Description

Mini-Circuits designs, manufactures and distributes integrated circuits, modules, and sub-systems for high-performance radio frequency (RF) and microwave applications.  With design, sales and manufacturing locations in over 30 countries, Mini-Circuits’ products are used in a range of wired and wireless communications applications. Our products are also used in detection, measurement and imaging applications, including military communication, guidance and electronic countermeasure systems, commercial, scientific, military land, sea and aircraft; automotive systems, medical systems, and industrial test equipment.

Mini-Circuits’ sells its products to over 20,000 customers globally through our direct sales force, applications engineering staff, sales representatives, as well as through our extensive website.

• Working collaboratively with the IT team on infrastructure implementation and license installation and maintenance.
• Analyze and proactively manage license usage and topology implementation.
• Negotiate and manage licensing contracts.
• Continuous analysis of engineering software tools to support the business needs in driving efficiencies and key capabilities to standardize throughout the corporation.
• Collaborate with the legal team, purchasing department and IT to ensure contracts align with corporate procedures.
• Ensure internal procedures are aligned with actual tool usage and procurement process and support internal/external audits.
• Collaborate with Finance to provide appropriate budget allocation throughout the business units and functions based on engineering software tool usage.
• Maintain current knowledge of licensing laws and regulations
• Lead technical discussions with tool vendors and support team to ensure appropriate tools installation and resolve technical issues that may arise
• Support vendor conferences and demonstrations to provide appropriate awareness to drive towards best engineering tool based on business needs.

• Bachelor's Degree + 4 years of experience in managing/using engineering software tools, or related field OR
• Master's Degree + 6 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, or related field.
• 5-7 years of experience in Electronics, semiconductor product development.
• Experience with complex modeling and simulation of RF systems.
• Strong knowledge and experience in the engineering product development process.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Result-oriented, with a demonstrated ability to achieve through both collaboration and independent work.
• Experience in project management preferred.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand, walk, sit and use hands to operate a computer keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Additional Requirements/Skills:  

• Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.
• Requires 5-15% travel.
• Comply, understand, and support corporate safety initiatives to ensure a safe work environment.
• Ability and willingness to abide by Company’s Code of Conduct.