Superconducting IC Design Researcher

Is it you we're looking for?

Are you a highly motivated senior researcher with a strong background in analog, RF, and superconducting IC design? Is your ambition to work in a diverse research environment amongst some of the top researchers in the world? Are you an excellent communicator who thrives on a multi-disciplinary team? If so, keep reading.

Imec is developing next-generation high-frequency integrated circuits for wireless communication systems, highly integrated mm-wave radars, and non-traditional computation and processing systems. We are looking for a senior IC designer to work on the next generation of integrated circuits in advanced CMOS, superconducting, SiGe, and III-V technologies.

Here's what you'll do:

• Work with fabrication process specialists to define materials and process requirements.
• Design schematic and layout of building blocks such as resonators, logic gates, custom memory, RF circuits.
• Provide all the deliverables in time to meet the tape-out deadlines.
• Validate your own designs experimentally in a lab environment.
• Document ideas, design details, and measurement results.
• Participate in design reviews and brainstorming sessions.
• Read journal papers, attend conferences, and submit your research work for peer-reviewed publications.

Key Qualifications:

• Strong background in material science, solid state physics.
• Strong background in analog, superconducting, RF, and mm-wave IC design.
• Proficient in mm-wave IC design tools such as Cadence, ADS, HFSS, MATLAB.
• Understanding and experience in IC design for non-traditional computing platforms is a plus.
• Experience performing mm-wave measurements in the lab.
• Good publication record demonstrating research experience.

About imec

Imec is a world-leading research and innovation hub in nanoelectronics and digital technologies. We leverage our world-class infrastructure and global ecosystem of partners across diverse industries to enable groundbreaking innovation in application domains, including healthcare, smart cities, mobility, logistics, manufacturing, and energy.

This opportunity is based at our U.S. R&D design center, which focuses on the R&D of wireless communication, imaging, sensing, and other innovative applications through high-speed electronics and photonics solutions.

At imec, we believe that talent grows technology, and technology grows talent. Our informal and progressive working environment offers a range of possibilities to take the initiative and grow in responsibility.

This is imec, find your place in it.

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