Wireless/RF Systems Engineer
Come join Analog Devices (ADI) – a place where Innovation meets Impact. For more than 55 years, Analog Devices has been inventing new breakthrough technologies that transform lives. At ADI you will work alongside the brightest minds to collaborate on solving complex problems that matter from autonomous vehicles, drones and factories to augmented reality and remote healthcare.
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ADI At A Glance
Analog Devices operates at the center of the modern digital economy, converting real-world phenomena into actionable insight with its comprehensive suite of analog and mixed signal, power management, radio frequency (RF), and digital and sensor technologies. ADI serves 125,000 customers worldwide with more than 75,000 products in the industrial, communications, automotive, and consumer markets. ADI is headquartered in Wilmington, MA. Visit http://www.analog.com.
Analog Devices is a market leader in Telecommunications Infrastructure, where we have built the industry’s leading radio solutions to address the growing capacity demand for 5G and beyond. We are committed to provide superior technology, quality, responsiveness, delivery, and cost to our customers. The Wireless Systems Group in the Wireless Communications Business Unit is responsible for developing new technologies and applications of artificial intelligence for wireless infrastructure communications. We are looking for a self-motivated individual to overcome technology challenges and solve problems at the intersection of wireless communications and RF systems with focus on AI/ML Intelligent Edge opportunities including but not limited to RF signal chain enhancement and radio access network optimization and automation.
As a member of the Wireless Systems Group (WSG), you will be at the center of the system on chip development responsible for system design for the state-of-the-art wireless and radio products. Working closely with systems architect, digital designers, and firmware engineers, you will lead and build innovative solutions to complex technical and business relevant problems from simulation to implementation to full feature realization. You will help with building link level simulations and investigating algorithms for core functionalities of the wireless communications systems. You will design and validate them to allow performance sign off and enable hardware development. You will also be part of building intellectual property and participating in industry/academic research projects as well as contributing to future standard work items. Continuous learning, mastering and creation of new technologies are important in this role.
Responsibilities (some to be learned on the job)
- Define technical contributions in different areas of the wireless systems, cellular protocols, and network architectures.
- Drive concept work, specifications, simulation, and cross-functional collaboration.
- Build end to end simulation of sophisticated wireless systems from a multitude of signal processing and modeling disciplines.
- Analyze performance metrics leading to new product requirements.
- Conduct radio systems research for future wireless networks to enable new businesses and offer higher end to end performance by leveraging ADI’s broad portfolio.
- Drive results of research projects into intellectual property and product roadmaps.
Qualifications
- MS/PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering, Computer Science or similar engineering field.
- Experience with modeling wireless systems to comprehend dependencies between system components and protocol layers and their interactions.
- Experience with MATLAB and Python for algorithm development, modeling, and simulation.
- Familiar with at least one of the following areas.
- Communication theory, and information theory.
- Signal processing, linear algebra, and convex optimization.
- Machine learning and deep neural network fundamentals.
- Beamforming, channel modeling, and RF antennas.
- Knowledge of cellular radio and 3GPP standards (LTE, LTE-A, 5G NR).
- Familiar with system level RF component characteristics and behavior.
- Hands-on experience in lab testing and characterization for evaluation of silicon and RF systems (preferred).
- Open mindset with drive for success and a solid work ethic are valued more than any particular skill.
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Job Req Type: Graduate Job
Required Travel: No