Mini-Circuits Career Opportunities

Mini-Circuits is a  worldwide company and leader in the RF, IF and Microwave industry.

NORTH AMERICA         ASIA

• Driving / lead the process improvement / optimization project.
• Provide process technical guidance to engineers in the area of expertise.
• Employ quantitative problem solving and corrective action methods.
• Implement and utilize statistical process control tools as required.
• Make sound technical and business recommendation.
• Document processes, procedures, and methods as required.
• Promote teamwork and cooperation among technicians and associate engineers.
• Observe and ensure safety requirements.
• Train operators and technicians as required.
• Specify, select and qualify/buyoff assembly equipment.
• Develop, qualify, monitor/control, and improve assembly and test processes and methods as required.
• Work with equipment technical team to design fixtures for assembly and test processes as required.
• Select, evaluate, and qualify new materials, designs and processes as required.
• Coach and guide associate engineer and technician in their daily routines and activities.
• Initiate product yield improvement projects.
• Failure Analysis.
• Manufacturing cycle time improvement.
• 5S housekeeping.
• Any other job responsibilities assigned by the supervisor as and when required.

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in relevant fields of Engineering or Applied Science.
• Preferably with 3 years or more related experience.
• Knowledge in production qualifying plan, process/manufacturing design, FA tools and techniques.

Develop, implement and control manufacturing processes and capabilities to produce products that meet performance specifications, quality standards, and product cost requirements. Driving production productivity thru process simplification and process improvement project.

Performance Measures:
Quality
Cost
New process / product implementation
Accountability and Responsibility

• Employ quantitative problem solving and corrective action methods.
• Implement and utilize statistical process control tools as required.
• Make sound technical and business recommendation.
• Document processes, procedures, and methods as required.
• Promote teamwork and cooperation among technicians and associate engineers.
• Observe and ensure safety requirements.
• Train operators and technicians as required.
• Specify, select and qualify/buyoff assembly equipment.
• Develop, qualify, monitor/control, and improve assembly and test processes and methods as required.
• Work with equipment technical team to design fixtures for assembly and test processes as required.
• Select, evaluate, and qualify new materials, designs and processes as required.
• Coach and guide associate engineer and technician in their daily routines and activities.
• Initiate product yield improvement projects.
• Failure Analysis.
• Manufacturing cycle time improvement.
• 5S housekeeping.
• Any other job responsibilities assigned by the supervisor as and when required.

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in relevant fields of Engineering or Applied Science, or Diploma holder with minimum 5 years experience in this position.
• Preferably with 2 years related experience.
• Knowledge in production qualifying plan, process/manufacturing design, FA tools and techniques.

Performance Measures:
Quality
Cost
New process / product implementation
Accountability and Responsibility

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in relevant fields of Engineering or Applied Science, or Diploma holder with minimum 5 years experience in this position.
• Preferably with 2 years related experience.
• Knowledge in production qualifying plan, process/manufacturing design, FA tools and techniques.

Performance Measures:
Quality
Cost
New process / product implementation
Accountability and Responsibility

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical or its equivalent in relevant fields of Engineering or Applied Science.
• Preferably with 2 years related experience.
• Knowledge in tooling, mechanical, material properties, process/manufacturing design and CAD & CAM are necessary.

• Develop and fabricate jig and fixture for various manufacturing processes.
• In charge of mechanical drawing.
• Design and fabrication of lead frame.
• New package development from initial design to final package release.
• Process development for new process, new materials and/or new designs.
• Process and design modifications for productivity and/or quality improvement.

Performance Measures:
Quality
Cost
New process / product implementation
Accountability and Responsibility

• Employ quantitative problem solving and corrective action methods.
• Implement and utilize statistical process control tools as required.
• Exercise sound technical and business judgment
• Document test procedures and methods as required
• Promote teamwork and cooperation
• Observe and ensure safety requirements
• Train operators, technicians and engineers as required.
• Specify, select and qualify/buyoff test equipment and software
• Design test fixtures for test processes
• Develop and maintain test software/programs
• Test cycle time improvement.
• 5S housekeeping.
• Any other job responsibilities assigned by the supervisor as and when required.

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in relevant fields of Engineering or Applied Science
• Preferably with 2 years related experience
• Knowledge in writing test programs, DC and RF testing methodology.

Performance Measures:
Quality
Cost
New process / product implementation
Accountability and Responsibility

• Employ quantitative problem solving and corrective action methods.
• Implement and utilize statistical process control tools as required.
• Exercise sound technical and business judgment
• Document test procedures and methods as required
• Promote teamwork and cooperation
• Observe and ensure safety requirements
• Train operators, technicians and engineers as required.
• Specify, select and qualify/buyoff test equipment and software
• Design test fixtures for test processes
• Develop and maintain test software/programs
• Test cycle time improvement.
• 5S housekeeping.
• Any other job responsibilities assigned by the supervisor as and when required.

• Bachelor’s Degree or its equivalent in relevant fields of Engineering or Applied Science
• Preferably with 2 years related experience
• Knowledge in writing test programs, DC and RF testing methodology.

Performance Measures:
Quality
Cost
New process / product implementation
Accountability and Responsibility

• Review data and spec sheets from customer and from our internal product spec sheets.
• Download technical data from our "Yoni" database, review and understand the characteristics on our devices.
• Make recommendations on modifying the data sheets by adding or clarifying specs
• Respond to customers' technical questions in a careful & scrupulous manner
• Comprehend & have dialogue with our customers, including questions, regarding their applications and needs
• Have a thorough understanding and "wide view" of customer needs and develop in depth knowledge of Mini-Circuits capabilities to meet those needs for timely, cost-effective solutions on the first try.
• Work directly with customers to fully define & respond to their technical questions/requirements, including how Mini-Circuits products are successfully utilized in their systems
• Utilize Mini-Circuits web site & lead customers to catalog models, where applicable
• Coordinate opportunities with marketing & sales to best accommodate customer requests
• Effectively re-examine technical requirements with customers for them to consider alternative solutions within Mini-Circuits capabilities
• Convey business opportunities clearly and then serve as the liaison between our Engineers and the customer's Engineers to develop designs, define & review trade offs and help resolve design issues favorably to both parties
• Review technical data & define critical specifications that must be met to win the business opportunity and suggest areas where customers can relax the specs
• Identify alternate solutions that satisfy the customer demands and are most economically favorable without compromising quality
• Make recommendations to management for costeffectiveness of pursuing an opportunity

• BSEE, MSEE preferred plus a minimum of 3 years' related experience with RF/Microwave components
• Excellent comprehension and communication skills (both verbal & written)
• 2-3 years practical bench experience testing, building & troubleshooting microwave RF for microwave circuits
• Familiar with communication systems, digital modulation techniques for cellular, WiMAX, LTE, etc.
• Ability to go beyond the obvious answer to a customer that addresses the underlying question.
• Proven track record working with customers on a daily basis to provide technical assistance, outstanding customer service & maximize business opportunities
• A person of high integrity whose recommendations are ethical, honest, economically practical and never compromise quality.
• A person with high energy who is focused & passionate about customer satisfaction.
• The ability to manage & prioritize projects with a strong drive to see them through completion
• Experience in designing RF circuits such as receivers, generators, modulators, demodulators, power detectors, frequency synthesizers, up & down converters, amplifiers and filters - a strong plus
• Practical work experience with system analysis, design and design trade-offs - a strong plus
• Working knowledge of the latest technology for RF printed Circuit layouts, RF components, RF packaging techniques and electronic systems packaging - a strong plus

• Provide design for test and manufacturing inputs tothe development team
• Qualify new products and qualify approval for any subsequent changes to the products
• Manage the transition of the final designs to production and resolve any technical gaps between the design and volume manufacturing requirements
• Analyze production assembly and product performance data
• Provide technical support to manufacturing, applications & marketing departments on new and existing designs
• Develop & implement process modeling & process control strategies
• Drive product performance improvement and develop cost reduction metrics
• Work closely with assembly operations, wafer foundries, test development engineering and external suppliers
• Actively participate in design review meetings
• Keep products competitive & recommend changes to improve predictability of product performance by establishing a product performance matrix
• Involved in failure analysis
• Evaluate materials and suppliers

• BSEE or MSEE plus 3+ years of experience in RF microwave component design and/or semi-conductor manufacturing industries
• Experience in assembly, test & characterization of RF components
• Industry experience in developing, testing, qualifying & launching products to production in accordance with a disciplined engineering approach
• Strong understanding & familiarity with related commercial and military standards (e.g., MIL-STD, JEDEC)
• In depth knowledge of statistical process control techniques, LEAN manufacturing & Six Sigma process improvement methodology
• Demonstrated ability to work or lead in a cross-functional, team environment
• Demonstrated ability to excel in a high volume & tight deadline environment
• A self-starter with high energy who initiates and drives value added projects to successful completion

• Design and develop RF & Microwave circuits, components and sub-assemblies based on customer objectives and requirements.
• Modify existing designs to improve performance, quality, manufacturability, production yields, etc.
• Develop performance criteria such as stability, bandwidth, noise, parasitic effects, impedances, hifrequency behavior, filters, transformations, signals and amplifier designs.
• Perform circuit & component analysis and simulations using industry ADS, HFSS and other CAD tools.
• Verify and validate designs through simulations, tests and reliability studies.
• Prepare layouts, block diagrams & schematics in collaboration with related engineering design teams.
• Serve as technical support to Production & Marketing departments on new and existing designs.
• Prepare application notes, technical articles & catalog specs for publication
• Evaluate new components, materials & suppliers.
• Hands-on technical management of design projects from concept through production launch including defining project milestones and responsibilities, and managing other members to meet the project objectives

• B.E or equivalent with 1 to 5 years related experience
• Industry design experience in developing and launching to production, RF/Microwave component and sub-assembly
• Demonstrated experience qualifying products in accordance with a disciplined engineering approach
• Strong knowledge & skills in design documentation, test and measurement
• Excellent organizational, planning, communication & writing skills are musts
• Demonstrated ability to excel in a high volume & tight deadline environment
• Demonstrated ability to interact, deliver results & be accountable to senior management
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively with or lead a team of engineers to create & support the activities required during the life cycle of products, from conception through production within stated time frames
• Past experience working for an ISO company that practices LEAN manufacturing a plus