RFIC Design Engineer — mm-Wave Transceivers & High Impact

Amazon; Redmond; On-site; AUD 166,000 - 268,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

RSUs

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Job summary

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a RFIC Design Engineer to join the team and drive architectural definition, design, simulation, and layout for transmit/receive front-ends, from data converters to LNAs and PAs.

You will work with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff, collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to optimize power and cost while meeting system performance goals. The role emphasizes robust designs and production readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience with current and upcoming RF standards in cellular, WiMAX, 802.11ad, microwave backhaul, or related broadband wireless standards.
• Experience in mm-Wave/RFIC design, preferably in an advanced node.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with systems, digital design, and chip implementation teams to specify and implement transceivers and RFIC front-end models.
• Lead implementation of area- and power-efficient RFIC chips with multiple transceiver chains with integrated PLLs from concept to production.
• Work with packaging/HW/EE/FW teams to ensure seamless system integration providing best value for Kuiper customers.
• Collaborate with the digital design team to define analog/digital boundary requirements for circuit calibration, clock generation, and timing.
• Explore architectures for mm-wave and RF circuits like VCOs, mixers, phase shifters, LNAs, PAs, LO distribution, frequency multipliers and dividers, and envelope/power detectors.
• Design and simulate on-chip inductors, baluns, and power combiners in tools such as EMX or HFSS.
• Perform circuit layout, RLC extraction, and run extracted simulation across various corners to ensure robustness for volume production.
• Specify bench and production test plans for your designs.

Skills

RF design knowledge

mm-Wave experience

RF test equipment

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

EMX

HFSS

Job description

Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC seeks a RFIC Design Engineer to join the team and drive architectural definition, design, simulation, and layout for transmit/receive front-ends, from data converters to LNAs and PAs.

You will work with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff, collaborating with internal teams and suppliers to optimize power and cost while meeting system performance goals. The role emphasizes robust designs and production readiness.