Overview
A senior staff engineer in the RFA Design team based in Cambridge. The successful candidate will be responsible for the definition, modelling and verification of the radio system, sub‑system & cell‑level specifications for radio transceivers and for providing the necessary documentation to support the above.
Responsibilities
* Architecture development and specifications for the radio, sub‑systems and cell level designs. Maintaining specifications and Matlab models as designs progress.
* Working closely with the analogue circuit designers through the complete design flow and verification to ensure system level specifications are met.
* Initial bring‑up and debugging of radio macros for transmit, receive and frequency generation (LO).
* Developing and testing radio calibration, control and BIST algorithms.
* Interfacing to the Firmware/Software teams on radio control and calibration issues.
* Advancing radio architecture designs to meet future business defined requirements while maximizing performance and retaining low power dissipation for mobile platforms.
Qualifications & Experience
* Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 6+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
* Master's degree in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 5+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
* PhD in Computer Science, Electrical/Electronics Engineering, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of Hardware Engineering or related work experience.
* 8+ years industrial experience in radio transceiver system design for single‑chip integrated solutions.
* Good understanding of radio transceiver architectures, key performance requirements, RF interfaces to antennas and external RF components, impedance matching, S‑parameters and use of Smith charts.
* Experience in Matlab model development and simulation, and using Simulink to model and simulate systems and sub‑systems.
* Ability to prepare, present and document work undertaken in a clear and concise manner.
* Experience with Python, embedded C scripting & System Verilog coding.
* Background in lab‑based RF measurement and silicon validation.
* Experience using SVAMS models is advantageous.
* Reasonable understanding of digital architectures, implementation and RTL language code (beneficial but not essential).
Benefits
* Salary, stock and performance related bonus
* Employee stock purchase scheme
* Pension scheme
* Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
* Enhanced Maternity Leave
* Enhanced Paternity Leave
* Menopause Support
* Education Assistance
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Voluntary Health Checks
* Global Wellbeing Days
* Subsidised gym membership
* Bicycle purchase scheme
* Employee run clubs, including running, football, chess, badminton + many more
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