FRANCE – SOPHIA ANTIPOLIS

We are searching for a Senior level radio frequency integrated circuit (RFIC) / Analogue design engineer to join a strong group of RFIC designers to help lead Sequans Communications, Ltd. in the development of RF transceivers to address the IoT and 5G markets. Working within a dynamic design team you will participate in the development of next generation RFIC products for IoT and 5G wireless communication networks.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Specify, design and verify key circuits and sub-systems of integrated RF transceivers
• Work closely with other teams to facilitate the design and production process (e.g. Software, Signal Processing, Product Integration, Sales & Marketing)
• Provide broad technical expertise and mentor junior engineers within the team

PROFILE

• Highly motivated, pro-active self-starter
• Strong sense of ownership and responsibility
• Creative thinker with strong problem-solving skills
• Team oriented attitude
• Ability to thrive in a multicultural environment
• Ability to communicate well with cross-functional teams
• Excellent written and oral communications skills

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• Engineering degree in a relevant discipline. BSc, MSc or equivalent
• 5 to 10 years’ experience of relevant IC development
• Fluent English speaker
• Recent successful RFIC / analogue project contributions on highly integrated RF transceivers, ideally related to broadband wireless communication systems, e.g. WiFi or LTE, on a nanometre scale RF-CMOS technology
• Understanding of low power / low noise design techniques for analogue and RF
• Knowledge of Design for Manufacture considerations on cutting edge processes
• Full appreciation of RF and analogue layout techniques
  

REQUIRED DETAILED KNOWLEDGE

• Proficiency in Cadence and/or Mentor frontend and backend tools are absolutely required
• Familiarity with RF lab equipment such as signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and vector signal analyzers is required

PREFERRED DETAILED KNOWLEDGE

• Wideband IF circuits for broadband transceivers (including high-speed operational amplifiers and filters)
• Multi-band RF circuit design in the 700MHz to 7GHz range
• Design experience with circuits such as amplifiers, low power oscillators, low drop out regulators, data converters, high precision biasing techniques, etc.
• RFIC system and architecture design, ideally for OFDM applications
• RFIC sub-system and block level definition & specification
  

ADDITIONAL USEFUL EXPERIENCE MAY INCLUDE

• System simulation
• Integrated single chip RF + digital baseband projects
• Top level chip simulation and functional verification
• Analogue behavioral language modeling (e.g. Verilog-AMS)
• Mixed-mode simulation environments (e.g. mixed Verilog and device level)
• Direct conversion Rx and Tx architectures and associated considerations
• DFT and BIST for analogue and RF circuits
• Silicon test and de-bugging