Principal RF/mmWave ASIC Design Engineer

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Work environment

Tusk IC is a fabless millimeter wave (mmWave) IC design company, located in Antwerp, Belgium. Founded in 2018 as a spin-off from KU Leuven, it is a growing start-up at the leading edge of mmWave technology. We have an international team and value collaboration, clear communication and technical excellence.

With 5G, 60GHz communication, imaging and self-driving cars all relying on mmWave to break through, Tusk IC provides state-of-the-art design solutions for integrated circuits from 3GHz to 300GHz and beyond, in CMOS and SiGe technologies.

Come join us and surf the mmWaves!

Position description

As Principal RF/mmWave Design Engineer, you will strengthen our existing team of designers, lead projects for customers and engage in the implementation of our SatCom front-end product. You will work on R&D and implementation of state-of-the art ASICs for the next generation of mmWave products, including feasibility study, design, layout, simulation, package design and measurement. You will take a leading role in the projects you work on.

You will become a core member of our team, with a large influence on business and technical decisions. Clear communication during client interactions is essential. We serve leading companies in 5G, imaging and automotive domains with design and product chips. For the SatCom market, we work on a proprietary product IC

Responsibilities and challenges

Take the lead in mmWave ASIC projects

Guide and support the designers of the team

Spec definition, architecture selection and system-level design of mmWave modules and components

Circuit design, layout and verification of mmWave building blocks

2D and 3D EM simulations for interconnect, passives and packages

Clear and concise reporting, interaction with customers

Dealing with ambiguity, able to make effective decisions based on limited information/unclear goals

Come up with creative solutions to new problems

Prepared to take on ad-hoc tasks

Competences and qualifications

MSc or PhD in in electrical engineering with a focus on analog, RF and mmWave ASIC design

10+ years of transistor-level RF/mmWave IC design experience in CMOS, SOI and/or SiGe

10+ years of IC design experience for production (PVT variation, electromigration, aging, DFM) and full design cycle: specs to measured silicon

Experience with full design cycle: specs to measured silicon

Expert knowledge and experience with leading IC design tools: Cadence, ADS, Synopsys or Mentor

Expert knowledge in transistor-level layout extraction and verification (PEX), DRC and LVS

Electromagnetic modelling of high-frequency circuits + relevant EDA tools (Momentum, EMX, Peakview, HFSS, CST, )

Extensive lab experience

Proficient in a scientific scripting or programming language (e.g. Matlab, Python)

Eager to learn and willingness to adopt new tools and design techniques

Clear communication skills

Fluent in English (written and spoken)

What we offer

Dynamic and exciting start-up environment!

Hybrid working with up to 3 days remote work

Art-Nouveau office in Antwerp (close to Berchem train station) and Leuven

Contribute to revolutionary products such as automotive radar, 5G and mmWave sensors, SatCom

Competitive salary & benefits

Incredible colleagues to learn from and have fun with

Gourmet coffee, carefully selected by our local coffee aficionado