Freelancer

Dresden (hybrid)

Senior

Temporary

🇩🇪 not necessary

🇬🇧 C1

Please apply here on „MINTbund.de“ with the „Apply Now“ link/button at the top right.

Note: Please apply exclusively via our direct application link hosted by Empfehlungsbund and MINTbund.de: https://en.mintbund.de/jobs/275882/freelance-opportunity-senior-rf-ic-design-engineer-rx-focus-immediate-start-in-dresden?locale=en. We are looking forward to meet you!

We are seeking experienced and skilled Freelance RF IC Designers to contribute to the development of our next-generation NR+ microchip. Join our dynamic RF and analog/mixed-signal team to design and productize cutting-edge solutions using advanced FD-SOI process technology nodes. This role offers flexibility, as it can be performed partially or fully remotely. A very prompt start is essential.

Understand system level requirements to create overall specifications.
Create behavioral models to drive architectural decisions and derive block-level requirements for analog and digital blocks.
Work closely with the layout design team to implement layout views of designs.
Top-level simulations.
Run pre-tapeout verification flows to confirm design meets performance, power, reliability and timing requirements.
Define production/bench-level test plans for post-silicon characterization.
Work with lab engineers in taking lab measurements to validate IP.
Review ATE and lab test results to resolve yield issues and drive bug fixes.
Work with system teams in system bringup and debug.
Hold design reviews of blocks with peers/management to show design meets spec targets and requirements.

TOOLS, TECHNOLOGIES AND REQUIREMENTS

Completed studies in electrical engineering or a comparable qualification
Experience in the area of RF/Analog IC design with advanced CMOS technology nodes. Experience in 22FDX is a plus
Understanding of RFIC circuit design. Direct tape-out experience with one or more of the following blocks: RF front-end circuits, PA, LNA, mixer, oscillator, PLL, LO, VGA, filter, TIA, and/or other baseband analog blocks in deep sub-micron CMOS technology
Knowledge of analog design concepts such as analysis of noise, linearity, mismatch, stability and other analog impairments
Familiar with CMOS device physics, RF device modelling, device noise parameters, inductor modelling
Insights into packaging effects, supply isolations, high frequency ESD structures, and circuit layout for optimum RF performance
Familiarity with various RF transceiver architectures and their trade-offs, as well as calibration methods used for different RF transceiver architectures
Familiarity with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre RF, EMX and similar tools
Understanding of system specifications and ability to work with system architects to translate system requirement into circuit requirement at IC level
Experience in Silicon characterization and debug

WE OFFER

This freelance position offers the opportunity to collaborate with a cutting-edge technology team and contribute to an innovative project. If you're ready to take on this challenge with an immediate start, we look forward to hearing from you.

PLL, LNA, CMOS, RF, RFIC, 22FDX, TX, RX, Semiconductor, Halbleiter, MINTbund.de, Empfehlungsbund

Short profile of Last Mile Semiconductor GmbH

Based in Dresden, Germany – the heart of Silicon Saxony – we are a semiconductor startup for the breakthrough development of a new non-cellular 5G wireless chipset that enables secure massive IoT use cases.

Driven by a vision of a future where technology is seamlessly integrated into our daily lives, encompassing homes, industries, public spaces and healthcare, we strive to optimize resource and energy consumption while establishing global digital sovereignty. To realize this vision, we are actively developing a low-cost and ultra-low-power 5G wireless chipset based on the revolutionary NR+ non cellular private 5G standard.