Lead RFIC & Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer (Remote-Eligible)

Blue Origin; Cupertino (CA); On-site; USD 213,000 - 299,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match up to 5%

Stock options for regular employees

Paid time off and holidays

Education Support Program

Parental leave

Job summary

Blue Origin in the Bay Area / San Diego / Austin / Kent is seeking an experienced RFIC design engineer to drive the development of analog/mixed-signal ICs. You will use Cadence Virtuoso and Spectre RF, contribute to silicon tape-outs, and collaborate with systems, firmware, and product teams to deliver cutting-edge space-grade ICs.

This role emphasizes advanced RF/analog design, verification methodologies, and an AI-enhanced design process.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of industry experience in RFIC design and development, or the combination of industry experience and equivalent research from a PhD program
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related technical discipline
• Experience with RF and/or Mixed Signal Block design
• Experience with Linux development environment
• Direct Tape out Experience in taping out an RF or deep sub-micron Analog mix signal chip

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RFICs, and mixed-signal ASICs
• Implement designs using Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF and similar tools
• Develop analog model for verification methodologies for ASIC verification and requirements validation
• Create and execute test plans for pre and post silicon processes
• Conduct noise, linearity, power, mismatch and other analog impairments implementations tradeoffs
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including systems, firmware, architecture, and product engineering
• Support lab integration and troubleshooting activities
• Resolve design and layout issues and drive solutions for interface timing, congestion, and other implementation challenges
• Adopt AI based methodology throughout the design cycle of the custom ICs, from design, simulation to verification, characterization and manufacturing

Skills

RFIC design

Mixed-signal design

ASIC verification

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering / Computer Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre RF

Linux

Job description

Blue Origin in the Bay Area / San Diego / Austin / Kent is seeking an experienced RFIC design engineer to drive the development of analog/mixed-signal ICs. You will use Cadence Virtuoso and Spectre RF, contribute to silicon tape-outs, and collaborate with systems, firmware, and product teams to deliver cutting-edge space-grade ICs.

This role emphasizes advanced RF/analog design, verification methodologies, and an AI-enhanced design process.