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Senior RFIC Design Engineer

Nokia
Sunnyvale, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 11/13/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/6/2026
Job Description

Join our Optical Networks Business Division and contribute to the design of cutting-edge high-speed drivers, TIAs, and control systems for optical communication applications! As a Senior RFIC Design Engineer, you'll play a key role in supporting the architecture definition, design, layout, and qualification of electronic circuits co-designed with photonic integrated circuits for specific high-speed communication products. We offer a collaborative environment where you'll work alongside talented engineers to develop innovative solutions. Apply now and be part of a team shaping the future of optical communication!

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

  • Contribute to the architecture definition, design, layout, and qualification of electronic circuits.
  • Co-design electronic circuits with photonic integrated circuits.
  • Design high-speed drivers, TIAs, and control systems for optical communication applications.
  • Target specific high-speed communication products.

Key Skills And Experience

You have:

  • MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical work experience.
  • Background in high-speed analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design, with fundamental concepts such as: circuit nose and linearity, linear amplifiers, low noise linear TIAs, AGC circuits, linear equilizers.
  • Experience in testing and debugging analog and mixed signal high-speed ICs as well as experience with physical design and verification (passive component design using industry-standard tools such as Cadence Virtuoso and HFSS, EMX).

It would be nice if you also had:

  • Familiarity with CMOS design and manufacturing; knowledge of SiGe and BiCMOS.
  • Experience with silicon photonics and/or optical communications.
  • Publications and a record of innovation.
  • Familiarity with digital flow (synthesis, static timing, place and route), particularly in the context of state machines for mixed-signal control systems.
  • Background in wireline communication and equalization; familiarity with SerDes, CDR, PLL, ADC, and/or DAC

About Us

Come create the technology that helps the world act together

Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work

What we offer

Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

Nokia has received the following recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality:

  • One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
  • Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
  • Workplace Pride Global Benchmark

At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

Additional Information

US/Canada Nokia Offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to:

  • Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
  • Health and dental benefits
  • Short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
  • Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
  • Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tuition Assistance Plan
  • Adoption assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students. Disclaimer for US/Canada

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.(Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role)

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About The Team

The pandemic has highlighted how important telecoms networks are to society. Nokia’s Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to bring more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

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