Principal RFIC Design Engineer

Responsibilities

• Perform RFIC design, integration, development, and validation for an intelligent integrated RF/wireless communication system-on-chip (SOC)
• Work with system teams and digital teams to build up RF/Analog front-end design requirements and block specifications
• Coordinate chip integration with other analog/RFIC design engineers and provide guidelines for layout teams
• Work with product application teams and production teams to complete the chip characterization, production test development, and end-customer supports
• Provide technical support and mentor junior members of the team

Requirements

• A good understanding of communication theories and DSP concepts
• Experience in wireless transceiver design and the full silicon and production development flow
• Familiarity with modern wireless transceiver architecture design, system/behavior level modeling, and simulation for trade-off analysis and performance evaluation

Job Requirements

• MSEE degree with 15+ years of industry experience in Analog or RF circuit design with advanced CMOS processes
• Design experience with RF front-end circuits, including LNAs, Mixers, and PAs, and baseband analog/mixed-signal circuits
• Design experience with the chip/IP integration lead on the RF/Analog front end and coordination of the entire project
• Strong background in CMOS RF transceiver architectures for modern communication systems
• Experience with EM extraction and modeling for custom passive devices is preferred
• Solid understanding of device physics and advanced CMOS process
• Sufficient familiarity with Verilog-A/AMS and Matlab for behavioral modeling and system-level simulations
• Strong knowledge of RF/Analog circuit simulation tools and testing techniques
• Hands-on experience with RF test equipment, including a spectrum analyzer and a network analyzer

Preferred Qualifications

• Design experience with Analog front-end circuits, including baseband analog circuits such as ADC/DAC and filter design
• Design experience in WiFi/Bluetooth/Cellar system is strongly preferred
• Design experience with low-power transceivers is strongly preferred
• Knowledge of RF production level test is strongly preferred
• Knowledge in wireless/digital communication theory and DSP is preferred