Senior Analog Design Engineer

Electrical Engineer - RF & IC Design (Chip Development & Filter Integration)

Join a deep-tech semiconductor startup revolutionizing RF front-end design with novel materials.

We are looking for a skilled and self-driven Electrical Engineer to join our core R&D team, with expertise in analog front-end design, BAW/SAW filter technologies, physical layout, chip architecture, and CMOS processes. This role is a unique opportunity to work at the convergence of materials science and advanced RF engineering.

About Us

We are a semiconductor startup developing next-generation tunable RF chiplets, leveraging a proprietary piezoelectric and ferroelectric material platform aimed at the next generation of front-end modules. Our chiplets are designed to reduce the footprint of RF systems by replacing bulky discrete components with compact, tunable, and highly integrated components. Backed by top-tier incubators and industry stakeholders, we are now building our founding engineering team.

Job Summary

As a key member of our technical team, you will lead the design, simulation, and layout of integrated RF circuits, focusing on front-end components like filters, multiplexers, switches, phase shifters, and varactors. You will work closely with silicon processing FABs to turn our material innovation into functional chips, optimizing for performance, manufacturing, and system integration.

Responsibilities

• Full-cycle chip design: from schematic to layout to silicon validation
• Design and simulate CMOS-based RF circuits and passive components, including switches, multiplexers & filters (BAW/SAW)
• Integrate novel piezoelectric/ferroelectric materials into IC designs, collaborating with materials scientists and process engineers
• Drive physical layout and post-layout verification with attention to RF performance
• Interface with EDA tools for circuit and EM simulation (e.g., Cadence Virtuoso, SpectreRF, ADS, HFSS)
• Develop and execute silicon validation plans, including bench testing, debug, and performance benchmarking
• Collaborate closely with system architects, fabrication teams, and packaging partners

Requirements

• BSc or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in RF IC design using CMOS or SOI technologies
• Creative, independent, with a strong technical background
• Comfortable working cross-functionally with materials scientists, process engineers, and external partners
• Proven track record in chip-level RF front-end design and productization
• Familiarity with BAW/SAW filter design and integration, or comparable filter technologies
• Strong background in simulation methodologies (EM, S-parameters, non-linear RF)
• Experience in post-layout validation, design-for-test (DFT), and lab measurement (VNA, spectrum analyzer, etc.)
• Deep understanding of the full IC development process, from spec to tape-out

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with piezoelectric\ferroelectric materials or MEMS-based devices
• Knowledge of advanced packaging and RF interconnects
• Familiarity with S-parameters, k2, insertion loss, Q factor measurements
• Exposure to startup or early-stage development environments
• Familiarity with high-frequency FEM design for wireless applications (e.g., 5G, 6G Wi-Fi, mmWave)

contact information: [email protected]

+972 546850597