Sierra Monolithics

LEAD RF ASIC DESIGN ENGINEER (Req# 040711)

JOB DESCRIPTION

This individual will be involved in the design of sophisticated 2-60 GHz wireless RF, 40 Gb/s wireline, ADC, and DAC applications in SiGe BiC MOS, CMOS, and RF CMOS integrated circuits. Much of the design activity is facilitated using Cadence design tools. This individual must hav e depth of experience and leadership skills to enable him/her to provide design leadership to a small team of designers.

Specific responsibilities include:

Understand and analyze system level design requirements
Review prior art and investigate solutions to requirements
Work within team to design and simulate viable circuits
Support circuit layout and post-layout simulation
Prepare and participate in design reviews
Develop verification plans for designs of high-volume RFIC's
Validate circuit performance in test laboratory facilities
Diagnose problems and formulate rework or redesign solution
Provide guidance and direction to a small team of design engineers and layout specialists

JOB REQUIREMENTS

This individual will be designing radios and other high frequency devices, and must have excellent RF design knowledge. Must be analytic and knowledgeable of design approaches and constraints in RFICs. Must have supervisory skills and experience necessary for a 'Chip Lead' positi on. In addition, the successful candidate must have:

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a minimum of 5 years experience or BSEE degree with at least 8 years of applicable industry experience
Familiarity with Cadence schematic, layout, and simulation tools
Experience working in a commercial IC development team
Experience with IC engineering life cycle (system definition, system architecture, simulation, circuit design, etc)
Proven experience leading and supervising other RFIC design engineers

To apply for a job, please email your resume and a cover letter to our human resources department. In the subject line of the email, be sure to include the requisition number of the job for which you are applying.

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