Principal Research Scientist (RF Designer​/Architect

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Experience Level: Professional

Job Type: Regular

Location:

Richardson, TX, US, 75081 San Jose, CA, US, 95134 Greensboro, NC, US, 27409

Requisition

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves multiple high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense.  to learn how our innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

Seeking a talented RF Designer and Architect researcher to drive cutting-edge innovation within Qorvo's Advanced Research Group. You will be responsible for the design and development of mixed signal integrated assemblies providing command, communications, control and interface of radio electronics . In this position you will report directly to the Director of Systems Engineering in the Systems, Research & Technology Department.

In this capacity you will take a technical leadership role in developing RF, analog and digital circuitry employed in a wide variety of product development projects.

You will address all aspects of circuit design & development, including but not limited to:

• Driving technical definitions & specifications of next generation products,
• Presentations &proposals to management and customers,
• Linear & non-linear simulations and component selection,
• PCB design and fabrication, testing and verification to design specifications.

You will be working with Electrical & Mechanical Design Engineering, Marketing, and the Product Line to develop products & technology for next generation of RF systems. The ideal candidate will hold a MSEE with PhD preferred, and relevant experience in electronic design in the wireless communications industry including RF & microwave circuit design, analog design with discrete devices & ICs, digital logic, active & passive filter design, interface electronics, data acquisition, embedded controller hardware design and power management.

Job Summary

• Lead multiple cross-functional and cross-site engineering teams in the design and development of command, control, communications and interfacing electronics for RF components and signal chains.
• Develop requirements and specifications for assemblies used in products that are needed for next generation systems in infrastructure & defense markets.
• Perform analysis and simulations of various approaches including key challenges, tradeoffs, and approaches to verification and validation.
• Identify required circuitfunctions based on requirements performance parameters and all other requirements and constraints and allocate sub- system partitioning to each function.
• Provide technical inputs for PCB thermal analysis and analyze any resultant impact to the reliability of integrated assemblies.
• Define RF circuit interfaces and integration requirements based on this partitioning.
• Develop plans for integrated assembly and RF component integration, as well as plans for performance evaluation of assemblies and RF components.
• Integrate sensors, component controls and data acquisition blocks with embedded controllers & digital signal processing functions.
• Provide design documentation necessary to realize integrated assemblies and their interconnection with hosts.
• In conjunction with Test engineering, develop strategies and execution plans for automated test capability of integrated assemblies.
• Review customer’s requirements and technology proposals to identify potential applicable company products & technology.
• Work with engineering development groups and marketing during product development cycles to ensure products meet customer specifications and requirements.
• Travel within US to visit customers, company design centers and industry partners is required, up to 25%.

Specific Job Duties

• Develop specifications and generate proposals for mixed signal…