Staff Electrical Engineer

Description

This position is for a Staff Design Engineer of RF acoustic wave filters.  You’ll be working as part of an elite team of RF professionals creating the technology for next-generation cellular handsets and other wireless communication devices and applications. Your job function will focus primarily on the design of acoustic filters, including SAW and BAW technology, for RF front-end modules.   

Key Responsibilities:
•    Design acoustic wave filters for integration into RF modules, while meeting demanding schedules, best in class performance, and critical size and cost requirements
•    Follow Skyworks best engineering practices to ensure reliability, sustainability, and delivery of a high production yield
•    Drive new architectures and ideas to continuously improve filter and module performance to maintain a competitive edge for Skyworks products
•    Conduct design reviews and present quantitative data to demonstrate compliance to internal or customer specifications based on simulation and measured results
•    Work closely with module and systems teams to set appropriate goals for filter performance criteria
•    Interact with technology and fabrication teams to ensure continuous performance improvements and to steer BU roadmaps
Required Qualifications:
•    PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with at least 3 years of job experience; or MS with 6 years of experience; or BS with 8 years of experience
•    Experience with acoustic filter and multiplexer designs
•    Deep understanding of RF fundamentals such as impedance matching, distributed systems, passive RLC and resonant circuits, noise, linearity, bandwidth and stability
•    Expertise in PA/LNA filter co-design and RF integration  
•    Strong circuit simulation skills utilizing Agilent ADS/Cadence and 2.5/3D EM tools such as Momentum or HFSS
•    Prior experience in EM simulation of filters or multi-chip modules (MCM) 
•    In-depth, practical, hands-on experience on problem solving and lab debugging skills from prototype to mass production 
Preferred Qualifications:
•    Strong track-record of prior RF filter/multiplexer developments for cellular applications  
•    Understanding of cellular RF systems 

 

Responsibilities

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITY: Designs, develops, modifies and evaluates electronic parts, components or integrated circuitry for electronic equipment and other hardware systems. Determines design approaches and parameters. Analyzes equipment to establish operating data, conducts experimental tests and evaluates results. Selects components and equipment based on analysis of specifications and reliability. May also review vendor capability to support product development.

Required Experience and Skills

Desired Experience and Skills