Senior RFIC Design Architect – From Spec to Silicon

MaxLinear, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock-based compensation

Private Medical Insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

MaxLinear, Inc. is seeking a Principal RFIC Design Engineer to lead the development of highly integrated RF and mixed-signal ICs. The role requires driving designs from architecture through tapeout, silicon bring-up, and production, with influence on RF architecture and design methodology.

The candidate will own blocks such as LNAs, PAs, mixers, SerDes, PLLs/VCOs, and related RF/analog circuits, while collaborating with layout, validation, and product teams to enable high-volume manufacturing.

Qualifications

• Experience owning complex RFIC or analog/mixed-signal designs to production silicon.
• Strong RF/analog fundamentals: noise, linearity, matching, stability, modeling, variation.
• Proficient with verification methods (S-parameters, PSS/PNOISE) and post-layout checks.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design, simulation, and verification of RF, analog baseband, data-converter, SerDes, and mixed-signal circuits.
• Own critical RFIC blocks from spec to tapeout, bring-up, characterization, and production.
• Lead circuits such as LNAs, PAs, mixers, VGAs, RF front ends, ADCs, DACs, filters, and PLLs/VCOs/DCOs.
• Translate system requirements into specs, verification plans, and robust designs across PVT, noise, and linearity.
• Lead RFIC top-level integration and sign-off across RF, analog, digital, package, PCB, and power domains.

Skills

RFIC design

Analog baseband

SerDes

Data-converter

LNA

PA

Mixer

VGA

PLL

VCO

Clock-generation

Power-management circuitry

System-level requirements

English communication

Education

BSc/MSc/PhD in Electrical or Electronic Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre

Job description

MaxLinear, Inc. is seeking a Principal RFIC Design Engineer to lead the development of highly integrated RF and mixed-signal ICs. The role requires driving designs from architecture through tapeout, silicon bring-up, and production, with influence on RF architecture and design methodology.

The candidate will own blocks such as LNAs, PAs, mixers, SerDes, PLLs/VCOs, and related RF/analog circuits, while collaborating with layout, validation, and product teams to enable high-volume manufacturing.