RF Electrical Engineer New College Grad- Master's (Santa Clara, CA)
- Location
- Santa Clara, CA
- Listed
- 3 days ago
Salary
$100,000.00 - $136,500.00
Location: Santa Clara,CA
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As an Electrical Engineer, you are responsible for designing, modifying, and troubleshooting electrical or electronic engineering assemblies, layouts, schematics, and drawings to advance the equipment that supports our technology. Using your technical experience and critical thinking skills, you will perform engineering analysis, generate test reports, develop innovative solutions, and create documentation for product releases. You will also coordinate the procurement and assembly of components, identify sources of critical parts, and resolve technical issues to ensure peak performance.
The opportunity and what you'll do
This job is to design and test RF related components for servicing installed customer bases as well as new development to meet customers' process requirements, including 200mm and 300mm PVD, CVD and Etch tools. The new hire is expected to be self-motivated and interested in RF engineering and plasma related areas, and willing to take risk and explore new territories.
Key Responsibilities
- Work with development and customer support teams to design, qualify, and implement RF power components.
- Conduct measurements and characterizations of RF systems and components at bench and tool levels.
- Model and simulate RF components, e.g. power amplifier, impedance matching network, etc.
- Work with customers and support team to troubleshoot field issues in RF power and chamber plasma systems.
- New RF sensing technology and applications in semiconductor industry.
Skills & Qualifications
Solid knowledge about, e.g. electric circuits, electronics devices, power amplifiers, EM theory, transmission line theory, impedance matching, RF sensors, etc.
- Engineering training and experience in high power RF delivery systems is a plus
- Knowledge in RF engineering and plasma physics and applications in semiconductor processing is a plus
- Well-organized and detail-oriented, and capable of maintaining a safety lab testing environment.
- Good technical communication ability and teamwork skills.
Functional Knowledge
- Knowledge and skills in RF measurement and use of instruments, e.g. oscilloscope, multimeters, network analyzer, vector impedance meter, RF power meter/sensor, spectrum analyzer, functional generator, etc.
- Efficient in test planning, fixture design, setup, data acquisition & analysis, and bookkeeping of test records.
- SW and simulation tools: MS Office, LabVIEW, C, Python, SPICE, etc
- Digital data processing and serial communication in instrument automation control
- Exposure to ML and data modeling is a plus
- Knowledge and experience in following areas is a plus: RF/EE sensing and data acquisition, data modeling and analysis.
Required Education and/or Certifications
- Master's Degree in science or Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related field.
- GPA of 3.0 or above preferred
Additional information
Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Please apply by December 31, 2026. Note: This position may close early based on application volume or candidate selection.
- Additional Information
- Time Type: Full time
- Employee Type: New College Grad
- Travel: Yes, 10% of the Time
- Relocation Eligible: Yes
Pay and benefits
The salary offered to a selected candidate will be based on multiple factors including location, hire grade, job-related knowledge, skills, experience, and with consideration of internal equity of our current team members. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, candidates may be eligible for other forms of compensation such as participation in a bonus and a stock award program, as applicable.
For all sales roles, the posted salary range is the Target Total Cash (TTC) range for the role, which is the sum of base salary and target bonus amount at 100% goal achievement.
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Who We Are
Applied Materials is the global leader in materials science and engineering solutions that are at the foundation of virtually every new semiconductor chip and advanced display in the world. The equipment that we create and service is essential to advancing AI and accelerating the commercialization of next-generation semiconductor chips. Join us and push the boundaries of materials science and engineering in a company at the foundation of the electronics industry. The work we do together advances the world's technology.
Our Team
Specified in power RF engineering and RF power delivery system to plasma loads in semiconductor processes.
Equal opportunity and legal notices
Applied Materials is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, ancestry, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, veteran or military status, or any other basis prohibited by law.
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