Wireless Silicon Debug and Characterization Engineering Manager
Core
Lead a team to bring up, characterize, debug, and calibrate wireless System-on-Chips (SoCs) from first silicon through mass production, solving cross-layer issues in RF, PHY, and firmware.
Role type
Senior IC engineering manager (wireless silicon debug & characterization)
Builds
Wireless SoCs for mass production
Domain
Consumer electronics / Wireless communications (RF/PHY)
Required skills
RF circuit design, PHY system integration, silicon bring-up, root-cause analysis, RF test development, calibration algorithm development, firmware debugging, automation scripting
Preferred skills
Wireless communication protocols (802.11, Bluetooth, UWB), embedded firmware (C, ARM, RTOS), team leadership, cross-functional collaboration
Technologies
Network analyzers, spectrum analyzers, vector signal analyzers, signal generators, Python, Perl, TCL, C++, ARM CPUs, RTOS
Responsibilities
Lead and develop a team of engineers with RF, PHY/wireless system, and firmware backgrounds. Bring up, integrate, and tune PHY and radio systems on first-silicon wireless SoCs. Characterize and optimize PHY and RF performance across operating modes and corners. Debug and root-cause chip-level and board-level issues spanning PHY algorithms, RF circuits, firmware, and test setup. Develop and optimize radio calibration and trim algorithms. Provide silicon-level analysis and insight to module and system manufacturing support teams. Support firmware for bring-up, diagnostics, and manufacturing test. Automate RF measurements, characterization workflows, and data analysis.
