Senior Staff RF Wireless Engineer

Company Description

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Job Description

Renesas is a leader in developing circuit-level RF innovations and is a trusted supplier to the leading communications systems providers. Renesas offers high-performance and full-featured radio frequency (RF) products helping to address unwanted interference from an increasingly crowded radio spectrum. Renesas’ patented RF solutions with unique technical innovations address the evolving needs of a wide range of applications, including cellular 5G/4G base stations, communications systems, microwave (RF/IF), CATV, test and measurement, and industrial. We use the Smart Silicon™ approach combining optimal process technologies with our unique circuit-level innovations to create a portfolio of differentiated RF products. As part of the RF team, you will contribute to the advancement of state-of-the-art product innovations and become part of a growing team committed to industry leadership. This is the place to be!

We seek very capable individuals to design high performance RFICs using the latest GaAs or Silicon technologies for leading-edge transmit and receive products and standalone components for test, cable and next-generation wireless infrastructure markets, leading us to even greater success. Candidates confident in pursuing challenging goals requiring innovative technical solutions and who are capable of learning and sharing ideas within a multi-cultural team will thrive in this environment. If this opportunity appeals to you please read on.

Primary Responsibilities

• Perform detailed RFIC design to develop ultra-low-noise amplifiers, highly linear and efficient RF power amplifiers, attenuators, switches, and variable gain amplifiers 
• Push state-of-the-art designs while applying risk mitigation throughout the design phase
• Design and layout RF circuits with high degree of integrity while driving design completion to schedule
• Manage and share detailed technical results and proactively support cross-functional groups involved with the product
• Use high-frequency lab equipment to execute RFIC design validation and characterization while supporting product engineering through the NPI (new product introduction) process

Qualifications

• BSEE, MSEE or PhD preferred
• 5+ years of industry experience after PhD, or 10+ years of industry experience after MSEE or BSEE
• Expert in GaAs pHEMT/HBT RF circuit design or SiGe BiCOMS/SOI RF circuit design or both.
• Solid understanding of RF circuit design and the performance metrics such as S-parameters, NF, P1dB, IP3, IMD, stability and etc.
• Fluent in RFIC design in ADS or Cadence environments
• Familiar with the basics of biasing circuits, hands-on experience in analog circuit design (bandgap, LDO, negative voltage generators and etc.) is a plus
• Proficient in using 2.5-D electromagnetic solver (Momentum or EMX), experience in using 3-D electromagnetic solver (HFSS) is a plus
• Strong hands-on experience using RF test equipment and characterizing RF ICs
• Must be able to work both independently and together in a team environment
• Solid organizational skills with attention to details
• Good communication, presentation skills and effective team work
• Curious and aspires to overcome design challenges – driven to succeed personality

Additional Information

The expected annual pay range for this position is $153,000 - $215,000. This position is also eligible for bonus pay.  Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience, and skillset of the candidate.

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