RF System Design Manager

Comet Group; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Comet Group in San Jose seeks an RF System Design Manager to lead as the key technical interface with customers, defining engineering requirements and building relationships.

You will drive development teams, craft high-power RF solutions for plasma power delivery, and guide field engineers toward new opportunities, while pushing product industrialization and continuous improvement across multiple programs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering or equivalent
• Experience in RF power delivery systems and customer interaction
• Expertise in systems development for semiconductor manufacturing hardware is highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Manage and perform as the key technical interface with customers to determine engineering requirements and build relationships.
• Directly interface with and influence development teams and project management.
• Develop innovative high-power RF solutions to solve complex plasma power delivery problems for custom RF auto-match products.
• Drive continuous improvements into products and products portfolio while driving multiple product development efforts simultaneously.
• Drive the industrialization of impedance matching network products and transition into production.
• Guide application engineers in the field to develop new opportunities for products.

Skills

RF design

Customer interaction

System development

Problem solving

Verbal communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Tools

Test equipment

Job description

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To complement our team, we are looking for a customer- and teamoriented individual for our division Plasma Control Technologies at the San Josesite as a

RF System Design Manager

For over 75 years, we have been following our curiosity. It drives us and has made Comet a leading Swiss technology company worldwide. Curiosity and the spirit of research have allowed us to become and remain innovative. For a better and sustainable world.

We develop and produce innovative high-tech components and systems based on X-ray and radio-frequency technology. Our developments make an important contribution to safer, more efficient and more sustainable production, mobility and communication.

In the Plasma Control Technologies (PCT) division, we manufacture specialized components that are required for the precise control of plasma processes and are used in the production of memory chips or touch screens for sensors, smartphones or tablets.

Summary:

Manage and perform as the key technical interface with customers to determine engineering requirements and build relationships.

What you will do:

• Manage and perform as the key technical interface with customers to determine engineering requirements and build relationships.
• Directly interface with and influence development teams and project management.
• Develop innovative high-power RF solutions to solve complex plasma power delivery problems for custom RF auto-match products.
• Drive continuous improvements into products and products portfolio while driving multiple product development efforts simultaneously.
• Drive the industrialization of impedance matching network products and transition into production.
• Guide application engineers in the field to develop new opportunities for products.
• Other duties as assigned.

What you bring:

• Bachelor’s degree or higher in electrical engineering with an emphasis on RF or equivalent technical expertise.
• Expertise in systems development of semiconductor manufacturing hardware – plasma high-power RF delivery systems and plasma measurement systems is highly preferred.
• Experience with RF power delivery systems and direct customer interaction are necessary.

Social & methodological skills:

• Adaptable, flexible, open to change, tolerance for ambiguity.
• Collaborative team player.
• Problem solving, solution oriented.
• Verbal and written communication, active listening, presentation skills.

The target salary range for this job is approximately $165,000 to $185,000 annually.

*Job summaries account for a range of qualifications, skills, and experience that can be considered. We are committed to making fair and equitable job offers based on a number of factors including but not limited to the job scope, market conditions, and candidate skill level and depth of experience.

**This job may require candidates to produce documentation to ensure compliance with U.S. export control laws.

Why join us? Break new ground with us:

• Work on innovative solutions for global technical challenges
• Benefit from flexible working options
• Take part in Comet’s success through profit sharing
• Work with international colleagues and grow as a team
• Enjoy our diverse educational and career opportunities
• Enjoy a competitive compensation package with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and vision care, tuition reimbursement, a 401(k) plan, and a generous paid-time-off package