RF Design Engineer

We're currently working with an innovative, Cambridge based Telecommunications company seeking a skilled RF Design Engineer to strengthen their hardware development team.

The role involves taking charge of integrating LNAs, RF couplers, and RF switches on a Multi-Chip Module. Key responsibilities include RF circuit design, running simulations, and utilising 3D sim tools for layout simulations.

Responsibilities as an RF Design Engineer:

• Collaborate with internal and external IC design teams, focusing on integrated digital tunable capacitors, Power Amplifiers, Low Noise Amplifiers, RF switches, etc.
• Analyse and integrate LNA, RF couplers, and RF switch design blocks on multi-chip modules, ensuring low loss and high performance.
• Optimise layouts and integrated passives.
• Thrive in a fast-paced, innovative start/scale-up environment.
• Communicate and collaborate effectively with cross-functional team members.
• Document results and share work with the team.

Qualifications as an RF Design Engineer:

• Proven experience specifying and integrating LNAs, couplers, and switches into RF systems.
• Understanding of receiver desensitisation mechanisms and experience in characterising/debugging receiver de-sensitisation issues.
• Knowledge of low noise, high-efficiency, high linearity design techniques for 4G/5G RF front-end modules or other multi-band/wideband RF receivers.
• Proficiency in RF fundamentals, impedance matching, Smith charts, passive RLC, filter designs (pole/zero analysis), linearity, harmonics, etc.
• Experienced in using simulation and layout tools like ADS, Microwave Office, etc.
• Some experience using RF test equipment such as Noise Meters, VNA, Spectrum Analyser for Gain, NF, IIP3, and Isolation measurements and troubleshooting.

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary.
• Pension contribution.
• Company Share option scheme.
• Recruitment referral bonus.
• Regular social events, including weekly company lunches.
• 25 days holiday + bank holidays.

If you're interested in hearing more about this role as an RF Design Engineer, please contact Zac Taylor.