Senior Engineer

In this role, Senior RFIC Design Engineer has perhaps the more comprehensive breath of involvement in the company. As a contributor in the RF Analog team, the RFIC design can cover many areas. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone that enjoys driving the critical path and making a significant impact in launching products into the market and winning!

This position is based in San Jose, CA or Irvine, CA.

Key Responsibilities

• Product Design: Schematic Capture, IC layout, Simulation, Package/PCB Analysis and associated
  design documentation Design Verification: Detailed performance and functional measurements and debug
• Product Characterization: Work with Characterization and Test Engineers to define, conduct and analyze data from product
  performance characterization.
• Production ATE Development: Work with Test Engineers to define, develop and ramp production ATE solutions.
• Product Support: Work with Applications, Product, Test and Manufacturing Engineers to help answer customer questions, assess field failures, support yield improvements, etc.

Job Requirements

• BSEE minimum, MSEE or PhD desired
• 3-5 years of RFIC design in commercial experience
• Analog and RFIC design fundamental knowledge in modern CMOS technology
• Good understanding of CMOS device operation and construction
• Familiarity with RF, analog, digital and PLL integrated circuits
• Expertise in DCOs/VCOs, ring oscillators, ADPLLs, charge pumps, PFDs, fractional/integer, etc.
• Good understanding and experience with IC layout and verification
• Analytical and disciplined problem solver
• Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product needs on time
• Good communication skills
• Hands on experience making analog, digital and RF measurements using typical laboratory instruments and techniques
• Experience in using various development tools (Cadence, ADS, EMX, MS Office, etc.)

Desirable Skills

• Understanding of communications systems and how they influence RFIC implementations
• Experience with using scripting for automation of data analysis, lab automation or simulation control.
• Ability to design, layout and debug board level fixturing and application solutions