RFIC Validation & Characterization Engineer (Temporary)

Job Description

About pSemi Corporation

pSemi Corporation, a proud Murata company, is at the forefront of semiconductor integration. Building on Peregrine Semiconductor’s 30-year legacy of technological advancements and a robust IP portfolio, pSemi’s new mission is to enhance Murata’s world-class capabilities with high-performance semiconductors.

With a strong foundation in RF integration, pSemi’s product portfolio has expanded significantly to include power management, connected sensors, optical transceivers, antenna tuning, and RF frontends. These intelligent and efficient semiconductors are crucial enablers for advanced modules across diverse applications such as smartphones, base stations, personal computers, electric vehicles, data centers, IoT devices, and healthcare.

Headquartered in San Diego and supported by offices worldwide, pSemi’s dedicated team continuously explores innovative ways to make electronics for our connected world smaller, thinner, faster, and better.

Job Title: RFIC Validation & Characterization Intern/Junior Engineer

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly motivated candidate to support the validation and characterization of RFICs designed in pSemi’s proprietary UltraCMOS technology. These critical components are developed for a wide range of commercial and industrial applications.

The product lines you will be working with include high performance RF switches, Amplifiers, Mixers, LNAs, VCOs, PLLs, and other advanced RF circuits. This role is ideally suited for an Electrical Engineering major in their Senior year at College or currently enrolled in a Master’s Program.

Roles & Responsibilities

This position holds key responsibilities in the product development lifecycle, including:

• Product Characterization: Defining, measuring, analyzing, and meticulously documenting product performance data to ensure it meets design specifications and industry standards.
• Possible Production ATE Support: Collaborating with test engineers to define, develop, and smoothly ramp up production Automated Test Equipment (ATE) solutions.

Minimum Qualifications (Experience And Skills)

• Hands-on experience with RF measurement equipment to validate the performance of CMOS RF ICs. This includes proficiency in measurements such as Noise Figure (NF), phase noise, IP3, IP2, matching using Smith charts, and time domain measurements.
• Solid understanding of basic Digital, Analog, and RF circuit theory.
• Knowledge of Generic Building Blocks of Wireless Systems and RF IC Transceivers will be a significant advantage.
• Proficiency with general lab equipment, including: DC power supplies, oscilloscopes, multi-meters, Vector Network Analyzers (VNA), Signal Generators, Functional Generators, and Spectrum Analyzers.
• Good software or scripting skills, particularly in Python and/or MATLAB programming.

Preferred Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated strength in documentation clarity and completeness.
• A team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product requirements on schedule.
• Willingness to go beyond what’s required and take initiative.

Education Requirements

• Currently enrolled student in an accredited Bachelor’s degree program in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering or equivalent, preferably with 3+ years completed; or a MSEE candidate.

Compensation & Employment Details

• Hourly Wage: USD 25.63 – 48.60 per hour.
• Important Note: This is a temporary position. The selected candidate will be employed and receive all wages directly from a third-party staffing agency selected by pSemi.

Work Environment

This job operates in a professional office environment, routinely utilizing standard office equipment.

Physical Demands

The physical demands are representative of those an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing duties, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently stands, walks, uses hands to finger, handle or feel, and reaches with hands and arms. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. This position requires the ability to occasionally lift office products and supplies, up to 20 pounds.

Equal Employment Opportunity

pSemi Corporation supports a diverse workforce and is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity for applicants and employees. pSemi does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion (including religious dress and grooming practices), sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions or breastfeeding), gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, national origin (including language use restrictions and possession of a driver’s license issued under Vehicle Code section 12801.9), ancestry, physical or mental disability, legally-protected medical condition, military or veteran status (including “protected veterans” under applicable affirmative action laws), marital status, sexual orientation, or any other basis protected by local, state or federal laws applicable to the Company. pSemi also prohibits discrimination based on the perception that an employee or applicant has any of those characteristics, or is associated with a person who has or is perceived as having any of those characteristics.

Note: The Peregrine Semiconductor name, Peregrine Semiconductor logo and UltraCMOS are registered trademarks and the pSemi name, pSemi logo, HaRP and DuNE are trademarks of pSemi Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective companies. pSemi products are protected under one or more of the following U.S. Patents: http://patents.psemi.com