mmWave RFIC Design Engineer – Beamformer & Phased-Array Systems
Job Overview
Chipright is seeking experienced mmWave RFIC Design Engineers to join a specialist design team developing advanced radio frequency integrated circuits for high-frequency applications.
The team will work on mmWave circuit design, including beamformer ICs and RF front-end building blocks for phased-array systems. The role will involve the design, simulation, optimisation and verification of high-performance RF circuits, working across key stages of the IC development lifecycle.
We are interested in engineers with experience in mmWave and RF integrated circuit design, particularly those with expertise in beamforming, phased-array architectures and high-frequency RF building blocks.

Key Responsibilities
  
Design and develop mmWave RF integrated circuits for advanced wireless and high-frequency applications.
Design and optimise beamformer ICs for phased-array antenna systems.
Develop RF front-end building blocks, including low-noise amplifiers (LNAs), power amplifiers (PAs), phase shifters, variable gain amplifiers (VGAs), mixers and switches.
Design and evaluate RF signal paths, including phase and gain control for beam steering and beamforming applications.
Perform transistor-level circuit design, simulation and optimisation to meet performance, power and linearity requirements.
Conduct RF simulations and analyse key performance parameters, including gain, noise figure, linearity, output power, phase accuracy and impedance matching.
Perform electromagnetic (EM) simulations and support passive component and RF layout optimisation.
Collaborate with RF layout engineers to ensure robust physical implementation and high-frequency performance.
Support post-layout verification, parasitic analysis and design optimisation.
Work with system, antenna, digital and verification teams to ensure successful integration of RFIC blocks.
Contribute to design reviews, technical documentation, silicon validation and debugging activities.
 Technical Requirements  
mmWave and RF integrated circuit design.
Beamformer IC design and phased-array architectures.
RF front-end design and signal-chain optimisation.
Phase shifters, VGAs, LNAs, PAs, mixers and RF switches.
RF transceiver architectures and high-frequency signal processing.
Phase and gain control, beam steering and array calibration techniques.
Impedance matching, noise optimisation and linearity analysis.
RF and microwave circuit theory, including transmission lines and high-frequency effects.
Post-layout simulation, parasitic extraction and EM verification.