Sr. PA/HBT IC Design Engineer

Job Description

Skyworks Irvine, our Corporate Headquarters is home to industry leading R&D and Product Development teams in the beautiful beach and university adjacent city of Irvine, California. Irvine and the surrounding areas of Orange County offer an active and vibrant, multi-cultural lifestyle for new grads or established families alike, with the best public schools and one of the safest neighborhoods in the country. With the legendary Southern California weather and a modern growing city around us, Skyworks Irvine is in one of the most desirable locations. 

When you join the team in Irvine you’ll become a part of our uniquely collaborative, multi-disciplinary and open Engineering Community and work in tandem with all of the other engineering and support teams. From day 1, your success is our priority, and you’ll be paired with an experienced mentor to help support you as you become an integral part of our broad and diverse team. You will also have the opportunity to work on different aspects of the design and product development through our job rotation program. Come join our highly successful and rapidly growing team of RF engineers and develop industry-leading products while advancing your career at the same time!

We are looking for a highly motivated IC Design and Verification Engineer to contribute to Diversity Receive (DRX) designs. You will work with other analog/RF IC and module designers for simulation and making measurement of IC. #LI-SG1

Job Responsibilities

• Design and development of RFICs for mobile handset applications of RFICs, including Class A, AB/E/F, Push-Pull Differential PAs, Doherty, and other high efficiency advanced topologies..
• Work with a variety of technologies including SOI, SiGe, CMOS, GaAs HBT and PHEMT to implement innovative RF circuitry to support wireless product offerings
• Individual should have expertise in RF & 3D EM modeling of RFICs and familiarity with PA parameters such as gain, linearity, PAE, P3dB, input/output matching and stability. 
• Hand’s on design responsibility including overview of detailed IC layout, lab evaluation, and back-fitting of designs.
• Presentation of detailed design reviews including all aspects of design:  IC, Package, EM, & Thermal.
• Communicate with employees at all levels in the organization and be able to demonstrate excellent problem solving, data analysis, and critical thinking skills.

Job Requirements

• BS Degree and 5 years’ experience required, or MSEE and 3 years’ experience or Ph.D. graduates.
• Familiar with amplifier modes of operation: Class A, AB, C, E, F, understanding of power amplifier design fundamentals.
• Familiar with RFIC design experience using CMOS/GaAs/SiGe HBT for PAs
• Proficient in ADS and HFSS, and experience with design simulation tools or equivalent - APD, Cadence Virtuoso
• Familiar with analog circuit design principles and basic EM theory
• Lab experience to perform IC / MCM characterization and debugging.
• Team player and self-motived to meet challenging product requirements and schedule.
• Excellent Oral and written communication skills.