RFIC Design Validation Test Engineer

TN United Kingdom; Irvine; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative company is seeking a RFIC Design Validation Test Engineer to join their Wireless SoC Radio Team. This role involves designing and validating energy-efficient CMOS radios, focusing on RF, analog, and mixed-signal blocks. You will collaborate with the RFIC design team to perform calibration, optimization, and characterization of RF systems. The ideal candidate will have solid experience in RF testing, a strong background in wireless RF, and proficiency in programming languages like Python. Join a world-class engineering team and contribute to transforming user experiences with cutting-edge technology.

Qualifications

• Solid experience of RF parametric testing and RF test equipment.
• Proficiency in Python and C programming for embedded systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop and integrate RF DUT control sequences and verify with emulation.
• Design RF block calibrations and optimize RF performance.

Skills

RF parametric testing

RF test equipment

Wireless RF background

Understanding RFIC block-level design

RF PCB board design

Python programming

C programming

Tools

network analyzer

spectrum analyzer

vector signal analyzer

vector signal generator

Job description

RFIC Design Validation Test Engineer, Irvine

Client:

Apple

Location:

Irvine, United Kingdom

Job Category:

-

EU work permit required:

Yes

Job Reference:

9924be23f6a5

Job Views:

6

Posted:

02.04.2025

Expiry Date:

17.05.2025

Job Description:

Summary:
The Wireless SoC Radio Team designs state-of-art highly energy efficient CMOS radios, from RF to bits. To deliver these radios, our team is responsible for the design and validation of a wide range of RF, analog, and mixed-signal blocks from RF front-end amplifiers to data converters, including baseband filters, baseband and RF phase-locked loops, crystal oscillators, and bandgap references. We are working on new technologies that transform the user experience at the product level, all of which is driven by a world-class vertically integrated engineering team spanning RF/Analog architecture and design, Systems/PHY/MAC architecture and design, VLSI/RTL design and integration, Emulation, Design Verification, Test and Validation, and FW/SW engineering. In this role, you will work closely with the RFIC design team to perform radio calibration, optimization, characterization, and debug. Individuals will either automate mentioned tasks and/or help specify test procedures especially for tasks that are done repeatedly or require extensive setup.
Key Qualifications:
- Solid experience of RF parametric testing, such as IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, loadpull, etc.
- Strong working knowledge of RF test equipments, such as network analyzer, spectrum analyzer, vector signal analyzer, vector signal generator, etc.
- Strong Wireless RF background and familiarity with RF systems fundamentals, RF transceiver architectures and/or digital communication.
- Proficiency with understanding RFIC block-level design schematics.
- Some experience of RF PCB board design, debug and development.
- Python programming language is highly desired.
- Experience with embedded system and C programming language is preferred.
Description:
Responsibilities include:

1. Develop and integrate RF end to end DUT control sequence and then verify it with emulation system.
2. Responsible for wireless-SOC RF functionality bringup.
3. Design and develop RF block and/or system calibrations including algorithms and optimizations.
4. RF performance optimization and characterization such as Psat, Mask, IP3, NF, ACPR, phase noise, lock time, return loss, etc.
5. Design RF test bench and implement scripts which controls wireless-SOC and communicate test equipment.
6. Writing scripts that plot, parse and analyze large data sets.
7. Generate RF performance summary report based on characterization results against chip specification.
8. Develop RF Calibrations and tests for ATE mass productions and analyze ATE failures.
9. Develop RF FW based on python reference script.

Additional Requirements:

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Created on 02/04/2025 by TN United Kingdom