RFIC Design Engineer

Apple Inc

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Work type: On-site
Location: Sunnyvale, CA
Salary: $150,400–$277,600 / yr
Posted: 7 days ago
Freshness: Confirmed live yesterday
Nearby: 99+ roles within 25 mi

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TL;DR · RFIC Design Engineer

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RFIC Design Engineer As part of the wireless RFIC team, the RFIC Design Engineer will architect, design, and validate radio transceivers integrated into wireless SoCs. The role involves providing designs for wireless SoC products from concept through mass production, including transistor-level feasibility studies, power and area trade-off analysis, and simulations. Key responsibilities include designing building blocks such as TX, RX, and PLL-LOGen chains, creating RF and Analog loopbacks for calibration, and addressing Co-Existence scenarios. The candidate must possess expertise in analog, mixed-signal, and RF circuit design, specifically with LNAs, PAs, mixers, and data converters. Required tools include Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF, Matlab, and EM simulation tools like EMX or HFSS. This role focuses on the technical challenge of developing high-performance wireless connectivity solutions and ensuring silicon measurements correlate with specifications for volume production.

Skills

RFIC Analog Design Mixed-Signal RF Circuit Design Cadence Virtuoso Spectre RF Matlab EM Simulation HFSS EMX SystemVerilog AMS Nanotime PLL VCO DCO LOGen Mixer Baseband Filters Data Converters

What you'll do

Deliver RFIC designs for wireless SoCs from initial concept and architecture through to mass production.
Perform transistor-level feasibility studies and analyze trade-offs between power, area, and performance.
Design and deliver radio transceiver building blocks including TX, RX, and PLL-LOGen components.
Develop RF and Analog loopbacks for system calibration and compensation.
Design circuits to meet specific Co-Existence requirements in complex wireless environments.
Collaborate with test engineers to debug and optimize the wireless connectivity chip during productization.
Correlate design measurements with silicon results to ensure compliance with production specifications.

What we're looking for

BS degree and 3+ years of relevant industry experience.
Expertise in analog, mixed-signal, and RF circuit design including LNAs, PAs, PLL/VCO/DCO/LOGEN blocks, mixers, and data converters.
Understanding of analog design concepts such as noise analysis, linearity, mismatch, stability, and other impairments.
Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF, Matlab, and EM simulation tools like EMX or HFSS.
Experience in silicon characterization and debugging.
MSEE and PhD degrees (preferred).
Deep experience crafting and bringing wireless transceivers into mass production (preferred).
Familiarity with mixed-signal mode verification methodology such as SystemVerilog, AMS, or Nanotime (preferred).

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