Systems Application Engineer

Job Description

• If you are not afraid of a different challenge every day, if you enjoy learning about a wide variety of technologies and if you want to meet and develop relationships with customers all over the world, then a career in Analog Devices' Digitizer Systems on Modules (SOMs) Applications Engineering team could be for you.  ADI's Systems Applications Engineers enable the interface between the world's leading analog, mixed-signal and digital signal processing provider and its customers.  Whether that involves creating content for customers (e.g. hardware, software, or documentation) or supporting customers from their architecture design right through to issues that occur in the field, Systems Applications Engineers play a vital role in every customer engagement at Analog Devices.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Develop digital receivers and transmitters for phased-array, radar, and communication markets
• Transition high-speed digitizer hardware & software from concept (block diagrams) to productization
• Engage with customers to translate their system requirements into next generation product definitions
• Create software scripts to control, evaluate and improve digitizer system-on-modules, which combine ADC/DAC ICs with RF/microwave front-ends, baseband processors, power distribution networks and clock distribution circuitry
• Guide customers through system integration, troubleshooting and testing
• Act as a technical liaison between customers, marketing and development teams
• Analyze signal chains using RF cascade concepts like gain, noise figure, linearity, and input/output power

Minimum Qualifications:

• The candidate should be self-motivated, capable of accepting responsibility and show initiative in identifying and solving challenging technical problems.
• BS Degree in Electrical/Electronic Engineering with 3+ years of professional experience or equivalent
• Strong knowledge of RF, analog, digital and mixed-signal fundamentals
• Good analytical and problem-solving skills
• Written and verbal communications skills is a must
• Strong teamwork and inter-personal skills
• RF cascade analysis (gain, spurious, linearity, noise figure, etc.) and/or mixed signal experience
• Phased-array, radar, electronic warfare, satellite communication or military communication experience a plus
• Hardware description language (HDL) and FPGA/ASIC experience a plus
• Printed circuit board design experience and exposure to PCB design tools a plus
• Lab diagnostic equipment (spectrum analyzer, signal generators, power supplies, oscilloscopes, etc.) is a must
• Proficiency in MATLAB, Python scripting and C/C++ software programming a plus

For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export  licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls.  As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.

Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer. We foster a culture where everyone has an opportunity to succeed regardless of their race, color, religion, age, ancestry, national origin, social or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, union membership, and political affiliation, or any other legally protected group.

Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time

• Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days