Senior RF Design Engineer – Discrete Circuits & mmWave

Motorola Solutions; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 121,560 - 202,600; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Bonus Plans

Medical, Dental, Vision benefits

401K with Company Match

10 Paid Holidays

Generous Paid Time Off Packages

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Paid Parental & Family Leave

Job summary

Motorola Solutions is seeking a highly talented RF Circuit Design Engineer to join our Applied Technology team. You will design RF front ends, create schematics, simulate with ADS/CST, and collaborate with customers.

This role requires 5+ years in RF circuit design, strong communication, and the ability to work across hardware, software, and FPGA teams. Eligible for security clearance and travel under 10%.

Qualifications

• Discrete RF circuit design experience required including amplifiers, transmitters, receivers, synthesizers, etc.
• 5+ years RF Circuit design experience
• Thorough understanding of RF test equipment and measurement tools, such as signal analyzers, signal generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes, soldering stations, etc.
• Detailed understanding of RF circuits simulation tools (ADS, MATLAB, HFSS, CST, PSPICE, etc.), and lab automation (Python, LabView).
• Experience with Schematic capture and layout tools, Cadence Allegro a plus
• Wide breadth of Hardware design preferred - including power supplies, A/D's, peripherals, batteries, charging circuits, etc
• Product & feature architecture, requirements, design, and development experience
• Understanding of Antennas - design, simulation tools and measurements preferred
• Self starter who can work independently and as a member of a team
• As you will be working in a small project team and regularly interacting with customers, excellent communication and teamwork skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Generate schematics that include RF, Analog, power circuits, interface logic, sensors, peripherals, etc.
• Create hardware designs with a focus on Discrete RF circuits, PAs, LNAs, backend, etc.
• Develop RF front ends operating from sub-GHz up to mmWave
• Simulate circuit performance using ADS, CST, Spice, and other simulation software.
• Perform RF lineup calculation for both Rx (Noise Figure, IM, etc.) and Tx (Multiple PA technologies and modes of operation, harmonic suppression, etc)
• Design and optimize circuits for minimal current drain to maximize battery life
• Implement analog circuits (A/D & D/A converters, op-amps, LEDs, etc), power supplies & voltage regulators
• Use schematic and layout tools (Cadence a plus) for PCB routing, high speed interface, impedance matching, power routing, etc.
• Drive product and feature requirements, architecture, design, and test strategy with customers and engineering teams
• Write test procedures, interface control documents and other documentation
• Support full product development life-cycle: architecture, design, bring-up, integration of initial HW/SW, factory support, test & validation, and customer support
• Seek out opinions and build trust & buy-in across all functional teams (hardware, software, FPGA, mechanical, etc), as well as management and customers
• You must be a flexible, results-oriented problem-solver who requires minimal supervision. Projects can vary greatly from one to the next, so you must thrive on variety and enjoy taking on new challenges.
• You will be a member of a small (1-6 person) multi-disciplinary team, and will work directly and regularly with customers to develop product requirements and will communicate technical status verbally, written, and in regular customer meetings.

Skills

RF circuit design

Amplifiers

Transmitters

Receivers

Synthesizers

RF test equipment

ADS

MATLAB

Cadence Allegro

LabVIEW

Power supplies

Frontend design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

Cadence Allegro

ADS

CST

PSPICE

SPICE

Python

LabVIEW

HFSS

Job description

Motorola Solutions is seeking a highly talented RF Circuit Design Engineer to join our Applied Technology team. You will design RF front ends, create schematics, simulate with ADS/CST, and collaborate with customers.

This role requires 5+ years in RF circuit design, strong communication, and the ability to work across hardware, software, and FPGA teams. Eligible for security clearance and travel under 10%.