Digital Radio IC Design Engineer (F/M) 100%

Help us grow and be more impactful !

The "Integrated and Wireless Systems” Business Unit , based in Neuchâtel, Switzerland is looking for Digital Radio IC Design Engineer.

Your mission

Join our dynamic team of experienced and emerging RF and Timing integrated circuit (IC) designers in the role of a digital radio IC design engineer. Take responsibility for the design of state-of-the-art radio ICs for both industrial and research projects. Be part of our group's mission to push boundaries and tackle challenges of RF and Timing IC design by focusing on innovation through research, development, and collaboration. Join us in shaping the future of RF ICs, providing innovative ultra-low power ICs for short-distance wireless communication systems integrated in deep-submicron CMOS technologies, UWB transceivers for ranging and localization applications, and mm-wave Radar solutions for presence detection, gesture recognition, industrial inspection!

Your responsibilities

• Collaborate with our analog, digital, and RF teams in the development of the next generation radio ICs
• Participate in the specification and architecture definition of the radios
• Design and improve the current radio modem algorithms as well as calibration algorithms for the analog blocks.
• Verify and validate the design through simulations, FPGA implementation, and lab characterization.
• Perform backend tasks such as synthesis, place and route, backannoted simulations, and final verifications.
• Work together with international customers and international universities and research institutes
• Plan and document activities, respecting requirements and deadlines.
• Innovate, think out of the box, challenge yourself.

Your profile

Know-how

• MSc or PhD degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering (electronics, microelectronics)
• Experience in digital IC design
• Knowledge in digital communication principles, modulation schemes, and wireless modem architectures.
• Understanding of radio architectures and its building blocks (analog and digital) as well as the trade-offs in terms of low-power consumption.
• Signal processing skills at hardware and software level for fundamental building blocks like filters, interpolators, FFTs, CORDIC, PID controllers.
• Expertise in HDL languages, especially VHDL.
• Good knowledge of the entire digital flow (from design to backend) for ASICs and FPGAs.
• Understanding of information theory principles like signal entropy, compression algorithms and error correction codes.
• Interested in laboratory measurements.

Interpersonal skills

• An innate curiosity and eagerness to explore, learn, and discover
• Willingness to learn and adapt to new challenges and technologies
• Ability to work effectively in a diverse team, collaborating with both experienced and young IC designers.
• Ability to work independently, take initiative, and engage in practical, hands-on activities to contribute effectively to projects.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• A proactive approach with a focus on achieving tangible outcomes.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Capable of organizing tasks efficiently, managing time effectively, and maintaining thorough documentation.
• Fluency in English, with French and German also being valued.

CSEM mission and values

Our mission is the development and transfer of innovative technologies to the Swiss industry. Our objective is to make an impact on our customers and on society at large in the fields of precision manufacturing, digital technologies and sustainable energy. Our strength is the excellence of our people, about 600 passionate specialists dedicated to innovation and technology transfer. We believe that strong values support the successful development of our organization as well as the harmonious and balanced development of all our employees.

We are

• A unique place between research and industry at the cutting edge of new technologies
• An innovative, non-profit, and employee-driven company
• A dynamic, multidisciplinary, and multicultural environment
• A solar team focused on enabling solutions to energy challenges for a sustainable world

Working@CSEM means

• being part of a passionate community
• incredible flexibility, attractive working conditions, and great opportunities of development
• benefit from a management style based on trust & feedback and that favors a work-life balance

We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity.

We look forward to receiving your complete application file via (CV, cover letter, certificates & diplomas) our job page.

Preference will be given to professionals applying directly.