Sr. Principal Systems Engineer

If you are looking for a challenging and exciting career in the world of technology, then look no further. Skyworks is an innovator of high performance analog semiconductors whose solutions are powering the wireless networking revolution. At Skyworks, you will find a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on global collaboration, minimal layers of management and the freedom to make meaningful contributions in a setting that encourages creativity and out-of-the-box thinking.  Our work culture values diversity, social responsibility, open communication, mutual trust and respect.  We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and glad you want to be part of a team of talented individuals who together can change the way the world communicates.

Requisition ID: 71518 

Summary

Come join our team in Irvine, a uniquely collaborative, multi-discipline engineering community as a System Architect creating cutting edge products for global markets and large-scale tier one customers. You will possess an excellent understanding of Cellular and Connectivity Systems (3GPP/NR/LTE-A/WCDMA/GSM/EDGE/WiFi/GPS/ V2X), be a driven & committed team player, and have excellent communication skills.
 
You will join a team of Systems Architects responsible for driving our long-term architectural roadmap by setting device specifications, validation requirements, and driving our customers towards our vision of the future while also taking their feedback into account when shaping our strategy. This position also gives a unique chance to work on many state of the art Wireless Technologies collaborating with industry respected technical experts with a uniquely large impact on the success of the company.
 
The responsibilities extend beyond product and architecture definition and the RF System Architect is one of the key members of the module design team working hand in hand with other members such as IC, PA, Filter, EM designers. The position’s core focus will be to drive our understanding of emerging requirements both in the standards and from customers, then help the design team to formulate and specify optimal target solutions in architecture/design/control in order to address cost/performance/size trade-offs. 
 
You will guide the design team for the entire product design cycle actively participating in design reviews scrutinizing implementation of critical features, performance achieved and serve as a key technical expert for testing, troubleshooting.   #LI-DB1

Job Responsibilities

The work will include but not be limited to the following:
•    Driving our Long-term Architecture/Technology roadmap
•    Creation of detailed specifications for our Power Amplifiers/FEMs/Diversity Rx/Antenna Tuning & the accompanying validation requirements including full 3GPP compliance
•    5G/NR modulations/requirements/emissions/timing/use cases and advanced multi-antenna transmission technologies, UL-MIMO, 2Tx Coherent transmission, EN-DC coexistence solutions and coexistence management of 4G+5G use cases, as well as 5G stand-alone
•    LTE-Advanced features such as Carrier Aggregation (both DL and UL) across band combinations – both inter-band (harmonically and non-harmonically related LB/HB combinations) and intra-band (contiguous and non-contiguous component carriers)
•    Radio co-existence/interference requirements (noise, harmonics, isolation/attenuation) across UE coexistence spurious emissions, Network Signaling requirements, and simultaneous WiFi/GPS/Non-cellular radio operation.
•    Cross-Mod, Triple-beat, Reciprocal mix, phase noise, I/Q impairments, IMD2 and IMD3 Rx interference mechanisms
•    Front-end IMD2 and IMD3 linearity requirements for all passive and active components
•    Power Amplifier Output Intermodulation requirements
•    Output power & power control accuracy
•    GSM/EDGE ramping/spurious emissions & multi-slot requirements / TDD timing and control
•    TRP/TIS requirements
•    Duplexer performance vs. Power Amplifier and Rx Sensitivity performance trade-offs
•    Port and band isolation requirements
•    System Level simulations and architecture/optimization studies in areas such as Envelope Tracking, Multi-Mode PAs, Digital Pre-Distortion, Tunable front-end components and impedance tuning, and highly integrated FEMs
•    Collaborate and support technical discussions with Customer    
 

Qualifications

•    BSEE with 15 years experience or MSEE with 12 years experience or PhD with 8 years in RF Systems
•    System analysis including MATLAB, Excel VBA, ADS
•    Excellent communication and leadership skills, a passion to win/contribute, ability to work in and thrive in a team environment
•    Detailed knowledge of all Cellular modulations & standards and how they impact our FEMs. Good understanding of Ra