Senior Engineer - RF Wireless

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 global leader in microcontrollers, analog, power, and SoC products. We provide comprehensive solutions for a broad range of automotive, industrial, home electronics, office automation, and information communication technology applications that help shape a limitless future. 

Renesas RF division comes under Infrastructure Mixed-Signal Division, with a focus on delivering smart products for sub-6 5G basestations, Satellite communication, public safety, microwave backhaul, and military/aerospace applications. We are seeking a higher level of integration, where high-performance analog and mixed-signal blocks play a crucial role in the success of the project. 

Qualifications

• B.Tech. + 5 years or M.Tech. + 3 years of RFIC design.
• Hands-on experience in designing RFIC blocks like Power Amplifier, Driver Amplifier, Biasing Circuits, SW, LNA, VGA, etc. 
• Proven track record and hands-on experience in designing RFIC power amplifier from scratch. 
• In-depth knowledge and experience in designing fundamental blocks like amplifiers, matching networks, current mirrors. Knowledge of key RF parameters like Gain, NF, IIP3, OP1dB, ACPR, EVM, PAE etc. 
• Excellent understanding of concepts like DC operating point, frequency response, stability, noise, and nonlinearity (IIP3, IP1dB), efficiency, and load-pull analysis. 
• Proficiency in Keysight ADS and Cadence Virtuoso suite – Schematic, Maestro, ADEXL, Layout XL, and Spectre/AMS simulations. 
• Hands-on experience in RFIC layout design and EM simulation using tools like ADS Momentum, EMX, HFSS, etc. 
• Experience with successful tapeout, test bench bring-up, and lab characterization. 
• Motivation to work in a multi-disciplinary team for SoC development. 
• Good communication skills and effective teamwork. 

Additional Information

• Knowledge of EM simulations using EMX, Keysight Momentum, HFSS is a must. 
• Experience in Doherty and high power (~30dBm) amplifier design is a great plus. 
• Experience in SOI/GaAs/GaN technologies is a great plus. 
• Experience in designing analog mixed-signal blocks like BGR, opamps, and Verilog-based RTL is desired. 
• Understanding of post-Si qualification procedures like ESD, HTOL, etc is desired.
• Work independently to develop innovative and differentiating RFIC power amplifier blocks for high-performance ICs. 
• Do literature survey and propose new innovative architectures to meet the design specifications. 
• Work diligently to optimize the design to get the best out of the technology. 
• Build simulation test benches and run extensive simulations using Cadence Virtuoso/ADS suite. 
• Do RF layout and run EM extraction to capture parasitic LRC accurately. 
• Document the design procedure and progress in a periodic manner. 
• Collaborate and guide other designers and review their work. 
• Work with the validation engineers to bring up the chip in the lab and optimize the setting to meet the design specification. 

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
With a diverse team of over 21,000 professionals in more than 30 countries, we continue to expand our boundaries to offer enhanced user experiences through digitalization and usher into a new era of innovation. We design and develop sustainable, power-efficient solutions today that help people and communities thrive tomorrow, ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’
At Renesas, you can: 

• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.

Are you ready to own your success and make your mark?

Join Renesas. Let’s Shape the Future together.

Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to supporting diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by law. For more information, please read our Diversity & Inclusion Statement.