What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. RFIC Design Engineer position at Amazon Kuiper Manufacturing Enterprises LLC?
DESCRIPTION
Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Come work at Amazon!
The Role:
As Senior RFIC Design Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative product solutions. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and third party suppliers to drive key aspects of product definition, execution and optimization. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.
As a member of the RFIC team, you will be responsible for the architectural definition, design, simulation, layout, and extracted simulation for transmit and receive front-ends from data converters to LNAs and PAs. Strong focus will be on creating power and cost optimized solutions for a given system performance.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
The Role:
As Senior RFIC Design Engineer, you will engage with an experienced cross-disciplinary staff to conceive and design innovative product solutions. You will work closely with an internal inter-disciplinary team, and third party suppliers to drive key aspects of product definition, execution and optimization. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within an open collaborative peer environment.
As a member of the RFIC team, you will be responsible for the architectural definition, design, simulation, layout, and extracted simulation for transmit and receive front-ends from data converters to LNAs and PAs. Strong focus will be on creating power and cost optimized solutions for a given system performance.
Export Control Requirement:
Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum.
Key job responsibilities
- Collaborate with communications systems, digital design, and chip implementation teams to specify and implement transceivers and RFIC front-end models which will delight future Kuiper customers.
- Lead implementation of area/power-efficient RFIC chips with multiple transceiver chains with integrated PLLs from concept to production.
- Work closely with packaging/HW/EE/FW teams to ensure seamless system integration providing best value for Kuiper customers.
- Collaborate with the digital design team to define analog/digital boundary requirements for circuit calibration, clock generation, and timing.
- Explore architectures for mm-wave and RF circuits like VCOs, mixers, phase shifters, LNAs, PAs, LO distribution, frequency multipliers and dividers, and envelope/power detectors, and make detailed presentations on power/area/performance trade-offs.
- Design and simulate on-chip inductors, baluns, and power combiners in tools such as EMX or HFSS.
- Perform circuit layout, RLC extraction, and run extracted simulation across various corners to make sure designs are robust and can be taken to volume production.
- Specify bench and production test plans for your designs.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Master’s / PhD degree in Electrical/Communications Engineering or related field.
- 7 years in mm-Wave/RFIC design, preferably in an advanced node.
- Knowledge of current and upcoming RF standards in cellular (4G/5G NR), WiMAX, 802.11ad, microwave backhaul, or similar broadband wireless standards.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Working knowledge of communication theory, OFDM, MIMO, digital/wireless communication systems.
- RF transceiver architecture / design for beamforming systems (including zero-IF transceivers, low-IF transceivers, polar transmitters, and RF/LO/Baseband phase shifting)
- Experience leading integrated RF transceiver chipsets containing LNAs, PAs, ADCs, DACs, baseband filters, mixers, etc.
- Millimeter-wave circuit design and layout in FinFET, SOI, BiCMOS, and Bulk CMOS technologies.
- Analog circuit design fundamentals, such as Opamps, precision biasing, and LDOs.
- Electromagnetics of passive devices and device physics of leading edge silicon and III-V devices.
- Mixed-signal design and verification techniques.
- Experience with RF test equipment such as network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and probe-stations.
- Strong written and verbal skills.
Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.
Los Angeles County applicants: Job duties for this position include: work safely and cooperatively with other employees, supervisors, and staff; adhere to standards of excellence despite stressful conditions; communicate effectively and respectfully with employees, supervisors, and staff to ensure exceptional customer service; and follow all federal, state, and local laws and Company policies. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness and professionalism, and safeguard business operations and the Company’s reputation. Pursuant to the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.
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Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $143,300/year in our lowest geographic market up to $247,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Salary : $143,300 - $247,600
