Technologist, RFIC Design Engineer

At WD, our vision is to power global innovation and push the boundaries of technology to make what you thought was once impossible, possible. At our core, WD is a company of problem solvers. People achieve extraordinary things given the right technology. For decades, we’ve been doing just that—our technology helped people put a man on the moon and capture the first-ever picture of a black hole. We offer an expansive portfolio of technologies, HDDs, and platforms for business, creative professionals, and consumers alike under our Western Digital®, WD®, and WD_BLACK™. We are a key partner to some of the largest and highest-growth organizations in the world. From enabling systems to make cities safer and more connected, to powering the data centers behind many of the world’s biggest companies and hyperscale cloud providers, to meeting the massive and ever-growing data storage needs of the AI era, WD is fueling a brighter, smarter future. Today’s exceptional challenges require your unique skills. Together, we can build the future of data storage. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Designer will be responsible for the design of high performance RF and analog circuit blocks. Responsibilities include transistor level, block level and module level circuit architecture, design, simulation, optimization, layout supervision, layout verification, preparation of test plan for the testing team, reliability and yield assessment and modeling, simulation to bench and bench to test correlation, bench evaluation both at silicon level and at applications level, and documentation. Job responsibilities require ability to communicate at all levels and with cross functional groups. Candidate must have good verbal and written communications skills and demonstrated track record of circuit innovation, must be a team player, be adaptable, and accept constructive feedback. REQUIRED: Must have hands-on design and development experience in RF and analog integrated circuit Must have experience in at least one preferably multiple area of full CMOS circuit design and development in: Baseband amplifiers, low noise RF amplifiers, wide bandwidth amplifiers Mixers, up-converters, down-converters High speed drivers and receivers, CDR circuits, equalizers Power amplifiers Must have experience in 40nm and below CMOS technology Must have a demonstrable track record of successful design releases and mass production Must have thorough knowledge of industry standard EDA tools (Cadence, Mentor, Siemens, Ansys etc.) Experience with RF and high performance analog block layout such as LNA, mixer, analog to digital converters, references, digital to analog converters etc. Experience with floor planning, block level routing and top level chip routing Knowledge of high performance analog layout considerations such as matching, EM-IR and SOA and mitigation techniques Experience working with distributed design teams a plus Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills BS, MS or PhD with relevant experience Salary Range: 170,600.00-227,400.00 WD is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. 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Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying. Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 8-13-2026 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. 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