Qorvo is hiring a Senior RF Test Development Engineer to join our High Performance Analog team. You will architect and debug automated RF test solutions for multi-channel beamformer ICs from lab characterization to high-volume production, owning the full test stack and analyzing complex data to improve yield and performance.
What You'll Do
- Develop automated RF test solutions for multi-channel beamformer ICs using vector network analyzers (VNAs) and related instrumentation.
- Design, implement, and validate test hardware, including load boards, fixtures, semiconductor contactors, and switching/multiplexing solutions for high-density RF paths.
- Develop test automation software to control VNAs, switch matrices, source measurement units, and digital interfaces for beam steering control.
- Characterize device performance such as gain, phase, insertion loss, beam steering accuracy, linearity, isolation, S parameters, and DC power consumption/efficiency.
- Integrate digital control interfaces (SPI, I²C, GPIO) for beamformer configuration during measurements.
- Create test plans, calibration procedures, and documentation for production transfer.
- Collaborate with design engineering, systems engineering, and product engineering to ensure accurate test coverage.
- Analyze large data sets to troubleshoot measurement issues, identify root cause, and drive corrective actions.
- Support correlation activities between socketed production bench and soldered design bench performance.
- Support test station setup and troubleshooting.
- Lead and participate in cross-functional teams to support engineering test development projects.
- Create test documentation, procedures, and reports.
- Travel less than 10% of the time domestically.
What We're Looking For
- Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, or a related field.
- 5+ years of hands-on experience (or an equivalent amount of an advanced degree and experience) in RF test development, RF measurements, or microwave instrumentation.
- Strong experience with vector network analyzers, including calibration (SOLT, TRL, ECal), de-embedding, and fixture characterization.
- Proficiency with RF measurement fundamentals: S parameters, phase/gain matching, NF, IMD, compression, phase coherence, and switch-based multiport measurements.
- Demonstrated ability to design or troubleshoot RF test hardware, including PCBs, connectors, RF paths and components.
- Familiarity with C-based languages, preferably C#.
- Experience controlling instruments via SCPI, LAN, GPIB, and USB.
- Ability to interpret schematics and device datasheets.
- Solid problem-solving skills and ability to drive issues to closure.
Nice to Have
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, or a related field.
- Working knowledge of beamforming IC architectures, phased arrays, and phased-channel calibration techniques.
- Experience with mmWave measurements or highly integrated beamformers.
- Experience with switch matrix design, multiport measurement optimization, or over-the-air (OTA) test setups.
- Familiarity with production test transfer and correlation between production and design bench.
- Understanding of statistical data analysis, GR&R, repeatability, and measurement uncertainty.
Technical Stack
- Instrumentation: Vector Network Analyzers (VNA)
- Software: C#
- Interfaces: SCPI, LAN, GPIB, USB, SPI, I²C, GPIO
Team & Environment
You will join the High Performance Analog team at Qorvo, a unified global team committed to excellence, growth, and innovation in wireless communications.
Work Mode
This is an onsite position based in Richardson, TX.
We are an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer and welcome all qualified applicants. Applicants will receive fair and impartial consideration without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable law.
