RF Electromagnetic (EM) Engineer - San Diego

Qualcomm; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 154,000 - 231,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. in San Diego seeks engineers with demonstrated experience in the design, EM simulation and circuit modeling of passive RF components for RFICs in deep sub-micron CMOS and SOI technologies.

Join the RF EM Team to design, optimize and deliver components with compact models, including isolation and loss analyses, while collaborating with the circuit design group to achieve best-in-class performance across next-generation wireless ICs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years RF and electromagnetic design experience.
• Experience with EM simulation techniques and RF passive components is preferred.
• Proficiency with Cadence and Keysight ADS for circuit/layout tasks.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop RF passive components for next-gen RFICs in CMOS/SOI technologies.
• Collaborate with circuit designers to optimize component sizes and performance.
• Deliver components with compact models and DRC-clean layouts.
• Perform isolation analysis to reduce on-chip and package coupling.

Skills

RF design

EM simulation

Circuit modeling

Passive components

Deep sub-micron CMOS

SOI technologies

Education

Bachelor's degree in Science/Engineering

Tools

EM solvers (EMX, Helic, Peakview, HFSS, Clarity)

Cadence tools

Keysight ADS

Job description

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area:

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Packaging Engineering

General Summary:

Qualcomm is the industry leader in 4G, 5G, and future-generation communication technology and designs the most advanced radio technology in the commercial wireless marketplace. QCT's RF EM Team is actively seeking engineers with demonstrated experience in the design, EM simulation and circuit modeling of passive RF components for use in our RFIC designs.

Responsibilities:

• Design and develop RF passive components for use in the next generation of highly integrated RF integrated circuits in deep sub-micron CMOS and SOI technologies.
• Work with the circuit design team to optimize component sizes and performance for use in RF circuit blocks.
• Deliver components that include compact models, and DRC clean physical designs.
• Execute isolation analysis and optimization to reduce on-chip and chip-package-PCB coupling.
• Optimization of multichip carriers for RF systems, focusing on loss and isolation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years RF and electromagnetic design, verification, or related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in the design and simulation of RF passive components such as inductors, transformers, MOM capacitors and passive filters.
• Demonstrated abilities with EM simulation techniques and tool including EM solvers (EMX, Helic, Peakview, HFSS, Clarity, etc).
• Experience with circuit design and layout using Cadence tools and Keysight ADS.
• Compact RLCK Model extraction of multiport passive components.
• Ability to use EM tools to predict circuit level electric and magnetic coupling.
• Passionate self-starter and team player with experience in project leadership and multi-tasking.

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of System/Package Design/Technology Engineering or related work experience. OR Master's degree in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of System/Package Design/Technology Engineering or related work experience. OR PhD in Chemical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field and 2+ year of System/Package Design/Technology Engineering or related work experience.

Required

Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field. Preferred: Master's and PhD

Equal Opportunity and Accessibility

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EEO Employer

Qualcomm is an equal opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, Veteran status, or any other protected classification.

Compliance and Confidentiality

Qualcomm expects its employees to abide by all applicable policies and procedures, including but not limited to security and other requirements regarding protection of Company confidential information and other confidential and/or proprietary information, to the extent those requirements are permissible under applicable law.

Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits:

• $154,000.00 - $231,000.00

The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus). In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play.