Sr. RF Silicon Software Engineer (RFIC Engineering)
Core
Bringing up new RF silicon, designing software driver libraries for low-level silicon control, and building hardware test platforms for high-performance wireless digital communication systems.
Role type
Senior IC RF silicon software engineer
Builds
Modular, reusable software driver libraries and hardware test platforms (HTIL/HIL) for RF/RFIC designs
Domain
Aerospace & Defense / RFIC Engineering
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
C, C++, Python, RF measurements, hardware development, embedded firmware, debugging, performance optimization, unit testing
Preferred skills
Real-world software deployment experience, electronics fundamentals, math, physics, RF communication systems knowledge, creative problem-solving
Technologies
FPGA emulators, HTIL/HIL platforms
Responsibilities
Power on new RF silicon chips as the first engineer; Design and build modular, reusable software driver libraries for low-level silicon control; Design and build hardware test platforms and validate silicon driver software on physical hardware or FPGA emulators; Support software integration into multiple project-specific flight software teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC