RFIC Circuit Design Engineer, Senior
Qualcomm
Bengaluru, Karnataka, India1+ yrs6h agovia LinkedIn
About the Role
Qualcomm's Radio Frequency Integrated Circuit (RFIC) design center in Bangalore designs advanced cellular RFICs for 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G transceivers. We are seeking experienced RF/Analog IC design engineers to join our team. This position is located in Bangalore, India.
Typical designs include:
- Driver Amplifiers
- LNA (Low Noise Amplifier)
- Up/Down Conversion Mixers
- Base Band Filters
- DLL (Delay Locked Loop)
- PLL (Phase Locked Loop)
- High Frequency Dividers
- VCO (Voltage Controlled Oscillator)
- Voltage and Current References
Key Responsibilities
- 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.
Requirements & Tech Stack
Required Designs
- 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
Desired Designs
- Power Management: Bandgap, LDO, Reference Current Generation.
- RF Calibration & Implementation
- Radio floor planning, Frequency planning & Packaging
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- OR Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 1+ year of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
- OR PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field.
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.