KVD is a leading high technology supplier of semiconductor automated test equipment. The Company, headquartered in Carlsbad, CA, develops both hardware and software products as solutions to real-world customer requirements. As a company who is growing, we're always looking for employees who compliment our culture and push our products and business strategy forward. We provide a rewarding and challenging environment, leading edge tools and opportunites for growth in all fields. We look forward to talking to you about employment at KVD.

Current Openings:
PCB Designer
Sr. Applications Engineer
Mixed Signal Design Engineer
Test Engineer

PCB Designer
	Specific duties of the PCB DESIGNER include printed circuit board layout of multilayer, mixed signal, impedance-controlled, PCB designs. * PCB layout experience with Expedition, PADS or PCAD * Schematic experience with Viewlogic or DxDesigner * CAM350 * Cadence Allegro Specctra Autorouter * Hyperlynx * IPC Library Standards Must have 5+ years PCB Design experience using Expedition, PADS or PCAD.
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Sr. Applications Engineer
	Job sites in San Jose and Carlsbad, CA Responsible for the development of applications solutions for providing technical applications support to customers and company's engineering group and for the design of hardware and software for test systems. Involved in working with sales group on technical applications. Will oversee the applications which are being integrated into company systems for semiconductor test equipment, including, but not limited to, the incorporation of high performance time and jitter measurement capability. Required: Bachelor’s degree in Electronics Engineering or related field plus coursework in circuit analysis and VLSI/ASIC design; 2 yrs experience in position offered or as a Product/Test Engineer, including debugging of on-going reliability test failures, use of AC and DC analysis with analog and digital communication theories; develop and maintain test programs and DSP components; provide support to QA and manufacturing.
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Mixed Signal Design Engineer
	The Mixed Signal Design Engineer will conceive, design, analyze, simulate, test and debug complex board-level mixed signal instrumentation modules including Analog Sources, Measurement Instruments and Digital Stimulus Instruments. Skills and Knowledge: *Signal conditioning *Design of interface electronics for high-performance data conversion *Circuit design using discrete semiconductors *Analysis and synthesis of closed-loop control systems *Xilinx Digital Design using Verilog with ModelSim/Synplicity Tools *Schematic and Netlist creation using DxDesigner/Viewlogic *PCB layout for mixed-signal circuits using Expedition, PADS and/or PCAD with Specctra Router *Signal Integrity verification with HyperLynx *Bench and system-level integration/debug/troubleshooting *Coding and debug of C++ Drivers for instruments *Experience designing Mixed Signal Automatic Test Equipment (ATE) Education and Experience: *BS or MS degree in Electrical Engineering *3+ years demonstrated design and debug skills in analog electronics design, analysis, simulation, test and debug
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Test Engineer
	TEST ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN will have the following responsibilities: Test & Repair Modules: Maintain Records/Documentation. Trouble-shoot circuit boards to the component level Calibrate, verify for functionality and perform quality verification. Setup and use Corelis JTAG Tools Assemble modules and instruments: Fabrication and modification of electronics Install system software Integration of new and refurbish systems Assemble modules and instruments (OEM) into completed systems Install system software Documentation maintenance and record keeping Provide customer technical support Provide training to co-workers Develop test procedures Technical Requirements and Experience: Ability to read and understand C programming language, C++ preferred Knowledge of Analog and Digital Circuitry Component Level debugging of complex circuits Ability to use oscilloscopes and spectrum analyzers and other analyzing tools Strong soldering skills Mechanical aptitude Good organization skills and ability to multi-task Proficient in using documentation, procedures, schematics, diagrams, production prints and layouts 3+ years experience in test engineering environment BSEE a plus
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