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Sequoia Communications

Post subject: Job openings: Sequoia Communications (posted w/ permission) Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:45 pm

Lieutenant

Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:17 pm

Posts: 2

Location: San Diego, CA

Hi All,

Sequoia Communications, a fabless RF semiconductor company setting new benchmarks in multi-mode design and integration, is looking for talented, innovative engineers to

further the advancement of its breakthrough RF technologies. As the creator of the first ever single-chip Polar HEDGE RF transceiver, Sequoia Communications enables its

engineers to contribute and participate in the development of groundbreaking new designs in the RF field.

In addition to cutting-edge engineering, Sequoia Communications offers employees competitive benefits (outlined at the bottom of this message), continued growth and

learning opportunities, and a work environment that demonstrates appreciation, consideration, respect, values teamwork and rewards individual contribution. We work hard

together, have fun together and are committed to winning together!

Sequoia Communications was just named a winner in the Employers Group "CA's Best Places to Work" program.

Please find four job openings posted below. If interested, please email us jobs@sequoiacommunications.com.

Career Opportunities

________________________________________

1. Systems Engineer

A fabless start up company, funded by major VCs, developing highly integrated, advanced RF ICs in San Diego is seeking a highly motivated baseband systems engineer.

Organization:

Reporting into the systems engineering group

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture and algorithm development

• Performance analysis and trade studies

• Specification of system functionality to hardware and software domains

• Lab testing and integration of the final product

Required Experience

• Prefer at least 2 or more years of semiconductor design and/ or integration experience in WCDMA or GSM/EDGE/GPRS).

• Expertise in RF systems, communication systems and signal processing fundamentals

• Solid ability to evaluate, capture, and document tradeoffs and design descriptions

• Solid ability to test and debug RF or mixed signal devices

EDUCATION

• MSEE/CE or equivalent is required, PhD is desirable.

________________________________________

2. Senior Applications Engineer

Job Description

Sequoia seeks an experienced “phone level” applications engineer to provide the technical interface to customers and baseband partners for the integration of the Sequoia

RF transceiver products.

This individual will be responsible for

• Providing a technical point of contact for customers and partners

• Identifying and solving integration issues

• Design and analysis of board level RF circuits

• Measuring the reference board performance and analyzing the results

• Creating and maintaining supporting documentation [Datasheets, applications notes etc]

• Developing and mentoring other applications engineers

• Interfacing to the design team to explain board level issues

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years experience in RF/Wireless applications and/or design

• Experience with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA cellular standards

• Strong lab and board skills

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• Strong interpersonal skills

• BS or greater in electronic engineering

Desired Experience

• Familiarity for ADS, Momentum and PCB design Tools

• Good Technical writing ability

• Working knowledge of power amplifiers, crystal oscillators and other related components

• Group level management skills

________________________________________

3. Applications Engineer

Job Description

Sequoia seeks an RF applications engineer to provide technical support for customers and baseband partners for the integration of the Sequoia RF transceiver products.

This individual will be responsible for

• Identifying and solving integration issues

• Design and analysis of board level RF circuits

• Measuring the reference board performance and analyzing the results

• Creating and maintaining supporting documentation [Datasheets, applications notes etc]

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience in RF/Wireless applications and/or design

• Experience with wireless standards

• Strong lab and board skills

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• Strong interpersonal skills

• BS or greater in electronic engineering

Desired Experience

• Experience with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA cellular standards

• Familiarity for ADS, Momentum and PCB design Tools

• Good Technical writing ability

• Working knowledge of power amplifiers, crystal oscillators and other related components

• Group level management skills

________________________________________

4. RFIC Design Engineer

Title: Engineer

Reporting To: Director of Engineering

Years Exp: 3+

Job Description

Sequoia seeks experienced RF design engineers to develop circuit blocks for receiver RF integrated circuits.

Key Responsibilities

• Design of LNA's, Mixers, VGA's, VCO's, PLL's, and Oscillators.

• Design of TX amplifiers, gain, or filtering circuits

• Simulating IIP2 & 3 distortion, phase noise, gain, frequency response etc

• Providing production ready circuits, careful corner analysis & Monte Carlo

• Familiar with precise analog layout theory & layout experience

• Capable of making power, die area, and performance trade offs

• Calibration and Test Algorithms

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of design experience in RFIC design

• Strong design background in Analog and RF circuits

• Experience in cellular systems (WCDMA, CDMA, or GSM)

• Understanding of receiver system design issues is required

• BS or greater in EE with emphasis in RF-related design fields

Desired Experience

• Working knowledge of production-level cellular handsets through type approval

• Experience in design, test, reliability and production phases

• Familiarity with IC packaging design

Tool Knowledge Preferred

• Cadence Spectre, Spectre RF, schematic capture, and layout

• Familiar with Mentor & Assura LVS & DRC

• Working knowledge of UNIX, LINUX, and Windows

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sequoia Communications leads the industry in technology innovation and is “Making Multi-Mode Communications Possible.”

Highlights from the Sequoia Communications employment package:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible work hours

• 100% employee coverage for health, dental and vision

• Generous vacation time and paid holidays

• Easy commute from anywhere in San Diego

• Retirement and investment options

• On-site training

• Tuition reimbursement

• Free IEEE memberships

• Health-wellness programs, including free on-site yoga classes, massage, sports activities/clubs, healthy snacks and more

If you're looking for an exciting career opportunity in RF engineering, Sequoia Communications would like to hear from you today!

Approved by RF Cafe 3/7/2008

Sequoia Communications

Post subject: Job openings: Sequoia Communications (posted w/ permission)Posted: Thu Mar 06, 2008 5:45 pm

Lieutenant

Joined: Thu Mar 06, 2008 4:17 pm

Posts: 2

Location: San Diego, CA

Hi All,

Sequoia Communications, a fabless RF semiconductor company setting new benchmarks in multi-mode design and integration, is looking for talented, innovative engineers to

further the advancement of its breakthrough RF technologies. As the creator of the first ever single-chip Polar HEDGE RF transceiver, Sequoia Communications enables its

engineers to contribute and participate in the development of groundbreaking new designs in the RF field.

In addition to cutting-edge engineering, Sequoia Communications offers employees competitive benefits (outlined at the bottom of this message), continued growth and

learning opportunities, and a work environment that demonstrates appreciation, consideration, respect, values teamwork and rewards individual contribution. We work hard

together, have fun together and are committed to winning together!

Sequoia Communications was just named a winner in the Employers Group "CA's Best Places to Work" program.

Please find four job openings posted below. If interested, please email us jobs@sequoiacommunications.com.

Career Opportunities

________________________________________

1. Systems Engineer

A fabless start up company, funded by major VCs, developing highly integrated, advanced RF ICs in San Diego is seeking a highly motivated baseband systems engineer.

Organization:

Reporting into the systems engineering group

Key Responsibilities

• Architecture and algorithm development

• Performance analysis and trade studies

• Specification of system functionality to hardware and software domains

• Lab testing and integration of the final product

Required Experience

• Prefer at least 2 or more years of semiconductor design and/ or integration experience in WCDMA or GSM/EDGE/GPRS).

• Expertise in RF systems, communication systems and signal processing fundamentals

• Solid ability to evaluate, capture, and document tradeoffs and design descriptions

• Solid ability to test and debug RF or mixed signal devices

EDUCATION

• MSEE/CE or equivalent is required, PhD is desirable.

________________________________________

2. Senior Applications Engineer

Job Description

Sequoia seeks an experienced “phone level” applications engineer to provide the technical interface to customers and baseband partners for the integration of the Sequoia

RF transceiver products.

This individual will be responsible for

• Providing a technical point of contact for customers and partners

• Identifying and solving integration issues

• Design and analysis of board level RF circuits

• Measuring the reference board performance and analyzing the results

• Creating and maintaining supporting documentation [Datasheets, applications notes etc]

• Developing and mentoring other applications engineers

• Interfacing to the design team to explain board level issues

Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years experience in RF/Wireless applications and/or design

• Experience with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA cellular standards

• Strong lab and board skills

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• Strong interpersonal skills

• BS or greater in electronic engineering

Desired Experience

• Familiarity for ADS, Momentum and PCB design Tools

• Good Technical writing ability

• Working knowledge of power amplifiers, crystal oscillators and other related components

• Group level management skills

________________________________________

3. Applications Engineer

Job Description

Sequoia seeks an RF applications engineer to provide technical support for customers and baseband partners for the integration of the Sequoia RF transceiver products.

This individual will be responsible for

• Identifying and solving integration issues

• Design and analysis of board level RF circuits

• Measuring the reference board performance and analyzing the results

• Creating and maintaining supporting documentation [Datasheets, applications notes etc]

Requirements

• Minimum of 3 years experience in RF/Wireless applications and/or design

• Experience with wireless standards

• Strong lab and board skills

• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

• Strong interpersonal skills

• BS or greater in electronic engineering

Desired Experience

• Experience with GSM/EDGE and WCDMA cellular standards

• Familiarity for ADS, Momentum and PCB design Tools

• Good Technical writing ability

• Working knowledge of power amplifiers, crystal oscillators and other related components

• Group level management skills

________________________________________

4. RFIC Design Engineer

Title: Engineer

Reporting To: Director of Engineering

Years Exp: 3+

Job Description

Sequoia seeks experienced RF design engineers to develop circuit blocks for receiver RF integrated circuits.

Key Responsibilities

• Design of LNA's, Mixers, VGA's, VCO's, PLL's, and Oscillators.

• Design of TX amplifiers, gain, or filtering circuits

• Simulating IIP2 & 3 distortion, phase noise, gain, frequency response etc

• Providing production ready circuits, careful corner analysis & Monte Carlo

• Familiar with precise analog layout theory & layout experience

• Capable of making power, die area, and performance trade offs

• Calibration and Test Algorithms

Requirements

• Minimum 3 years of design experience in RFIC design

• Strong design background in Analog and RF circuits

• Experience in cellular systems (WCDMA, CDMA, or GSM)

• Understanding of receiver system design issues is required

• BS or greater in EE with emphasis in RF-related design fields

Desired Experience

• Working knowledge of production-level cellular handsets through type approval

• Experience in design, test, reliability and production phases

• Familiarity with IC packaging design

Tool Knowledge Preferred

• Cadence Spectre, Spectre RF, schematic capture, and layout

• Familiar with Mentor & Assura LVS & DRC

• Working knowledge of UNIX, LINUX, and Windows

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Sequoia Communications leads the industry in technology innovation and is “Making Multi-Mode Communications Possible.”

Highlights from the Sequoia Communications employment package:

• Competitive salary

• Flexible work hours

• 100% employee coverage for health, dental and vision

• Generous vacation time and paid holidays

• Easy commute from anywhere in San Diego

• Retirement and investment options

• On-site training

• Tuition reimbursement

• Free IEEE memberships

• Health-wellness programs, including free on-site yoga classes, massage, sports activities/clubs, healthy snacks and more

If you're looking for an exciting career opportunity in RF engineering, Sequoia Communications would like to hear from you today!

Approved by RF Cafe 3/7/2008

Posted  11/12/2012