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Principal Member of Technical Staff RF Design Engineering

Globalfoundries 🇺🇸 Santa Clara County, California, United States of America

$167,000 - $275,000 Full-time Senior

Design and enable RF front-end circuits—including switches, antenna tuners, low-noise amplifiers, and associated control circuitry—for cellular and Wi-Fi applications using GlobalFoundries RFSOI technology. Verify and characterize designs, document design decisions, engage with customers to develop reference designs, and promote the technology through presentations and technical content.

Responsibilities

  • Design and enable RF front-end circuits—including switches, antenna tuners, low-noise amplifiers, and associated control circuitry—for cellular and Wi-Fi applications using GlobalFoundries RFSOI technology. Verify and characterize designs, document design decisions, engage with customers to develop reference designs, and promote the technology through presentations and technical content.

Requirements

  • Requires a relevant electrical engineering degree and at least 8 years of experience with a master's degree or 11 years with a bachelor's degree, including RFSOI circuit tapeouts and proficiency with industry CAD tools and tapeout procedures. Candidates should understand communications and RF front-end architectures, communicate effectively with global customers and senior stakeholders, and be fluent in written and spoken English; a Ph.D. and high-volume production tapeout experience are preferred.

Key Skills

RF front‑end design Switches Antenna tuners Low‑noise amplifiers Control circuitry RFSOI technology Cadence Virtuoso Mentor Graphics Layout tools Tapeout procedures Signal integrity Device modeling Customer engagement Technical presentations Documentation

About Globalfoundries

GlobalFoundries (GF) is a leading manufacturer of essential semiconductors, enabling AI at scale from the cloud to the physical world. Through deep partnerships with customers, GF delivers differentiated, power‑efficient and high‑performance solutions for automotive, aerospace and defense, data center, smart mobile devices, internet of things and other high‑growth markets. With global manufacturing operations across the U.S., Europe and Asia, GF is a trusted and holistic technology partner for customers around the world. GF’s talented, global team remains focused every day on security, longevity and sustainability. For more information, visit www.gf.com. GlobalFoundries is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action (EEO/AA) employer.

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