Western Digital

Technology

PrincipalRFICDesignEngineer

$275–450k ~AI est. San Jose, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Principal RFIC Design Engineer at Western Digital. Skills: RFIC Design, Analog design, Mixed-signal design, CMOS technology. Design high performance analog circuits. Design high performance mixed-signal circuits”

Industry & Context.

Technology

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

BSEE with minimum 10+ years of experience, MSEE with minimum 8+ years of experience, PhD with minimum 4+ years of experience, Hands-on design and development experience in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit, Experience in full CMOS circuit design and development, Experience in 40nm and below CMOS technology, Demonstrable track record of successful design releases and mass production, Thorough knowledge of industry standard EDA tools, Experience with analog layout techniques, Experience with floor planning, block level routing and top level chip routing, Functional knowledge of logic digital circuits, Understanding of basic digital design flow

Nice to Have

Experience working with distributed design teams a plus

What You'll Do.

Design high performance analog circuits

Design high performance mixed-signal circuits

Perform transistor level circuit architecture

Perform block level circuit architecture

Perform module level circuit architecture

Perform circuit design

Perform circuit simulation

Perform circuit optimization

Perform layout verification

Perform product characterization

Perform reliability assessment

Perform yield assessment

Perform simulation to bench correlation

Perform bench to test correlation

Perform bench evaluation at silicon level

Perform bench evaluation at applications level

Perform documentation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross functional groups

Communication Scope

Verbal communication; Written communication

Full Job Description

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: * Designer will be responsible for the design of high performance analog and mixed-signal circuit blocks. * Responsibilities include transistor level, block level and module level circuit architecture, design, simulation, optimization, layout supervision, layout verification, preparation of test plan for the test group, product characterization, reliability and yield assessment and modeling, simulation to bench and bench to test correlation, bench evaluation both at silicon level and at applications level, and documentation. * Job responsibilities require ability to communicate at all levels and with cross functional groups. * Candidate must have good verbal and written communications skills and demonstrated track record of circuit innovation, must be a team player, be adaptable, and accept constructive criticism ## Qualifications * Must have hands-on design and development experience in a

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