RF System and Validation Engineer

Responsibilities:

In this technical role, you will be responsible for developing and validating RF systems for next-generation DOCSIS platforms. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to ensure robust design, accurate validation, and optimal performance of RF components and systems.

Perform comprehensive system testing on next-generation DOCSIS platforms.
Review and contribute to RF simulations, schematics, and PCB layouts.
Validate silicon and platform-level solutions, including executing standard DOCSIS PHY ATPs.
Conduct validation and optimization of RF blocks to meet performance targets.
Develop and execute manual and automated test plans for system validation.
Collaborate with design teams to troubleshoot and resolve RF-related issues.
Provide technical support and guidance to end customers.
Qualifications:
Education: BS in Electrical Engineering or related field.
Experience: Minimum 3 years in RF engineering or system validation.
Strong theoretical and practical background in communications theory.
Hands-on experience with RF test equipment (e.g., spectrum analyzers, network analyzers).
Familiarity with system validation methodologies and best practices.
Proficiency in Java programming for automation and test development.
Experience in manual and automated testing frameworks.
Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Company Overview:

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.