RFIC Senior Staff Engineer - East Coast Remote

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is a leader in wireless technology, and they are seeking a Senior Staff Engineer specializing in RFIC Design. The role involves defining, designing, and developing complex radio frequency integrated circuits for various wireless applications, utilizing advanced engineering and mathematical principles.

Responsibilities:

• Leads team to determine circuit-level specifications based on system-level requirements
• Leads team to develop module-level architecture and design of multiple complex blocks based on specifications
• Works effectively with incomplete, ambiguous or conflicting requirements to successfully resolve complex architecture and design problems
• Leads others and independently runs simulations to determine how circuits perform under various circumstances
• Leads team to floor-plan layout; collaborate with layout engineers to generate the layout of circuits and conduct physical verification on the layout; perform detailed review of generated layout
• Reviews module-level test plans and reviews test results from more junior team members and provides instructions for test engineers; develops complex algorithms for testing new features
• Ensure that bugs are fully understood and analyzed; responsible for helping to resolve complex internal and end-customer issues
• Develops deep knowledge of industry trends, previous generation's advances, competitors' products, and advances related to RFICs
• Leads conversations to generate new ideas and directions to explore for next generation RFICs; pursues opportunities to plan and develop new ideas
• Review and writes clear and detailed technical documentation and feature descriptions for highly complex or difficult projects to guide users; reviews and provides feedback on more junior engineers' documentation

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of experience with designing RF/Analog circuits for wireless products (e.g., LNA's, PLL's) and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience
• OR Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 6+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience
• OR PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience
• 2+ years of academic or professional experience using two or more of the following software: CADENCE, Virtuoso, ADS
• 2+ years of product experience with conception, design, and commercialization
• 3+ years experience in the transistor level design of RF analog integrated circuits with a Master's degree in Electrical Engineering
• Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with internship or publication
• 7+ years of experience in one or more of the following areas: Design of receiver and transmitter RF/Analog circuits, Design of high-performance RF frequency synthesizers, Digital control and signal processing, Product experience from conception, design, and product commercialization, Electro Magnetic simulation/modeling
• 3+ year of product experience with post silicon characterization
• 3+ years of experience working in a large matrixed organization
• 2+ years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director and above)
• 2+ years in a technical leadership role with or without direct reports (only applies to positions with direct reports)