High-Speed Analog IC Design Engineer

NOKIA; Allentown (Lehigh County); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Nokia in Allentown, PA is seeking a High-Speed Analog IC Design R&D Engineer to drive the development of next-generation ICs in a fast-paced, collaborative team.

You will define products, perform circuit design and layout, verify, bring-up, and ramp to production, working with verification, CAD, product and test engineers to characterize devices and meet demanding performance targets.

Qualifications

• Experience with high-speed analog IC designs using SiGe BiCMOS or CMOS.
• Knowledge of transmission lines and high-frequency passive structures.
• Understanding of device physics and impact on analog circuits.
• Experience with RF wafer probing and evaluation of high-speed analog ICs.
• Familiarity with VerilogA and CAD scripting languages (Python, Shell scripts).
• Must be a team player with strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop >100Gbaud ICs for future generation products.
• Oversee multiple aspects of IC product development including design, layout, and bring-up.
• Collaborate with verification, CAD, product and test engineering teams to plan and execute DVT and characterization.

Skills

High-speed analog design

SiGe BiCMOS/CMOS

RF circuit concepts

Team player / communication

Education

BS in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

VerilogA

CAD scripting

Python

Shell scripting

RF probing equipment

Job description

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

Join Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we've united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse-combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

Nokia is seeking a High-Speed Analog IC Design R&D Engineer to create innovative products in a fast-paced and collaborative team environment. The engineer will be hands-on with all phases of R&D including product definition, circuit design, layout, verification, bring-up, DVT, qualification, test and production ramp-up. As a member of a vertically-integrated team, the engineer will be directly supporting system level customers and will be closely working with product, operations and reliability teams. The self-motivated engineer must be able to anticipate problems and devise effective solutions.
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• Responsible for developing > 100Gbaud ICs for future generation products
• In charge of many aspects of IC product development, such as design, layout, and bring-up.
• Work closely with verification, CAD, product and test engineering teams to devise and conduct DVT plans and characterization.
  

Minimum Experience Requirements:

• Experience with High-speed analog IC designs with SiGe BiCMOS or CMOS
• Knowledge of transmission lines and other high-frequency passive structures
• A good understanding of device physics and impact on analog circuits and techniques to improve performance.
• Experience with RF wafer probing, lab equipment and evaluation of high-speed analog ICs
• Familiarity with VerilogA and CAD scripting languages (Skill, python, shell scripts) would be an asset.
• Must be a team player with good verbal and written communication skills

Education Requirements:

• BS 5+ years - MS/PhD preferred
• MS 3+ years
• PhD