Qorvo is hiring a Staff Design Engineer to design and develop innovative analog/mixed-signal integrated circuits for RF products. In this role, you will be a key member of an integrated product development team, taking responsibility for the full design lifecycle from specification through production support.
What You'll Do
- Specify, design, analyze and simulate analog/mixed-signal electronic integrated circuits.
- Implement analog/mixed-signal circuit designs in silicon technologies.
- Evaluate, test and characterize fabricated hardware.
- Design and implement required evaluation hardware, test plans and assembly documents.
- Summarize and document work in written and verbal reviews, and support peer design reviews.
- Work with technicians, product engineers, quality engineers, and project managers to support design transition into production.
- Support product through critical lifecycle stages including concept/feasibility, development, qualification, and production.
- Mentor others in design concepts and best practices.
- Publish novel design work internally or externally and submit invention disclosures for potential patents.
What We're Looking For
- Experience with CMOS, BCD and/or BiCMOS based process technologies.
- Experience designing analog circuits such as bandgap references, operational amplifiers, comparators, voltage controlled oscillators, frequency converters, Digital to Analog converters, and Analog to Digital converters.
- Knowledge of control system and feedback theory, loop and noise analysis.
- Knowledge of mixed signal design and analysis using tools such as Cadence Virtuoso AMS.
- Proficient with linear and non-linear analog circuit simulation using Cadence Virtuoso tools.
- Proficient in circuit layout using Cadence Virtuoso or ability to guide layout designer using proper analog layout techniques.
- Experience performing hardware evaluation using electronic lab test equipment such as oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, network analyzer, signals sources, and arbitrary waveform generator.
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
- Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
- BS Electrical Engineering with five (5) or more years of relevant design experience.
- MS or PhD Electrical Engineering with two (2) or more years of relevant design experience.
Nice to Have
- Experience with Power Management IC circuit design.
- Knowledge of serial bus protocols such as I2C, I3C, RFFE and SPI.
- Knowledge or exposure to digital circuit design, analysis and synthesis using Verilog and/or VHDL.
Technical Stack
- Cadence Virtuoso
- Cadence Spectre
- Cadence AMS
- CMOS
- BCD
- BiCMOS
- Verilog
- VHDL
Team & Environment
You will be a key member of an integrated product development team that includes marketing, program management, mechanical engineering, product engineering, package engineering, test engineering, applications engineering, manufacturing, operations, quality and reliability, and senior management.
Benefits & Compensation
- Compensation range: $140,100 - $182,100
Work Mode
This role is onsite in San Jose, CA.
