Job Title:
Staff RF IC Design Engineer
Location: Cambridgeshire, UK
Job Type: Permanent
About the Company and Role
A global leader in fabless semiconductor innovation is seeking an RF IC Design Engineer to join its highly experienced international RF design team working on next:generation 6G cellular RF products in advanced CMOS technologies.
The company develops cutting:edge semiconductor solutions powering billions of connected devices worldwide across AI, wireless connectivity, high:performance computing, automotive, and data centre applications. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to state:of:the:art RFIC developments within a collaborative global engineering environment focused on innovation, performance, and first:pass silicon success.
Scope and Responsibilities
- Define specifications, architecture, circuit design, implementation, and verification of RFIC sub:systems
- Develop innovative RF signal path and synthesizer solutions for advanced 6G cellular products
- Perform RFIC circuit design and optimisation in advanced CMOS technologies
- Collaborate closely with RF system and application engineers to define system specifications and performance targets
- Support integration of complex RF systems:on:chip (SoCs)
- Contribute to RFIC layout optimisation and supervise layout implementation activities
- Participate in silicon validation, performance analysis, and design improvements
- Work collaboratively with international engineering teams across multiple disciplines
Competencies
- Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field
- Minimum 5 years' industry experience in RFIC design
- Proven track record delivering high:performance CMOS RF transceivers into mass production
- Strong RF system analysis and RFIC design expertise
- Experience designing in advanced CMOS technologies (16nm and below preferred)
- Excellent understanding of RF SoC integration challenges
- Hands:on experience with Cadence Analog Design Environment and EM simulation tools
- Good understanding of cellular RF performance requirements
- Experience using MATLAB and/or Python for data analysis
- Strong analytical and problem:solving skills
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills within global engineering teams
What's Offered
- Opportunity to work on cutting:edge 6G RF technologies
- Exposure to advanced CMOS RFIC development
- Collaborative international engineering environment
- Strong technical culture focuse