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Applied Materials, Inc.
Systems Engineer - RF Sensors
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What they do
A Radio Frequency (RF) Engineer works with technology and electronic equipment that uses radio waves, from cell phones to radio stations. Designs, installs, and repairs systems and equipment that transmit radio signals. May specialize in design or maintenance; may focus on the design of transmission equipment, such as radio antennae, or manage larger systems such as networks of cell phone towers.
$145,700 / year median in California
-4% projected decline
Job Description
Role Responsibilities:
- Lead and/or develop and execute complex projects that have a substantial mix of electrical, mechanical, physics, algorithms, and software design; attend design reviews and provide input to meet market requirement specifications (MRS) and hardware/software specifications.
- Coordinate with project marketing and management to understand system requirements
- Lead architecture brainstorming meetings and drive the systems process to down select to a final architecture of a top-level system
- Write detailed specifications that cover all aspects of subsystem modules including interfaces to the product by using systems analysis to create a diagram
- Create concepts for complex architectural design approaches
- Lead team evaluations of architectures to provide recommendation for best system solution approach. Provide feedback on variety of components and modules.
- Identify and troubleshoot a range of complex engineering problems in field of technical expertise, including serviceability and manufacturability.
- Support System Integration during the assembly and final testing of new product designs.
- Interface with groups to workout design, systems architecture development, and integration issues.
- Define all equipment interfaces and systems architecture and insure they are up to date and documented.
- Work with vendors to develop new competitive products, including development of key suppliers.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree
- 7-10 years of experience
- Electrical Sensors development and qualification experience ## Qualifications ###