RFIC Circuit Design Engineer, Senior
Qualcomm · Posted Oct 14
Semiconductor, 5G wireless technology, mobile platform, and AI computing solutions
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About the role
Qualcomm's Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) design center in Bangalore designs advanced cellular RFICs that enable 2G, 3G, 4G and 5G transceivers for the worldwide cellular chipset market. Typical block-level designs include driver amplifiers, LNAs, up/down conversion mixers, baseband filters, DLLs, PLLs, high frequency dividers, VCOs, and voltage and current references. The role covers RF/Analog IC circuit design, IC design tools and simulators, layout techniques and verification methodologies for receivers, transmitters, synthesizers and data converters, with collaboration with Indian universities and institutes in the RF/Analog domain.
What you will do
- Design, build, and maintain systems that power Qualcomm's semiconductors platform
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ship high-impact features
Skills used in this role
What the employer is looking for
- Receivers: LNA, Down conversion Mixers and Base band Filters, Auxiliary Receivers
- Transmitters: Transmit Base-Band Filters, Up-conversion Mixers, Driver / Power Amplifiers
- Synthesizers: VCO, PLL, Reference Clock Processing, DLL and Clock Multipliers, Clock & Data Recovery
- Data Convertors: ADC, DAC
- In-depth understanding of Analog/RF IC circuit design, IC design tools and simulators, and IC layout design, techniques, and verification methodologies
- Expertise in RF/Analog circuit design in sub-90nm CMOS.
- Experience with front-end RF and Analog circuit blocks such as LNAs and Mixers, TX modulators and driver amplifiers, Frequency Synthesizers/Phase Lock Loops(PLLs), Continuous-Time Filters and ADC/DAC designs.
- Knowledge of LTE, LTE-NR, CDMA2000, 1X-EVDO, WCDMA, UMTS, and GSM/GPRS/EDGE chipsets is a plus.
- Knowledge of Wireless Connectivity Technologies is a plus.
- 3+ years of experience
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
Preferred qualifications
- Power Management: Bandgap, LDO, Reference Current Generation.
- RF Calibration & Implementation
- Radio floor planning, Frequency planning & Packaging
Benefits and support
- Compensation and benefits are detailed in the job posting
About Qualcomm
Qualcomm is a global leader in the development and commercialization of foundational technologies for the wireless industry, including mobile processors, 5G, and on-device artificial intelligence. The company designs and markets digital communications products, semiconductor solutions, and system software used globally across smartphones, automotive solutions, IoT devices, and computing systems. Through extensive R&D and intellectual property licensing, Qualcomm powers a highly interconnected and smarter world.
- Industry
- Semiconductors
- Company size
- 50000+ employees
- Founded
- 1985
- Location
- San Diego, California, USA
- Funding stage
- Public Company
Funding
Public Company · $53M raised
- 2018-11-01Grant
Leadership
President and Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer
James H. Thompson
Chief Technology Officer
Chief Marketing Officer
Ann Chaplin
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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