Staff Analog/RF IC Design Engineer
Experience Level: Individual Contributor
Job Type: Full-Time
Location: Reading, UK
A leading semiconductor company supplies innovative solutions that make a better world possible. They combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise, and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve complex technical challenges. The company serves diverse high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare, and aerospace/defense. Visit their website to learn how their diverse and innovative team is helping connect, protect, and power our planet.
Summary:
As Staff Analog/RF Design Engineer, you will work as a senior member of a cross-functional design team to deliver the next generation of world-leading UWB products from concept to volume production with applications in Mobile, Automotive, Industrial, IoT, and Consumer.
Responsibilities in Design and Verification:
1. Produce high-quality Analog/RF systems/sub-systems using industry best practices for design, verification, and test according to project plans.
2. Generate, document, and verify behavioral models of analogue and analogue-mixed-signal blocks (e.g., using VerilogA/AMS, SystemVerilog-RNM, Wreal) and ensure they are optimized and kept up to date.
3. Write verification plans and create automated test benches.
4. Design and verify RF/Analog blocks/subsystems (e.g., LNA, PA, VCO, PLL, mixers, bandgaps, LDO, DC-DC, ADC, DAC, etc.), up to an operating frequency of 20GHz, using industry-standard tools and design flows.
5. Work closely with IC Layout Design Engineers to optimize design and layout.
6. Ensure that designs follow industry best practice design flows, verification techniques, Design For Test (DFT), isolation, power optimization, etc.
7. Host design/verification reviews.
8. Support lab evaluation, characterization, and test.
Interpersonal Skills:
Interact with other engineers in the mixed signal, and digital/systems/SW/apps/test teams to ensure products are delivered to meet or exceed specifications on time and within budget. Good team player with strong interpersonal skills, but capable of working independently on complex tasks. Help drive continuous productivity improvements through improved work methodologies, efficient tool use, and good documentation. Mentor junior employees and interns.
Qualifications:
1. Minimum Master's of Science in Electronic Engineering or related field.
2. 10+ years of relevant industrial experience required.
3. Excellent working knowledge of the Cadence Virtuoso design environment.
4. Detailed design experience in analog/RF ICs.
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