R&D IC Design Engineer

Keysight Technologies; Böblingen; On-site; EUR 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Keysight's MMIC Design team in Böblingen seeks a highly skilled RFIC engineer to design, layout, and validate millimeter-wave ICs powering next-generation test and measurement instruments.

You will work closely with internal customers to define performance targets, select processes, and execute, characterize, and document the final design while collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• 3+ years mm-wave IC design in advanced semiconductor tech.
• Experience with transistor/diode level design, layout, verification (DRC, LVS), and measurement.
• Experience with mm-wave circuits (>30 GHz) such as mixers, amplifiers, multipliers, or filters.
• Strong problem-solving and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design building block MMIC components in internal and external foundries.
• Implements full design cycle flow: DRC, LVS, 2.5/3D EM, thermal, characterization.
• Communicates performance of IC with internal customers via simulations and design reviews.

Skills

mm-wave IC design

layout & verification

RF simulation

collaboration & communication

Education

M.S. or Ph.D. in a relevant field

Tools

ADS

Momentum

EMPro

SystemVue

Job description

Keysight is a mission-critical design enablement partner for organizations solving the world’s most complex engineering challenges. With deep engineering expertise and leading design, emulation, and test solutions, our ~16,800 employees help customers in over 100 countries accelerate innovation across communications, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace and defense, semiconductor, and artificial intelligence markets. Learn more about what we do.

At Keysight, people come together to explore new ideas, challenge what's possible, and advance the technologies defining the future. Here, you’ll find opportunities to do your best work, take your career further, and thrive in an award-winning culture. Learn more about our benefits.

About the Team

The Keysight Labs MMIC Design team in Böblingen develops advanced microwave and mmWave integrated circuits technologies supporting next-generation applications in AI, 5G/6G, automotive, and high-performance communications.

The team collaborates closely with Keysight Centers of Excellence, product divisions, and cross-functional R&D organizations to create innovative RF/mmWave technologies that shape future test and measurement solutions.

This is a highly visible engineering leadership role with strong influence on future product architectures, technology strategy, and innovation roadmaps.

About the Role

As a key contributor in a diverse team, you will design, layout, and validate high performance millimeter-wave ICs powering Keysight’s next generation instruments. Responsibilities include working closely with internal customers to understand and define critical performance parameters, matching requirements to advanced semiconductor processes, and executing, characterizing, and documenting the final design.

Responsibilities

• Design of building block MMIC components in internal and external foundries
• Implements full design cycle flow: DRC, LVS, 2.5/3D EM, thermal, characterization
• Communicates performance of IC with internal customers via simulations and design reviews

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of experience working on mm-wave IC design in advanced semiconductor technologies (can include relevant M.S. or Ph.D. work)
• Experience must include at least one cycle of transistor/diode level design, physical layout, verification (DRC, LVS), and measurement validation
• Experience with multiple types of mm-wave frequency circuits (mixers, amplifiers, multipliers, filters at > 30GHz)
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with high power in a single MMIC is a plus (> +30dBm)
• Experience in system level analysis is a plus
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, document, and present results
• Knowledge in device modelling, thermal design, and IC package design
• Experience in wafer probe calibration and measurements
• Knowledge and experience in thin film and PCB board design is a plus
• Experience in using the following tools or equivalent: ADS, Momentum, EMPro, SystemVue
• An understanding of devices and their parasitics, enabling creative design to push process limitations
• An understanding of current state of the art technologies and what might be possible with a combination of circuit design and process capabilities, helping to drive key specifications

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