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Engineering

Location

H5551 - Carrollton TX Plant - Carrollton, TX 75006 US (Primary)
Job Description

Sanmina Corporation (Nasdaq: SANM) is a leading integrated manufacturing solutions provider serving the fastest-growing segments of the global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) market. Recognized as a technology leader, Sanmina Corporation provides end-to-end manufacturing solutions, delivering superior quality and support to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) primarily in the communications networks, defense and aerospace, industrial and semiconductor systems, medical, multimedia, computing and storage, automotive and clean technology sectors. Sanmina Corporation has facilities strategically located in key regions throughout the world.

Sr. RF Engineer Lead

Job Purpose:

The design engineering group provides complete end-to-end product development solutions to a variety of customers. These product solutions include development of test and measurement modules, 4&5G macro cell frequency variants, optical modules, etc. The team delivers product solutions from concept definition through to volume manufacturing.

The design team is seeking a Sr. RF Engineer leader. Responsibilities include the execution of complex RF, radio and electro optical systems design. The candidate will be expected collaborate with a cross function product development team to deliver products from concept through to manufacturing.

Nature of Duties:

* Act as lead technical authority on RF product developments
* Collaborate with project management to coordinate development teams activities and manage project schedule
* Participate in technical discussions with customers technical team to review project status and design solutions
* Provide detailed design of RF systems and circuits for a broad range frequency to up 60GHz
* Characterize RF components including power amplifiers, mixers, PLLs and switches
* Develop verification test plans and execute the tests
* Execute schematic capture and support PCB layout of RF circuits
* Perform cascaded analysis and system link budgeting for RF systems
* Perform RF transition designs for high frequency interconnections
* Develop antenna designs for millimeter wave applications
* Write software scripts to automate repetitive aspects of verification testing and data analysis
* Support SMT builds, monitor yields and develop solutions to improve quality
* As part of integrated product development team, participate in every phase of product development, including requirements definition, architecture, component selection, detailed implementation, integration and test.
* Work within interdisciplinary engineering team to develop high end RF product solutions in line with customer needs.

Education and Experience:

* Relevant degree in engineering
* >12 years of related industry experience
* Expert level experience related to the development of 4&5G macro-cell remote radios
* Expert level experience with simulation tools HyperLynx, HFSS, ADS, Momentum, Genesys
* Experience with capture tools such as Mentor and Cadence
* Expert level experience with radio parametric testing such as EVM, ACLR, sensitivity, etc.
* Expert level experience with network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, and phase noise analysis tools
* Programming experience in Matlab, C++, Python an asset

Sanmina is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Veteran/Disability/Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity