Lead Rf Analog Ic Design Engineer

Salary: £120,000 per year

Role – Lead RF Analog IC Design Engineer

Location – London/Cambridge

Salary up to £120,000+ Excellent Benefits

Job Overview:

Principal IC Design Engineer is needed to work on the specification, architecture design and circuit design of key circuits and sub-systems of integrated RF transceivers for next generation of satellite communications in various deep sub-micron technologies.

Technical Responsibilities:

• Complex transceiver block design (10-40GHz) in BiCMOS, FD-SOI or other technologies
• Hands-on block- and architecture-level design including LNA, Mixer, VGA, Phase Shifter, TIA, PA, Op-Amp, LO and Filter
• Design RF/analog blocks with leading-edge performance using innovative architectures and circuit implementations
• Close working with layout team on IP floor-planning, trial layout design, parasitic extraction, EM Modelling and modification
• Co-ordination of design activities with colleagues and contractors
• Collaboration with CAD, process technology, package design and antenna teams
• Document own work and participate in design reviews
• Provide broad technical expertise and mentor junior team members

Qualifications & Skills:

Essential:

• A relevant degree in electronics and electrical engineering
• Depending on grade, minimum of 3 to 10 years’ experience in RF, analog and mixed-signal IC design (preferably up to 40 GHz operating frequencies)
• Excellent understanding of state-of-the-art RF CMOS circuit design and transceiver architectures
• Track record in designing and delivering high-performance RF circuits and systems in deep sub-micron technology, with a strong analytical approach
• Advanced Cadence Virtuoso design framework experience
• mmW/RF IC design
• EM modelling using RFPro/EMX/HFSS tools
• Great communication skills to work and interact with engineering teams across multiple disciplines during ASIC project stream development

Desirable:

• Circuit design on deep sub-micron FD-SOI, and BICMOS process nodes for RF, analog and mixed-signal IPs
• RFIC Tape-out experience
• Layout design and strategy to a high standard
• Class-AB LNA design and Class-E RF PA
• Experience with EMIR tools like Totem, VoltusFi
• Radio systems, including gain and noise budgeting, phase noise and intermodulation mechanisms
• ESD design and strategy
• Cadence/Calibre verification tools
• Revision control systems