Business Services & Consulting • all cities, IL 15
MMIC & Power Amplifier Engineer, Wireless Power Transmission (m/f/d) (15)
all cities, IL 15On-sitePosted 1 day ago
Business Services & Consulting
About the Role
RF/Microwave Integrated Circuits Design Lead
Focus: TerraSpark is a venture-backed deep-tech company building space-based solar power. You will lead the design and development of RF/microwave integrated circuits at the core of TerraSpark's wireless power transmission (WPT) demonstrators and future SBSP systems. You own the end-to-end MMIC design flow: architecture and simulation through tape-out, lab validation, and integration into high-power WPT transmit chains.
What You'll Do:
Design MMICs and RF/microwave circuits (power amplifiers, LNAs, mixers, phase shifters) and integrate them into our WPT demonstrators and products.
Interface with foundry partners, prepare design kits and tape-out files, and manage the full MMIC development cycle from PDK evaluation to fabrication and delivery.
Troubleshoot design issues, optimise performance, and ensure reliability and manufacturability of MMICs and RF power stages.
Define and run RF and DC test setups (VNAs, spectrum analysers, power meters, load banks) to characterise circuit performance and feed results back into design iterations.
Collaborate closely with RF, power electronics, controls, rectenna, and mechanical colleagues to ensure robust, efficient end-to-end WPT links.
Contribute to R&D on advanced rectenna and RF front-end concepts for future SBSP systems, including design-for-manufacture and integration into large-scale rectenna fields.
What You Bring:
Degree in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, or a related field.
Proven, hands-on track record in MMIC and high-efficiency power amplifier design, demonstrated through industrial products, prototypes, or research projects.
Strong proficiency with RF and MMIC CAD tools (e.g. AWR, ADS, Cadence, HFSS, or similar).
Familiarity with III-V semiconductor technologies such as GaAs and GaN, and experience working with foundries and tape-out processes.
Strong analytical skills and experience with RF test and measurement equipment (network analysers, spectrum analysers, power meters, etc.), including planning and executing measurements and using data to refine designs.
Drive to take initiative, own designs from concept through build and test, collaborate with other engineers, and iterate rapidly in a hardware-rich environment.
RF/Microwave Integrated Circuits Design Lead
Focus: TerraSpark is a venture-backed deep-tech company building space-based solar power. You will lead the design and development of RF/microwave integrated circuits at the core of TerraSpark's wireless power transmission (WPT) demonstrators and future SBSP systems. You own the end-to-end MMIC design flow: architecture and simulation through tape-out, lab validation, and integration into high-power WPT transmit chains.
What You'll Do:
Design MMICs and RF/microwave circuits (power amplifiers, LNAs, mixers, phase shifters) and integrate them into our WPT demonstrators and products.
Interface with foundry partners, prepare design kits and tape-out files, and manage the full MMIC development cycle from PDK evaluation to fabrication and delivery.
Troubleshoot design issues, optimise performance, and ensure reliability and manufacturability of MMICs and RF power stages.
Define and run RF and DC test setups (VNAs, spectrum analysers, power meters, load banks) to characterise circuit performance and feed results back into design iterations.
Collaborate closely with RF, power electronics, controls, rectenna, and mechanical colleagues to ensure robust, efficient end-to-end WPT links.
Contribute to R&D on advanced rectenna and RF front-end concepts for future SBSP systems, including design-for-manufacture and integration into large-scale rectenna fields.
What You Bring:
Degree in Electrical Engineering, RF/Microwave Engineering, or a related field.
Proven, hands-on track record in MMIC and high-efficiency power amplifier design, demonstrated through industrial products, prototypes, or research projects.
Strong proficiency with RF and MMIC CAD tools (e.g. AWR, ADS, Cadence, HFSS, or similar).
Familiarity with III-V semiconductor technologies such as GaAs and GaN, and experience working with foundries and tape-out processes.
Strong analytical skills and experience with RF test and measurement equipment (network analysers, spectrum analysers, power meters, etc.), including planning and executing measurements and using data to refine designs.
Drive to take initiative, own designs from concept through build and test, collaborate with other engineers, and iterate rapidly in a hardware-rich environment.
What You'll Do
Design MMICs and RF/microwave circuits (power amplifiers, LNAs, mixers, phase shifters) and integrate them into our WPT demonstrators and products.
Interface with foundry partners, prepare design kits and tape-out files, and manage the full MMIC development cycle from PDK evaluation to fabrication and delivery.
Troubleshoot design issues, optimise performance, and ensure reliability and manufacturability of MMICs and RF power stages.
Define and run RF and DC test setups (VNAs, spectrum analysers, power meters, load banks) to characterise circuit performance and feed results back into design iterations.
Collaborate closely with RF, power electronics, controls, rectenna, and mechanical colleagues to ensure robust, efficient end-to-end WPT links.
Contribute to R&D on advanced rectenna and RF front-end concepts for future SBSP systems, including design-for-manufacture and integration into large-scale rectenna fields.
