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RFIC Design Engineer

Location: Gothenburg and Chatham, New Jersey or San Diego, California 

Employment Type: Full Time 

Company Brief  

Sivers Semiconductors is a leader in SatCom, 5G, 6G, Photonics, and Silicon Photonics that drives innovation in  global communications and sensor technology. 

Our business units, Photonics and Wireless, supply cutting-edge, integrated chips and modules critical for high performance gigabit wireless and optical networks. 

Catering to a broad spectrum of industries from telecommunication to aerospace, we fulfil the increasing  demand for computational speed and AI application performance, replacing electric with optical connections for  a more sustainable world. 

Our wireless solutions are forging paths in advanced SatCom/5G/6G systems, while our photonics expertise is  revolutionizing custom semiconductor photonic devices for optical networks and optical sensing, making us a  trusted partner to Fortune 100 companies as well as emerging unicorns 

Role  

• We are expanding and looking for a talented engineer to join our RFIC Design Engineering team within  Sivers Wireless. If you are innovative and passionate about developing RFIC transceivers, we want to  hear from you! 

Responsibilities  

• Design subsystems such as LNAs, PAs, mixers, PLLs, LO generation, baseband filters, ADCs, DACs, or  other analog blocks. 

• Take your design from schematic to layout and verification, using our capable EDA tools from Cadence,  Keysight, ANSYS, and Mentor Graphics. 

• Work on sub-micron CMOS design and/or BiCMOS designs. 

• Define and participate in bring-up and validations of our products. 

• Support production test. 

• Support integration of RFICs into our antenna modules. 

• You will work in a group of experienced RFIC Design Engineers located in Gothenburg and Kista,  supported by well-equipped labs at both locations.

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Experience 

• We are seeking an innovative engineer with a strong passion for RFIC design, whether you bring relevant  industry experience, academic expertise, or both. 

• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso and related EDA tools. 

• We value experience in one or more of the following areas: 

o Wireless systems fundamentals, e.g., Wi-Fi, WiGig, 3GPP. 

o Architecture and design of RF transceivers. 

o Subsystem design of LNAs, PAs, mixers, PLLs, LO generation, baseband filters, ADCs, or DACs. o Analog design fundamentals, e.g., op-amps, LDOs, oscillators. 

o Deep sub-micron CMOS and/or BiCMOS design. 

o Mixed-signal design and verification. 

o Bring-up and validation of RFIC transceivers, including calibration methods. 

o Driving chips into volume production. 

o Solid understanding of CMOS processes and device physics. 

o Experience with Keysight RF software (e.g., EM simulation) is considered a merit. 

Personal Fit  

• Open, pragmatic, result-oriented team player 

• Willingness to support and challenge, and to be supported and challenged. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, demonstrable at all levels of a business • Enthusiastic, with a high degree of commitment to personal development, and a passion for achieving  success. 

• Be willing to uphold company standards, act as a role model, and take ownership. 

We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff and applications from individuals are encouraged regardless of age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion or belief and marriage and civil partnerships. 

We look forward to hearing from you! 

Reporting to – Director, mm-Wave IC Design

We will continuously review applications.