Senior RF Layout Engineer — Shape Next-Gen RF ICs

1020 ADBV Ireland; Limerick; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. is seeking a Senior RF Layout Design Engineer to lead physical implementation, layout development and verification for high‑performance RF/Mix-Signal ICs.

Collaborate with RFIC designers, process and product engineers to translate schematics into manufacturable silicon while optimizing performance, yield and area. The role involves floor plan, placement, transmission-line design, and creation of RF building blocks (LNAs, mixers, PAs, VCOs, PLLs) with a focus on EM effects

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, electronics, physics, or related field.
• 3–5 years of RFIC, analog or mixed-signal physical design experience.
• Experience with advanced CMOS, SiGe BiCMOS, SOI, or RF CMOS technologies.
• Awareness of isolation structures and current density considerations.
• Understanding of high-frequency electromagnetic behaviour.
• Familiarity with parasitic effects impacting RF performance.
• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso Layout Suite, Keysight ADS, and Cadence EMX.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement physical layouts for RF, analog, mixed-signal, and passive blocks.
• Perform floor planning and device placement to optimize RF performance.
• Design high-frequency routing structures including transmission lines, transformers, inductors, baluns, and matching networks.
• Create custom layouts for LNAs, mixers, PAs, VCOs, PLLs, switches, and other RF blocks.
• Perform physical verification: DRC, LVS, ERC, Antenna and density checks; support post-layout extraction and parasitic analysis.
• Collaborate with RF designers to resolve LVS, extracted performance and yield issues; ensure layouts meet process requirements.

Skills

RF layout

Floor planning

RF routing

LNA/Mixer/PA/VCO/PLL

Electromagnetic behaviour

RFIC design experience

Parasitics awareness

Scripting (SKILL/Python)

Education

Bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

Electronics Engineering

Physics

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso Layout Suite

Keysight ADS

Cadence EMX

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. is seeking a Senior RF Layout Design Engineer to lead physical implementation, layout development and verification for high‑performance RF/Mix-Signal ICs.

Collaborate with RFIC designers, process and product engineers to translate schematics into manufacturable silicon while optimizing performance, yield and area. The role involves floor plan, placement, transmission-line design, and creation of RF building blocks (LNAs, mixers, PAs, VCOs, PLLs) with a focus on EM effects