Hybrid Senior RF HW Design Engineer

at Zurich Instruments

• Job title: Senior RF HW Design Engineer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: DAC
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Zurich, Switzerland

About the role

• Senior RF HW Design Engineer designing and implementing PCB RF electronics for quantum control systems. Collaborating with external partners and assessing new technologies in a high-performance team.

Responsibilities

• You are responsible for the design, implementation, and characterization of PCB-based RF and analog electronics serving our large-scale, high-performance quantum control systems;
• You contribute to the examination and assessment of new technologies and components, and their application in our circuits;
• You ensure testability and reliability of the conceived systems (design for test);
• You collaborate with and instruct external partners (e.g., PCB layout sub-contractors, PCB/A manufacturers).

Requirements

• BSc, MSc, or PhD in Electrical Engineering or in an equivalent field;
• At least 3 years of practical experience in RF electronic circuits and systems design, including analog and digital signal processing and control, high-speed converters (ADC, DAC);
• Experience in RF electronics design (broadband low noise analog RF frontends), as well as a good understanding of EMI mitigation techniques;
• Proficient user of EDA tools for circuit design and simulation (e.g., Altium Designer, Spice, CST Studio Suite, Simbeor);
• Proficient user of laboratory instrumentation, including oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, and VNAs;
• Experience in design for cost, test, and manufacturing;
• Experience with product lifecycle management and the specific challenges of RF electronics.