We are looking for an engineer to design, implement, and validate a adaptable, wideband (greater than 6GHz), high agile range (more than 60dB) transceiver RF front end (amplifiers, attenuators, up/downconversion, ADC/DAC) and corresponding clock distribution network (using commercial off the shelf components) to interface with a digital system (FPGA), while effectively communicating the design, progress, challenges, and updates to a broader team.

Mandatory Skills

Experience in all of the following areas:
High Frequency (>20GHz) RF front end design
Experience designing analog interfaces to high speed ADCs and DACs (>325MSPS)
End-to-end experience with design and manufacturing of RF boards (schematic capture, layout, initial bring up)
Working knowledge of C or C++

Minimum Skills

Experience in at least three of the following areas:
Transistor based LNA Design (<1.5dB)
Wideband (DC-6GHz+) RF front end design
Designing wideband matching networks (>2GHz BW)
Designing wideband RF networks for RF/LO synthesizers (100MHz-6GHz+)




Use of network analyzers to determine phase noise issues.
Characterization and optimization of analog front end design
Design of phase coherent clock distribution networks supporting >8 end devices

Optional Skills The following skills are desired but not necessarily required for the position:
Thermal management and passive cooling
Familiarity with beam forming techniques
Familiarity with phased arrays and their RF and analog implementation
Knowledge of clock distribution and timing with JESD204 standard
Experience designing low jitter (under 1 picosecond) clock distribution to digital and radio devices
Experience designing low noise power systems (switching/linear regulators)
Familiarity with antenna design and selection criteria for wideband or multiband applications
Experience in development from design to manufacturing
Experience with open source software

NOTE: This is a contractor position for 6 months with option for +6 month extension.

📌 Senior Rf Engineer Contract Toronto
🏢 Per Vices
📍 Toronto