RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)

Responsibilities

• Design and build unique and technically-challenging automated measurement systems in ways that off-the-shelf equipment may not be capable of capturing. Often this involves creating both new hardware and software designs.
• Bring up new silicon, often being the first engineer to power on chips for the very first time
• Develop tools and reusable libraries for instrument control, data collection and analysis of the radio subsystems
• Deeply understand measurement data to gain insight into both component and system performance
• Create fully-validated reference designs (both hardware and software drivers) for new silicon, and support integration into downstream areas such as phased-array panel bring-up, production, and flight software

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or physics
• 1+ years of experience in software development in a high level language like C#, Python, or C++

Prior Experience

• MS or PhD in computer science, computer engineering, electrical engineering or physics
• Strong communication skills and ability to work well within a fast-paced team
• Hands-on experience with radio-related test equipment such as spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, vector signal generators, and network analyzers
• Experience with serial digital communication protocols such as SPI, I2C, JTAG, RFFE, software/hardware solutions to exercise these, and hands-on experience troubleshooting with oscilloscopes and logic analyzers
• Experience with Python, MATLAB or JMP for data analysis
• Experience with microcontrollers, FPGAs, and/or basic digital signal processing concepts
• Strong troubleshooting and debugging skills (both software and hardware)
• Experience designing, fabricating, and assembling quick-turn PCBs
• Experience with data management, analysis, and presentation techniques
• Knowledge of statistical concepts and techniques
• Experience developing multi-threaded applications and systems
• Experience with both Windows and Linux system usage/administration