Staff RF IC Design Engineer

Job Title: Staff RF IC Design Engineer

Location: Cambridgeshire, UK

Job Type: Permanent

About the Company & Role

A global leader in fabless semiconductor innovation is seeking an RF IC Design Engineer to join its highly experienced international RF design team working on next generation 6G cellular RF products in advanced CMOS technologies. The company develops cutting edge semiconductor solutions powering billions of connected devices worldwide across AI, wireless connectivity, high performance computing, automotive, and data centre applications. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to state of the art RFIC developments within a collaborative global engineering environment focused on innovation, performance, and first pass silicon success.

Scope & Responsibilities

• Define specifications, architecture, circuit design, implementation, and verification of RFIC sub systems
• Develop innovative RF signal path and synthesizer solutions for advanced 6G cellular products
• Perform RFIC circuit design and optimisation in advanced CMOS technologies
• Collaborate closely with RF system and application engineers to define system specifications and performance targets
• Support integration of complex RF systems on chip (SoCs)
• Contribute to RFIC layout optimisation and supervise layout implementation activities
• Participate in silicon validation, performance analysis, and design improvements
• Work collaboratively with international engineering teams across multiple disciplines

Competencies

• Bachelor's, Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or related field
• Minimum 5 years' industry experience in RFIC design
• Proven track record delivering high performance CMOS RF transceivers into mass production
• Strong RF system analysis and RFIC design expertise
• Experience designing in advanced CMOS technologies (16nm and below preferred)
• Excellent understanding of RF SoC integration challenges
• Hands on experience with Cadence Analog Design Environment and EM simulation tools
• Good understanding of cellular RF performance requirements
• Experience using MATLAB and/or Python for data analysis
• Strong analytical and problem solving skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills within global engineering teams

What's Offered

• Opportunity to work on cutting edge 6G RF technologies
• Exposure to advanced CMOS RFIC development
• Collaborative international engineering environment
• Strong technical culture focused on innovation and first pass silicon success
• Excellent location within the Cambridge semiconductor ecosystem