements in the lab during characterization and ramp phases.
• Debug returned silicon and coordinate resolution with Design, Product Engineering, Quality and Systems teams.
• Run signal-integrity simulations on reference designs and support antenna-related design work.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience (degree details are in Education Requirements below):

• Minimum ~3 years practical RF engineering experience, including work with mmWave frequencies (55+ GHz).
• Experience with electromagnetic simulation and antenna design.
• Hands-on laboratory experience performing RF measurements using network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, power meters, phase-noise analyzers, signal generators and oscilloscopes.
• Proven ability to design EVMs, socket boards and independently create reference designs.
• Experience running signal-integrity simulations on reference designs and reviewing customer board layouts.
• Ability to debug returned silicon and work cross-functionally with design, PE, quality and systems teams.

Nice-to-have:

• Prior experience supporting product launches in a high-growth market or semiconductor environment.

Education Requirements

The posting specifies a Masters degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field as the minimum requirement (and also lists a Bachelor's degree level in the job info). Additionally, the role requires approximately 3 years of work or laboratory experience in radio-frequency engineering.

About the Company

Company: Texas Instruments

Headquarters: Dallas, Texas, USA

Texas Instruments is a global semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and sells analog and embedded processing chips for various markets including industrial, automotive, and personal electronics. The company's innovations aim to make electronics more affordable and reliable, fostering advancements in technology through each generation of semiconductors.