System Engineer

Location: Germany-Regensburg

Time Type: Full time

Job Description

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Job Description:

More specific duties include the following:

• Product design starting at sensor physics (requiring technical deep-dives) and integrating optical / mechanical design with application firmware.
• System Engineering for sensor applications with an interdisciplinary approach, focusing on (but not limited to) optical Time-of-Flight / LiDAR systems, spectrometers and new detector technologies for industrial optical sensing and communication systems.
• Modeling of sensor physics including active and passive optical properties, as well as suitable signal processing algorithms.
• Defining System specifications based on customer requirements
• Project management, including methodical workpackage definition, time and budget planning, as well as regular status reporting.
• Hands-on validation and qualification planning, active laboratory execution of electrical & optical characterization, and contributions to structured testing concepts & scalable testing infrastructure.
• Contributing to System Concept Development, bridging high-level interdisciplinary architectures with detailed ASIC and Software functionality definitions.
• Contributions to the definition of production processes together with suppliers, the Broadcom manufacturing team, and our worldwide contract manufacturing partners.
• Systematically compiling and issuing product documentation, technical specifications, and application notes.
• Actively contributing to Broadcom’s patent portfolio.

Master Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or Information Technology with focus on optical semiconductors, sensors or optical transceivers.
5+ years of related experience in optoelectronic industrial R&D

Desired proficiency in the following skills:

• Strong technical background in optical semiconductor design, sensor physics, processing and production.
• High interest in Sensor System Design including Software algorithm definition, implementation, and test, with the potential to define new architectures.
• Experience with structured project management methodologies.
• Expertise with embedded system and/or IC-design and testing.
• Hands-on knowledge of application development and graphical user interfaces in the field of lab testing, using script languages (e.g. Phyton) and/or C++, C# to automate measurement routines.
• Proven Laboratory experience in prototyping and electrical/optical characterization.
• Deep Know how in the field of optical design, measurement and test setup integration.
• Broad generalist interest in interdisciplinary work interfacing to electronics, optics, mechanical structures, and communication systems.
• Self-contained, accurate working style and ability to integrate into teams across different functions and global locations.

General Requirements:

• English communication skills, both verbal and written. Prepared to learn German and acquire German communication skills.

Broadcom is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We will consider qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, citizenship, disability status, medical condition, pregnancy, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. We will also consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records consistent with local law.

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