Company:Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.
Job Area:Engineering Group, Engineering Group > ASICS Engineering
General Summary:As a member of the Qualcomm Si Process Packaging Solutions (PPS) team, this candidate will drive Si process technology evaluation, development, design enablement and productization for Mixed-Signal/RF products at foundry partners.
Responsibilities - Drive bulk Si and RFSOI technology evaluation, development and design enablement for RFFE designs, including RF switching and antenna circuits, receivers, transmitters.
- Work with Qualcomm design and product teams to define process and device requirements for continuous technology improvements.
- Define and execute test structures DOE, layout and characterization for process evaluation to meet design requirements.
- Design, simulate and test RF circuits to understand the process-design-layout interaction to guide process-design-layout optimization to achieve optimum performance.
- Interact with internal design teams, PDK teams, reliability, and product engineering to ensure technology support.
- Support Qualcomm design, layout, PTE and reliability teams to address their questions and resolve any device and design optimization issues.
- Assure product quality by devising testing methodology, and testing product and system capabilities.
- Work independently on assigned tasks with full ownership of technical execution and schedule commitments.
- Innovate new methods for continuous device and process improvement; support automation and AI-assisted workflows.
Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
Master's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 3+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
OR
PhD in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.
Preferred Qualifications:- Minimum of 8+ years of industrial experience developing advanced CMOS processes and devices
- Excellent understanding of the RF-CMOS, SOI or BiCMOS, process integration, reliability, design rules and best layout practices.
- Excellent understanding of PDK related details including DRC, LVS, LPE, etc.
- Proficiency in device level test-structure development, DOE design, statistical analysis, and data-driven problem solving
- Excellent understanding of sub-micron process/device optimization and its impact on digital/analog/RF/HV circuit design and product level performance is required. Experience designing wafer level designs (analog IPs, LNA, PAs) and circuit design flows is plus.
- Good knowledge of RF (e.g. S-parameters, Harmonics, Noise Figure) and DC characterization of devices on wafers, and in product ICs.
- Good knowledge of technology evaluation/benchmarking, SPC monitoring, and reliability qualification.
- Good understanding of BSIM, PSP-SOI device models and ability to run hardware correlations. Ability to tweak and update models is a plus.
- Fab device engineering or process integration experience preferably in RF devices is a plus.
- Foundry and OSAT interface experience is a plus.
- Good communication skills and demonstrated ability to meet deadlines and commitments.
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Pay range and Other Compensation & Benefits: $145,600.00 - $218,400.00
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