Lead RF Architect (Analog RF Design)

Posted 2 days ago

sbtNew York (NY)

Electronics Engineers, Except Computer Radio and Television Broadcasting and Wireless Communications Equipment Manufacturing

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About the role

SBT is the exclusive executive recruiting firm for this confidential position. This confidential stealth startup company is building a new class of highly integrated, low-power semiconductor systems. The team is developing custom silicon that brings together advanced analog, RF, and digital technologies to enable differentiated wireless products. The ideal candidate is fundamentally an analog/RF IC designer with strong experience developing low-power wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), short-range radios, connectivity devices, or related RF systems. Role Define and develop the overall RF and analog architecture for a highly integrated wireless SoC or custom silicon platform Design critical RF and analog circuits such as LNAs, mixers, oscillators, PLLs/frequency synthesizers, amplifiers, filters, biasing, and supporting analog circuitry Develop low-power RF architectures suitable for short-range and energy-constrained wireless applications, including technologies with characteristics similar to BLE and other low-power connectivity standards Own designs from architecture and schematic development through simulation, layout collaboration, verification, tape-out, and silicon bring-up Establish the company's RFIC design methodology, simulation environment, verification practices, and development infrastructure.

Qualifications: Significant industry experience designing analog and RF integrated circuits, ideally with multiple successful silicon tape-outs Deep hands-on expertise in CMOS RF and analog circuit design Strong understanding of low-power radio architectures and wireless transceiver design Demonstrated experience designing several core RF blocks such as LNAs, mixers, PLLs, VCOs, frequency synthesizers, amplifiers, or related analog/RF circuitry Experience with wireless technologies such as BLE, Bluetooth, low-power connectivity, short-range wireless, IoT radios, or comparable RF systems Comfortable operating in an early-stage environment where engineers are expected to combine architecture ownership with hands-on implementation Experience building technology from an early stage, mentoring engineers, or working with external semiconductor partners is a plus

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