Job Opportunities

Come join our team at SyntheSys
Research and contribute to cutting edge high speed digital
communication test products! SyntheSys Research is home
of the award-winning BERTScope™ family of products.
SyntheSys Research is a great
place to spread your wings. We are a fast-growing
company with great vision and opportunities to contribute
in all phases of product development.
Our Bay Area offices are located in
Menlo
Park, close
to the Marsh Road exit off of Highway 101 and within
biking distance of the Menlo Park Caltrain station;
and in Santa
Rosa, 55 miles north of
San Francisco on Highway 101. Our
European office (SyntheSys [Europe] Sarl) is located
in Geneva,
Switzerland.
We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Please, no phone calls.
Scroll down or click on the links below for information regarding
open positions:
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Position:
Analog
Design Engineer
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering
required; MSEE preferred
Experience:
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- Experience with
PCB layout issues
- A good
understanding of analog circuits
including Op Amps and control loops
- Experience
and skill debugging electronic circuits
The following skills are a plus:
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- Experience with
high frequencies: 1 GHz – 25
GHz
- Experience
with modeling software tools such
as SPICE or ADS
- Knowledge
of high-speed digital design
- Experience
with systems involving hardware/software
interaction

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Position:
Application
Engineer (Optical, Test Equipment)
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
The Optical Test Application
Engineer will be responsible for both
pre-sales and post-sales support of
sales opportunities requiring optical
and electrical signal integrity measurements
for development and manufacturing test
of components, transceivers and network
equipment. The Optical Test AE will
work closely with both sales and marketing
to demonstrate and support new qualify
sales prospects and existing customers.
The qualified person
will also assist in application development
and documentation. This position will
require up to 50% travel.
Education:
Bachelors
Degree in Electrical Engineering
or Physics, minimum; MSEE desired
Requirements:
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- Hands-on experience
with measurement instrumentation
such as bit error rate testers,
oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers
and/or time interval analyzers
- 5 years
of (field) application engineering
- Strong
communication and partnering skills,
both internal to the company and
externally
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If you are qualified
for this position, we urge you to send
your resume for immediate consideration.

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Position:
Customer Support Engineer
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
The Customer Support Engineer will be responsible
for overall customer satisfaction, references, and follow-on business.
As the primary post-sales interface between the customer and the organization,
the Customer Support Engineer will proactively ensure that all technical
and non-technical issues are documented and managed effectively to the
customer’s satisfaction.
Education:
Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering desired
Requirements:
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- Electrical Engineering Degree or strong technical experience
- Hands-on experience with measurement instrumentation such as
bit error rate testers, oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers and/or time interval analyzers
- 3-5 years of application engineering or technical support capital
equipment
- Strong communication and partnering skills both internally and
externally
If you are qualified for this position, we urge you to send your resume
for immediate consideration.

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Position:
Field
Application Engineer, EMEA (Europe,
Middle East, Africa)
Location: Switzerland or European Union
Starting Date: 1 January 2008 or earlier
Synthesys Research is actively recruiting
for an Application Engineer to support
the European Sales Organization. We
are looking for a sharp individual who
has experience in high level technical
support in a dynamic and rapidly growing sales
organization. This position will
require up to 50% travel
Education:
Bachelors
Degree in Electrical Engineering
or related field is required, MSEE
desired
Responsibilities:
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- Support the sales
organization in technical presentations
for optical and electrical signal
integrity test solutions
- Work closely
with the Product Marketing group
in defining marketing requirements
for next-generation optical and
electrical standards
- Perform
pre- and post-sale hands-on technical
demonstrations for new and existing
customer base
- Direct
support responsibility for EMEA
Marcom activities: trade
shows and technical seminars
- Handle
all customer inbound pre- and post-sales
technical support calls and deliver
solutions to meet customer needs
Requirements:
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- Minimum education: Bachelor
Degree in Electrical Engineering
or related field, MSEE desired
- Experience in
optical domain is an advantage
- 5 years
experience in an application engineering
role or technical field support
- Fluency
in written and spoken English. An
additional language is a plus, especially German
- Strong
computer skills (MSOffice and data
entry experience are important)
- Excellent
interpersonal skills; customer-focused
professional
- Strong
communication skills are essential

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Position:
Inside
Sales Representative
Location: Menlo Park, California
Our Menlo Park
office is looking for an Inside
Sales Representative. This dynamic
individual will be involved in all
aspects of the sales cycle, working
closely with Sales, Marketing, Customer
and Technical Support, to develop
targeted programs and provide customer
solutions.
Education:
Technical
degree
or 5+ years related experience
Responsibilities:
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- Develop qualified
leads for the Technical Sales Force
through inbound and outbound telephone
contact.
- Communicate
accurate, detailed lead and
application information.
- Find
prospective customer sponsors
to assist in scheduling/coordinating
appointments, demos, and events.
- Capitalize
on sales opportunities through
collaborative teaming with the
Technical Sales Force.
- Maintain
detailed account information
in the CRM.
- Provide
forecast and pipeline reports.
- Independently
evaluate problems and recommend
solutions.
- Meet
monthly and quarterly quotas
and objectives.
Qualifications:
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- 5+ years of experience
in selling Test and Measurement
or other high technology/electronics
- Skilled
at prospecting and building relationships
with customers and partners.
- Strong
presentation and communication skills.

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Position:
Senior
Electronics Test Technician
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
Our Menlo Park manufacturing
facility is seeking a Senior Electronics
Test Technician to assist in the manufacture
and repair of our electronic test instruments.
Experience:
Minimum
5 years experience in testing high-speed
digital and/or RF electronics subassemblies
and assemblies required. Must read
electronics schematics and troubleshoot
assemblies down to the component
level. Experience with PC
applications and PC hardware maintenance
a plus. Experience with signals
>1 GHz a plus.
Must be familiar with GPIB
communications, Microsoft Excel,
DOS, Windows 95/98/NT4/ Win2K.
Responsibilities:
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- Test and
debug of high-speed electronic circuitry,
systems, and subsystems to the component
level
- Performing
final system test verification
- Component
and/or assembly level debugging
using oscilloscopes, logic analyzers,
signal generators, and DVMs
- Must be
familiar with GPIB communications,
Microsoft Excel, DOS, Windows 95/98/NT4/Win2K.
The following experience is considered
a plus:
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- RF experience
is a definite plus
- Experience
with PC applications and PC hardware
maintenance
- Experience
with signals >1 GHz

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Position:
Senior
Software Engineer
Location: San Francisco Bay Area, California
The person filling
the Senior Software Engineering position
will participate in all aspects of the
software lifecycle including writing
specifications, design, implementation,
and test. The ideal candidate will have
worked in a product development environment
and have successfully released products
from R&D to manufacturing. We are
looking for a senior Windows developer
who can understand and control hardware
as well as have an eye for good GUI
design.
Education:
Bachelors
Degree or higher in Electrical Engineering,
Computer Science, or related field
Responsibilities:
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- Architect,
design, implement, and maintain
BERTScope family software from the
device driver level to the GUI level
- Help
maintain existing products by investigating
and fixing issues that arise in
the field or manufacturing
- Communicate
specifications and design ideas
through written documentation
- Work with
the hardware engineering team on
cross-functional projects to deliver
quality products and enhancements
- Design
and execute unit test cases, write “black-box” test
cases, and work with hardware team
on integration testing
- Participate
in design reviews, both for software
and hardware projects
A candidate with demonstrable experience
in the following areas will have an advantage:
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- Primary
qualifications:
- B.S.
degree or higher in Electrical
Engineering, Computer Science,
or related field
- Minimum
of 8 years experience in commercial
software development
- Minimum
5 years experience controlling
hardware with good understanding
of basic electronic concepts
- Good
communication skills, both oral
and written
- High
level competence developing
in C/C++, preferably using Microsoft
Visual C++
- Prior
development using COM
- Experience
writing and debugging device
drivers, especially using the
Windows WDM driver model
- Experience
developing in Visual Basic
- Proven
bug-sleuthing
- Experience
developing in a multi-threaded
environment
- Demonstrated
GUI development with an eye
towards usability and aesthetics
- Experience
developing on the Windows operating
system (Win2K, WinXP)
- Object
oriented design experience
- Dedication
to quality and on-time delivery
- A
good attitude!
- Additional
desired qualifications:
- Graduate
degree in Electrical Engineering,
Computer Science, or related
field
- Experience
developing in Tcl
- Experience
developing in the .NET environment
with experience porting from
Visual Studio 6 to .NET a plus
- Algorithm
and/or signal processing experience
- Experience
with source control systems
such as Visual Source Safe
- Prior
development experience using
National Instruments tools such
as CVI and TestStand.
If you are qualified
for this position, send your resume
for immediate consideration.
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Position:
Technical Sales and Marketing
Engineer
City: Menlo Park (will travel to client sites)
State: California [CA]
Country: United States [US]
Responsible for sales of company’s complete
line of technical solutions to small, mid-sized, and
major accounts. Direct and coordinate the
strategic planning functions and marketing business
activities. Maintain all aspects of foregoing strategic relationships
and developing new business
in research, development, manufacturing
and systems environment. Forecast anticipated
sales, observe product sale operations,
conduct detailed market and financial analyses of
select sales targets, and interpret demographic
and marketing data for future growth of the company. Communicate
and consult, on an ongoing basis, with managerial
and executive staff and customers to coordinate
and implement processes and effectuate feasibility
studies and cost benefit analyses. Maintain
and build relationships with account contacts
in order to maximize product sales. Support
customers with pre and post sales information.
Prepare sales and marketing plans and demonstrations. Provide technical
demonstration and training of products. Responsible for sales to accounts
in North America to meet a designated sales quota
as planned for the year.
Requirements:
Master's degree (or equivalent) in Electrical Engineering; 2 years
of experience, including experience selling
high-end serial data test equipment, demonstration
of test and measurement equipment including
Digital Oscilloscopes, BERTs, and spectrum
analyzers, communication with engineers
on test requirements solutions offered by
testing equipment.

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