Sequans Communications
Principal RF Design Engineer
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Principal-level Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) Design Engineer
We are searching for a Principal-level radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) design engineer to join and work within a dynamic RFIC design team. You will participate in the development of next generation RFIC products for 5G wireless communication networks.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Specify, design and verify key circuits and sub-systems of integrated RF transceivers
- Work closely with other teams to facilitate the design and production process, e.g. Software, Signal Processing, Product Integration, Sales & Marketing
- Provide broad technical expertise and mentor junior engineers within the team
PROFILE
- Highly motivated, pro-active self-starter
- Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
- Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills
- Team oriented attitude
- Ability to thrive in a multicultural environment
- Ability to communicate well with cross-functional teams
- Willingness to travel periodically between design centers in Europe
- Excellent written and oral communications skills in English
- Ability to communicate with remote design centers
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REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
- Engineering degree in a relevant discipline. MSc or equivalent, Ph.D. preferred
- 15 or more years’ experience of relevant IC development
- Recent successful RFIC project contributions on highly integrated RF transceivers, ideally related to broadband wireless communication systems, e.g. WiFi or LTE, on a nanometer scale RF-CMOS technology
- Understanding of low power/low noise design techniques for Analog and RF
- Knowledge of Design for Manufacture considerations on cutting edge processes
- Full appreciation of RF and baseband layout techniques
- Significant experience planning and tracking your own and others’ work, and mentoring and directing others
REQUIRED DETAILED KNOWLEDGE AT CIRCUIT LEVEL
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- Multi-band RF circuit design in the 700MHz to 5GHz range
- Proficiency in Cadence frontend and backend tools is absolutely required
- Familiarity with RF lab equipment such as signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and vector signal analyzers is required
PREFERRED DETAILED KNOWLEDGE AT SYSTEM LEVEL
- RFIC system and architecture design, ideally for OFDM applications
- RFIC sub-system and block level definition & specification
- RFIC link budget / level plan analysis
ADDITIONAL USEFUL EXPERIENCE MAY INCLUDE
- Integrated single chip RF + Digital baseband projects
- Top level chip simulation and functional verification
- Analog behavioral language modeling (e.g. Verilog-AMS)
- Mixed-mode simulation environments (e.g. mixed verilog and device level)
- Direct conversion Rx and Tx architectures and associated considerations
- DFT and BIST for analog and RF circuits
- Silicon test and de-bugging
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