RFIC Design Engineer

Summary

Join our team in Cedar Rapids, and you’ll become part of a uniquely collaborative, multi-discipline engineering community who support each other working across our domestic design centers creating cutting edge products for global markets. You will be paired with a mentor to help support you as an integral part of a team responsible for designing custom parts.  The Mobile Solutions (MSB) team at Skyworks develops industry-leading, highly integrated solutions for next generation mobile platforms supporting the world’s leading smartphone manufacturers.  Our design engineers have diverse expertise and utilize a broad range of technologies (SOI, silicon CMOS, GaAs, IPD, TC-SAW and pHEMT) to create differentiated transmit and receive products including high performance LNAs, couplers, power amplifiers, antenna switch modules, digital/analog controllers, passive matching and acoustic filtering for leading edge 3GPP standards. Skyworks is an ideal place for motivated engineers who enjoy collaboration in a fast-paced environment and designing industry breakthrough solutions for mobile and 5G applications. Cedar Rapids, IA is a vibrant city with low traffic, low cost of living, quality schools, but plenty to do in the form of great restaurants, sports, live music, theatre, hiking, biking and more! Grow your career in cellular phone RFIC - one of the most cutting edge and impactful industries helping people connect across the globe.   #LI-DB1

Description

You will be responsible for the design and development of SOI RFICs for mobile handset applications. You will work with a group of analog/RF IC design experts in development of cellular-band RFICs that have stand-alone or integrated LNA cores, RF switches, attenuators, controller, and various RF and analog functional blocks. You will interface with system engineers and module design teams to create the detailed specification, report design progress, and to collect, track, and resolve any performance and circuit design issues.

Job Responsibilities

The candidate must be experienced in transistor-level CMOS or SOI RFIC design. He/she must understand the basic device physics, have the ability to develop and use advanced linear and nonlinear models or simulation techniques and be able to translate between the model, simulation, physical implementation, and the measured performance of a device. Good RF and microwave engineering knowledge is required in order to optimize RF performance of the RFIC. This job also requires experience in simulation tools, analog and RF circuit test characterization techniques and equipment. This person must have good communication skills, be able to break down complex problems, set priorities, report progress, execute to a schedule, and have strong teamwork skills.

• You will be responsible for the design and development of CMOS and SOI analog Integrated circuit designs for mobile handset applications
• You will be responsible for top-level chip simulation, and verification   
• You will prepare design review material to present to the product development team  
• You will work within a group of analog/RF IC design experts and be assigned to a multi-chip module product team with typically 3 to 5 design engineers
• You will interface with design management and module design teams to create the detailed specification, report design progress, drive analog IP development, simulate and verify chip-level performance, and to collect, track, and resolve any performance or circuit design problems 

Qualifications and Education Requirements

• BSEE + 5 years experience or MSEE +3 years
• Good communication skills, ability to break down complex problems, set priorities, report progress, execute to a schedule, and strong teamwork skills 
• Transistor-level CMOS or SOI RFIC design
• Must be experienced in analog or RFIC design at the chip level
• Must understand the basic device physics, have the ability to develop and use advanced linear and nonlinear models or simulation techniques and be able to translate between the model, simulation, physical implementation, and the measured performance of a device
• Requires experience in simulation tools, analog circuit test characterization techniques and equipment

Preferred Skills

• Experience using Cadence analog IC design tools and hands-on experience with lab measurements and characterization equipment
• Experience in RF circuit design and test equipment is valuable