Staff RF PHY System Engineer

Our connectivity division is looking for an experienced Staff System Engineer whose responsibilities will include:

• Translate complex Radio PHY standardization specifications into innovative RFIC architectures, algorithms, and hardware solutions, achieving best-in-class performance, power, and area, while meeting timeline constraints.
• Analyse proprietary systems and customer-specific application requirements and propose differentiating RF PHY System solutions.
• Closely monitor and contribute to standardization efforts; introduce new wireless technologies.
• Develop comprehensive RF specifications in close collaboration with the RFIC Design, PHY Algorithms, System on Chip Architecture, and SW Architecture teams.
• Develop and maintain system level models of the Transceiver and the Synthesizer, conduct system level verification simulations, and assist in system integration.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and drive the development of algorithms like AGC, DPD, and the calibration / compensation of all other TRX and Synthesizer impairments.
• Maintain a deep understanding of the required low-level driver and stack Software, and contribute to its specification.
• Lead the validation of the RF PHY System in the lab, and optimize the Receiver, Transmitter, and Synthesizer line-ups towards production ramp-up.
• Troubleshoot architectural and RFIC design issues.
• Support the HW/SW development for validation, characterization, and production testing.
• Function as lead engineer in complex projects; contribute to project planning; identify project problems and provide solutions.

• MS, or PhD and 8+ years of relevant industry experience, with a proven track record in CMOS Wireless SoC commercialization and technical leadership.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills with a multi-disciplinary focus.
• Proven expertise in specifying, developing, verifying, bringing-up and validating RF systems.
• Familiarity with Software Defined Radio techniques and wireless standards such as Bluetooth, IEEE 802.15.4, IEEE 802.11.
• Deep understanding of RF transceiver architectures, line-up analysis, AGC, RF impairment modelling and mitigation techniques.
• Knowledge of CMOS RFIC design concepts, DSP, Communications Theory, as well as Digital and SW architecture principles.
• Excellent debugging and problem-solving skills; strong analytical skills, particularly in linear algebra, random processes, and estimation.
• Proficient in MATLAB and Simulink for system simulation and algorithm development.
• Eagerness to contribute new ideas, build consensus, and drive tasks to completion.

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience with Ranging and Positioning algorithms and systems
• Patents or technical publications
• Proficiency in C, Python and Hardware Description Language skills.
• Experience with version control systems, e.g. Git.

Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world-leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.

Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.

Renesas is an embedded semiconductor solution provider driven by its Purpose ‘To Make Our Lives Easier.’ As the industry’s leading expert in embedded processing with unmatched quality and system-level know-how, we have evolved to provide scalable and comprehensive semiconductor solutions for automotive, industrial, infrastructure, and IoT industries based on the broadest product portfolio, including High Performance Computing, Embedded Processing, Analog & Connectivity, and Power.
 
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• Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.  

• Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people’s lives easier, safe and secure. 

• Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.    

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