Staff/Sr. Staff Engineer, RF PLL Design
March 11
🏢 In-office - Bay Area
Description
• Technical leadership in developing custom RF, analog, and mixed signal IPs • Hands on contribution on all aspects of the design of high-performance RF frequency synthesizers in advanced CMOS processes • Supervising layout activities and performing post-layout LPE simulations and analysis • Working closely with RF, analog, digital, test, and firmware design engineers • Presenting to peers and management • Working with System Engineers to derive block level specifications based on target product requirements • Partnering with System and Digital Engineers to design and validate methods and algorithms to alleviate circuit impairments by calibration, compensation, pre-distortion, and various other techniques • Assisting Test Engineers on the design of comprehensive test plan, including defining, developing, and ramping up production ATE solutions • Participating in post-silicon bring-up, detailed performance characterization, optimization, and debug including the use of lab instruments
Requirements
• MSEE minimum, PhD preferred • 7+ years of hands-on experience in high-performance RF, Analog, and Mixed Signal IC design in advanced CMOS processes • Excellent technical knowledge of RF CMOS fundamentals and transistor level design and implementation of sigma-delta fractional-N RF PLLs • Good understanding of loop design optimization for PN/jitter, spurs, locking time, area, etc. • Hands on experience in transistor-level design of the RF Frequency Synthesizer related circuits • Familiarity with RF device modeling, including inductor EM simulation, packaging effects, ESD structures, and supply isolation • Good familiarity with IC layout, full IC design flow and verification • Proficiency in using various development tools: Cadence Virtuoso suite, EMX, Calibre, PVS, Matlab, MS Office, etc. • Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product timeline • Ability to work well on multiple tasks simultaneously • Ability to work well on multi-site teams • Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
Benefits
• Several office locations in CA and a hybrid remote/office work environment providing a balanced workplace • Results-oriented individual committed to continuous improvement, learning, and collaboration • Can be based in San Diego or San Jose
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