RFIC/Analog Design Lead

FutureRecruit.net; Irvine (CA); Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a Technical Lead for RFIC Transceiver Design in Irvine, California. The ideal candidate will have over 12 years of RF/Analog IC design experience, specifically with CMOS technology, and possess strong team leadership skills. Responsibilities include leading a talented team and collaborating with cross-functional groups to design high-performance RFIC products. A hybrid work option is available for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in RF/Analog IC design with advanced CMOS technology nodes.
• Experience as Design Lead or Chip/Project Lead for RFIC products.
• Deep understanding of RFIC circuit design and various RF transceiver architectures.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-performance and low-power RFIC Transceiver Design for multiple communication systems.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including layout and digital.
• Translate system requirements into circuit requirements at IC level.

Skills

RFIC design

Analog design

Team leadership

Communication skills

Silicon characterization

Education

MS or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre RF

MATLAB

Job description

Responsibilities

• Responsible for high-performance and low power RFIC Transceiver Design for LTE, GNSS, WiFi, Bluetooth, Zigbee, and other communication systems.
• Be the Technical Lead for a team of talented and experienced RFIC/Analog design engineers while working closely with several cross-functional teams (layout, digital, and system).
• Experience you will need: MS or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of experience in RF/Analog IC design with advanced CMOS technology nodes.
• SOI technology experience is a plus.
• Experience as Design Lead, Chip/Project Lead, Manager for RFIC products.
• Deep understanding of RFIC circuit design, and basic building blocks, including LNA, PA, Mixer, PLL, LC-VCO, LO Generation, VGA, Baseband Filters, TIA, LDO, Band-Gap and other baseband analog blocks.
• Good understanding of analog design concepts such as analysis of noise, linearity, mismatch, stability, offset, and other analog impairments.
• Good understanding of CMOS device physics, RF device modeling, device noise parameters, inductor modeling, and EM simulation.
• Knowledge of QFN & CSP packaging effects, supply isolations, circuit layout for optimum RF performance, EM effects, PEX (post-layout parasitic extraction).
• Familiar with various RF transceiver architectures and their trade-offs, as well as calibration methods used for various architectures.
• Experience in using development tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF, EMX & MATLAB.
• Understanding of system specifications and ability to translate system requirements into circuit requirements at IC level.
• Deep knowledge of RF concepts including S-parameters, NF, Stability, P1dB, HD, IMD, IIP2/3.
• Hands-on experience in silicon characterization and debugging.
• Team player with good verbal and written communication skills along with excellent presentations skills (MS Office Suite). Strong sense of urgency.

Desired Qualifications

• 15+ years of RF/Analog IC design.
• RFIC and Power Management experience.
• Remote (hybrid) option for the right candidate(s).