RF Lab Measurement Engineer

NXP Semiconductors NV; Nijmegen; On-site; EUR 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Nijmegen seeks a hands-on engineer to own and operate the Package Innovation labs, ensuring equipment is maintained, calibrated, and ready for RF measurements beyond 100 GHz.

You will coordinate vendor contracts, manage inventory, assist audits, and mentor other engineers, collaborating with international teams and communicating clearly in English. The role involves working with probe stations, resonators and VNA setups to support advanced radar, IoT and mobile projects.

Qualifications

• BSc in Electronic Engineering or relevant experience.
• Affinity with tools and hardware in electronics lab environment.
• Skill and affinity in software development, data processing, and computer engineering.
• Team worker, willing to work in international and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and in writing, in English

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain labs and equipment at Package Innovation in Nijmegen.
• Coordinate maintenance contracts and calibrations with vendors and FLUKE for calibrations.
• Manage lab inventory and purchases; align specifications and request quotations.
• Help and train other engineers in the lab and provide guidance.
• Keep stock/supply of general components and prepare for audits.
• Perform RF-related measurements using probe stations, resonators and VNA setups targeting frequencies > 100 GHz.

Skills

Electronics lab tools

RF measurements

Software development

Data processing

Education

BSc in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Probe stations

Resonators

VNA

Job description

The Package Innovation department is responsible for Package technology development to enable business for NXP by working closely with business teams to successfully launch products. We work on leading edge technologies for applications in the Automotive (Radar, Radio, Infotainment), IoT (Microcontroller) and Mobile (Payment, NFC, UWB) areas. One of the key areas of growth are related to Radar/RF and mmW applications/products.

Related to this, it is critical to establish and maintain the capability to measure dielectric properties of relevant materials and test structures at very high frequences (> 100 GHz).

Your Responsibilities

You will be responsible for all the labs and equipment at Package Innovation in Nijmegen. Keeping things operational, maintained and calibrated through tool vendors for repairs and maintenance contracts as well as FLUKE for calibrations. You will have the ownership of the lab inventory and will coordinate and prepare purchases, align specifications with various users and request quotations. You will help and train other engineers in the lab and provide guidance. You will keep an overview of stock/supply of general components (cables, needles, connectors, liquids, ...), prepare for audits.

Besides the ownership of the labs you will also perform RF-related measurements using the existing tools like probe stations, resonators and VNA set up, targeting frequencies > 100 GHz.

Your Profile

• BSc in Electronic Engineering or relevant experience
• Affinity with tools and hardware in electronics lab environment
• Skill and affinity in software development, data processing, and computer engineering.
• Team worker, willing to work in international and multi-disciplinary teams.
• Good communication skills, both verbal and in writing, in English

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