Defense Systems Engineer (RF Specialist) (ti)

Job Description

We can't predict what the future holds, but we know Texas Instruments will have a part in shaping it.

About the Job

The Aerospace & Defense Systems team, within the WW Marketing / SEM organization, is solving some of the most cutting edge technology design challenges. For over 60 years, we have created a wide range of high-reliability products for space, avionics and defense electronics designs. Engineers rely on TI’s product availability and system-level knowledge, support and detailed design resources to meet mission-critical design requirements with products that can operate in harsh environments for decades. Systems Marketing Engineers within the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) team push technological boundaries through system innovations in the demanding A&D industry. Through direct interaction with A&D customers, product development teams, and sales, you will enable current and future system advancements in end equipments like Space, RADAR, and Communications. 

Responsibilities may include:

JOB IS FROM: italents.netVIEWCustomer Collaboration & Opportunity Management

• Collaborate with customers and Field Application Engineers (FAEs) to identify top and scaling opportunities in focus areas.
• Establish effective working relationships with key stakeholders (customers, FAEs, product lines), synchronizing project engagement to target growth in top markets, end-equipment, customers and projects.
• Co-develop competitive solutions with customer engineers and FAEs, demonstrating a comfort with change and uncertainty.
• Execute on actions driven by customer opportunities with urgency and technical proficiency, reflecting the 'proper paranoia' of anticipating best outcomes while preparing for the worst.
• Relentlessly drive new design wins for new and existing products.
• Create engaging training and technical content, demonstrating dedication to mission success and respect, credibility, and trust among peers.
• Bring quick resolution to customer problems by interfacing across different functional groups such as design, product, test, packaging, marketing and sales.
• Ability to teach and influence others.
• Identify and promptly adapt to changes in the market and technology landscape.

Systems Engineering & Strategy Execution:

• Apply systems-level thinking to execute actions and growth strategies targeting specific markets, customers, and end-equipment.
• Analyze key end-equipments to identify future trends, identifying opportunities for improving performance and adding value to these systems.
• Conduct research and collect information to comprehend the intricacies of target end-equipment and/or subsystem.
• Assist with generating the revenue plan for the organization.
• Understand and align with stakeholder (customers, FAEs, product lines) expectations, design requirements, and challenges.
• Transform design requirements into system architecture, evaluating options for the best solution.
• Break down system requirements to determine necessary design effort and manage requirement changes, reflecting a comprehensive view and creativity in problem-solving.
• Coordinate with stakeholders to establish support strategies (design deliverables), timelines, and requirements for design solution.
• Track progress, and lead interactions related to collaborative technical tasks with stakeholders and third parties.
• Communicate complex technical concepts and the big picture effectively to a broad audience.
  Promote stakeholder alignment using clear, consistent communication.

Circuit Design, Prototype, and Testing

• Define the scope of technical work needed for actions, identifying engineering tools and collaboration necessary to meet design schedules.
• Analyze and compare circuit design solutions, documenting and executing steps to identify the optimal solution.
• Execute circuit design processes, including device selection, circuit analysis, simulation, and optimization.
• Develop prototypes, from performing schematic capture, layout, to driving PCB build and assembly.
• Develop and execute a test and verification plan, performing in-lab testing and troubleshooting when necessary.
• Prepare and present design solution overviews to stakeholders, showcasing self-confidence and comfort with making decisions.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks of technical deviations during the design cycle.
• Manage changing design requirements throughout the design cycle.

Minimum Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related
• 10+ years of relevant experience
• Strong understanding of analog/mixed-signal IC’s and their application
• Experience promoting/marketing ICs and driving design wins by providing system solutions
• Familiarity with RF transceiver architectures, signal chain analysis to minimize phase noise and maximize SNR
• Deep understanding of key RF performance metrics (NF, SFDR, IP2, IP3, HD2, HD3, etc.)
• Exceptional customer facing skills
• Expert with RF lab equipment (spectrum analyzer, RF/microwave signal generator)
• System level circuit design and modeling with EDA tools, SPICE, Matlab  

  *ITAR Restriction: All candidates for this ITAR restricted position must be one of the following: US Citizen or U.S. Permanent Resident, Asylee, Refugee or otherwise lawfully admitted under an amnesty program.

Preferred qualifications:

• 5+ years of industry experience at an aerospace & defense manufacturer
• Expert in RF signal chain for one or more of the following systems: radar, electronic warfare, and software defined radio communications
• Ability to break down complex topics and distill pertinent information across range of audiences (technical to executive level)

Why TI?

• Engineer your future. We empower our employees to truly own their career and development. Come collaborate with some of the smartest people in the world to shape the future of electronics.
• We’re different by design. Diverse backgrounds and perspectives are what push innovation forward and what make TI stronger. We value each and every voice, and look forward to hearing yours.  Meet the people of TI
• Benefits that benefit you. We offer competitive pay and benefits designed to help you and your family live your best life. Your well-being is important to us.

About Texas Instruments

As a global semiconductor company, we design, manufacture, test and sell analog and embedded processing chips to nearly 100,000 customers. Our products enable electronics everywhere and in things you experience every day - from health care, smart homes and connected cars to drones, smart phones and more. Our passion to create a better and more sustainable world by making electronics more affordable through semiconductors drives us to make our technology smaller, more efficient, more reliable and more affordable.