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About the Role

Experienced Millimeter-Wave (mmWave) IC designer specializing in engineering high-frequency (30 GHz+) transceivers and components for 5G/6G communications, aerospace radar, and automotive sensors. Will drive the full product lifecycle, tackling challenges like parasitic extraction, thermal management, and high-frequency electromagnetic modeling. High level of customer engagement at a fast pace on state of the art design.

Responsibilities

Drive the full product lifecycle
Tackle challenges like parasitic extraction, thermal management, and high-frequency electromagnetic modeling
Engage with customers at a fast pace on state-of-the-art designs
Perform lab characterization using high-frequency equipment

Requirements

Deep expertise in designing custom blocks such as Power Amplifiers (PAs), Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs), mixers, and Voltage-Controlled Oscillators (VCOs)
Deep expertise in designing Tx and Rx signal chains for noise, figure, linearity dynamic range and power efficiency
Deep experience in RF PLL design including Sigma delta, FRAC-N PLL, phase noise and spurious signal, settling time
Experience with PLL building blocks such as PFD, charge pumps, dividers, multipliers
Proficiency in RF transceiver architectures, direct-conversion topologies, and phased-array systems
Proficiency in signal chain analysis and system figures of merit such as ACPR, EVM and BER
Hands-on experience on advanced nodes using RF SOI process and deep knowledge of the required trade-offs
Mastery of standard EDA software environments
Extensive lab characterization experience utilizing high-frequency equipment like spectrum analyzers, VNAs, and probe stations
10+ years of industrial experience taking designs from conception through tape-out to final lab validation

Skills

Millimeter-Wave (mmWave) IC design
High-frequency (30 GHz+) transceiver and component design
5G/6G communications
Aerospace radar
Automotive sensors
Parasitic extraction
Thermal management
High-frequency electromagnetic modeling
Power Amplifiers (PAs)
Low Noise Amplifiers (LNAs)
Mixers
Voltage-Controlled Oscillators (VCOs)
Tx and Rx signal chain design
RF PLL design
Sigma delta
FRAC-N PLL
Phase noise
Spurious signal
Settling time
PFD
Charge pumps
Dividers
Multipliers
RF transceiver architectures
Direct-conversion topologies
Phased-array systems
Signal chain analysis
ACPR
EVM
BER
RF SOI process
System Simulation (VSS)
Schematic & Simulation (Cadence Virtuoso and VRF flows)
Electromagnetic (EM) Simulation (EMX, and Clarity)
Layout & Verification (Layout MXL, QRC and Pegasus)
Lab characterization
Spectrum analyzers
VNAs
Probe stations

Experience Level

10+ years of industrial experience

Education Level

M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering (or a closely related discipline)

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