ResponsibilitiesWe are looking for an experienced Principal RFIC Design Engineer to take a leading technical role in the development of highly integrated RF and mixed-signal ICs.
The ideal candidate combines deep hands-on circuit-design expertise with strong system understanding and a proven ability to drive complex designs from architecture and specification through implementation, verification, silicon bring-up, and production. The role has significant influence on RF architecture, technical decisions, design methodology, and the development of the broader RFIC team. The main responsabilities are the following:Lead the architecture, design, simulation, and verification of complex RF, analog baseband, data-converter, SerDes, and mixed-signal circuitsOwn critical RFIC blocks from specification through tapeout, silicon bring-up, characterization, production, and simulation-to-measurement correlationDesign and/or technically lead circuits such as LNAs, PAs, mixers, VGAs, RF front ends, ADCs, DACs, filters, analog baseband signal-processing chains, SerDes analog front ends, PLLs and frequency synthesizers, VCOs and DCOs, clock-generation and distribution circuits, biasing, and power-management circuitryTranslate system-level requirements into circuit specifications, architectures, verification plans, and robust designs across PVT, mismatch, noise, linearity, stability, dynamic range, power, and reliabilityLead RFIC top-level integration and sign-off across RF, analog, digital, package, PCB, and power domains, including supply coupling, spurs, isolation, and signal integrityPartner with layout engineers on RF-aware layout, parasitic optimization, EM analysis, extraction, and post-layout verificationWork with validation, test, and product engineering to define characterization, calibration, ATE,



and production-test strategies for high-volume manufacturingLead complex silicon investigations, identify root causes, and drive issues to resolution during bring-up and productizationProvide technical guidance and mentorship through design reviews, methodology improvements, and cross-functional technical alignmentQualificationsBSc, MSc, or PhD in Electrical or Electronic Engineering, or a related field, with a minimum of 10 years of industry experience in RFIC or analog/mixed-signal IC design and demonstrated ownership of complex designs that reached production siliconStrong RF and analog fundamentals, including noise, linearity, matching, stability, feedback, device modeling, process variation, data-converter performance, and analog baseband signal processingHands-on design experience across several RF, data-converter, SerDes, frequency-generation, or analog baseband blocks, such as LNAs, PAs, mixers, VGAs, ADCs, DACs, filters, variable-gain signal chains, SerDes analog front ends, PLLs, VCOs, and DCOsSolid experience with Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre or equivalent environments and with relevant verification methods, including S-parameters, PSS/PAC/PNOISE, transient noise, and data-converter or baseband performance analysisStrong understanding of layout-dependent effects, parasitic extraction, EM effects, RF layout optimization,



and post-layout verificationExperience developing high-volume integrated products in advanced CMOS technologies for wireless connectivity, wireline communications, data conversion, SerDes, networking, or other complex analog and mixed-signal applicationsPractical understanding of on-chip LDOs, biasing, calibration, package and PCB interactions, ATE, production test, and high-volume manufacturingStrong analytical, silicon-debug, technical decision-making, and cross-disciplinary communication skillsStrong written and verbal communication skills in EnglishCompensation and BenefitsCompetitive Salary PackageStock-based compensationPrivate Medical InsuranceLife InsuranceCompany OverviewMaxLinear is a integral, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure

📌 Principal RFIC Design Engineer (Paterna)
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