Sr. RF Engineer

Motorola Solutions; Schaumburg (IL); On-site; USD 101,000 - 203,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive bonus plans

401K with company match

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Employee stock purchase plan

Parental & family leave

Job summary

Motorola Solutions in Schaumburg, IL, seeks an RF Circuit Design Engineer to join a small cross-disciplinary team. You will develop high-performance RF hardware from sub-GHz to mmWave, optimize for battery life, and work across analog, digital, and power domains.

You will simulate with ADS/CST, lay out in Cadence Allegro, and collaborate with customers and engineering teams to drive requirements, tests, and validation throughout the product life cycle.

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 (signal analyzers, generators, network analyzers, oscilloscopes).
• Detailed understanding of RF circuit simulation tools (ADS, MATLAB, HFSS, CST, PSPICE) and lab automation (Python, LabVIEW).
• Experience with Schematic capture and layout tools, Cadence Allegro a plus.
• Wide breadth of hardware design including power supplies, A/Ds, peripherals, batteries, charging circuits.
• Product & feature architecture, requirements, design, and development experience.
• Understanding of antennas—design, simulation tools and measurements preferred.
• Self-starter with ability to work independently and in a team; strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Generate schematics including RF, analog, power circuits, interface logic, sensors, peripherals.
• Create hardware designs focusing on discrete RF circuits, PAs, LNAs, backend.
• Develop RF front ends from sub-GHz to mmWave; simulate performance.
• Simulate circuit performance using ADS, CST, Spice, and other tools.
• Perform RF lineup calculations for Rx and Tx technologies and modes.
• Design/optimize circuits for minimal current drain to maximize battery life.
• Implement analog circuits, power supplies and voltage regulators.
• Use Cadence Allegro for PCB routing and high-speed interfaces.
• Drive product requirements, architecture, design and test strategy with customers.
• Write test procedures and interface control documents; support lifecycle.
• Collaborate across hardware, software, FPGA, mechanical teams and customers.

Skills

Discrete RF circuit design

RF circuit design experience

RF test equipment

RF simulation tools

Cadence Allegro

Hardware design

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree preferred

Tools

ADS

MATLAB

HFSS

CST

PSPICE

Python

LabVIEW

Job description

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Department Overview

Our Applied Technology organization puts some of Motorola Solutions' brightest minds on unique, highly challenging projects. Based on decades of experience with our customers, we apply leading-edge technologies to support security and safety throughout the world. We engineer our products from start to finish and manufacture them in-house. We're known for low volume and high capability with focused specialization in areas including software-defined radios, advanced antenna solutions, artificial intelligence and machine learning, cybersecurity, signals intelligence and more. We can't tell you much more about what we do, but we can tell you it's amazing.

Job Description

Applied Technology is seeking a highly talented and technically strong individual to fulfill an RF Circuit Design Engineering role. In this technical position, the role will have unique and varied responsibilities. Candidates for this position are engineers with diverse knowledge and a wide variety of interests. As a key resource across multiple products, the successful candidate will handle these type of tasks:

• 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.

Specific Skills/Knowledge

• 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.

Target Base Salary Range

Target Base Salary Range: $101,300 - $202,600 USD Consistent with Motorola Solutions values and applicable law, we provide the following information to promote pay transparency and equity. Pay within this range varies and depends on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The actual offer will be based on the individual candidate.

#LI-ONSITE #LI-JM2 #AppliedTech

Basic Requirements

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering, Master's Degree preferred Must be a U.S. citizen with the ability to obtain necessary security clearance as required by government contracts. Some contracts may have higher-level clearance requirements.

Travel Requirements

Under 10% Relocation Provided None

Position Type

Experienced Referral Payment Plan Yes

U.S. Benefits include

• 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 and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion or belief, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally-protected characteristic.

We are proud of our people-first and community-focused culture, empowering every Motorolan to be their most authentic self and to do their best work to deliver on the promise of a safer world.

We're committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruiting experience for candidates with disabilities, or other physical or mental health conditions.

MOTOROLA SOLUTIONS OVERVIEW

At Motorola Solutions, we believe that everything starts with our people. We’re a global close-knit community, united by the relentless pursuit to help keep people safer everywhere. We build and connect technologies to help protect people, property and places. Our solutions foster the collaboration that’s critical for safer communities, safer schools, safer hospitals, safer businesses, and ultimately, safer nations. Connect with a career that matters, and help us build a safer future.

Learn more at www.motorolasolutions.com.