RF Hardware Engineer I — High-Speed Data Acquisition

HORIBA Instruments Inc.; Reno (NV); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical insurance

Dental & Vision

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time

Flexible spending accounts

Educational reimbursement

Commuter benefit

Job summary

HORIBA Instruments Inc. in Reno, NV is seeking an experienced RF Hardware Engineer to develop and qualify new RF data-acquisition hardware for high-speed voltage-current-impedance measurements in semiconductor applications.

You will work in HORIBA Semiconductor US R&D Technology Center, located minutes from the Sierra Nevada mountains. Responsibilities include designing RF circuits, modeling with state-of-the-art tools, prototyping, testing, and collaborating with PCB designers to ensure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or related field.
• Master's or PhD preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in RF data acquisition or RF power control hardware design and development.
• Proficiency in RF simulation and design tools such as Comsol, Cadence, Mentor, Ansys, SPICE, etc.
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, signal generators, etc.
• Familiarity with PCB layout techniques for RF and high-speed data acquisition circuits, Mentor Graphics or Cadence schematic capture and PCA-PCB layout experience preferable.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Design RF circuits, probes/sensors and systems for high-frequency data acquisition of voltage, current, impedance signals used on RF generators and matches networks used for plasma etch or remote plasma processing equipment.
• Conducts simulation, analysis, and modeling of RF circuits using Multiphysics, CAE or other simulators like Comsol, Cadence, Ansys, SPICE.
• Prototypes, tests, and validates RF hardware designs in laboratory environments.
• Collaborates with PCB designers to ensure RF layout guidelines are followed for optimal performance.
• Characterizes and optimizes RF components such as amplifiers, filters, spectrum analyzer ADCs, and other power/data acquisition components.
• Generates documentation including schematics, PCB layout guidelines, test procedures, and design verification reports.

Skills

RF data acquisition

RF power control hardware design

RF simulation tools

RF test equipment

RF PCB layout for high-speed data

Analytical problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering

Master’s or PhD preferred

Tools

Comsol

Cadence

Mentor Graphics

Ansys

SPICE

Job description

HORIBA Instruments Inc. in Reno, NV is seeking an experienced RF Hardware Engineer to develop and qualify new RF data-acquisition hardware for high-speed voltage-current-impedance measurements in semiconductor applications.

You will work in HORIBA Semiconductor US R&D Technology Center, located minutes from the Sierra Nevada mountains. Responsibilities include designing RF circuits, modeling with state-of-the-art tools, prototyping, testing, and collaborating with PCB designers to ensure