DOH-23b Senior Research Engineer in Integrated circuit design for Inductive Powe
Tyndall National Institute
- Ireland
- €67,046-84,927 per year
- Contract
- Full-time
- Design driver circuits and specify magnetics for wireless power transmission.
- Design prototype PCB circuits and final CMOS integrated circuit solutions.
- Perform modelling and analysis on the limitations of existing solutions and provide assistance and support in the development of system level solutions.
- Work with, and lead on occasion, a multi-disciplinary team focussed on wireless power and communications for biomedical applications.
- Work on collaborative research projects with MCCI industry partners.
- Assist in the mentoring and support of junior researchers.
- Engage in the dissemination of the results of the research, as directed by and with the support of senior MCCI research staff.
- The successful candidate will be highly innovative with a strong desire to create world-beating integrated circuits research for real-life applications.
- Participate in education and public engagement activities, as required.
- Ensure all activities are compliant with the Tyndall Quality Management system.
- Ensure all activities are compliant with the required Health and Safety standards.
- Carry out any additional duties as may reasonably be required within the general scope and level of the post.
- Bachelor’s Degree (honours) in Electronics Engineering/ Master’s Degree in Electronics Engineering or related discipline with typically 5 years’ experience in wireless power systems or integrated circuit design.
- Strong knowledge of electro-magnetic (EM) design of RF or inductive components using industry standard CAD tools such as HFSS, Agilent ADS, Spectre RF, Maxwell etc.
- Knowledge of CMOS integrated circuits and IC CAD design tools
- Experience of carrying out or directing the Layout of CMOS Integrated circuits
- Experience of antenna, RF or Integrated Circuit lab measurements
- Evidence of successful execution of Analog, Mixed-Signal or RF circuits at block level through to tapeout and silicon characterisation.
- PhD in Microelectronics or Physics or a related topic.
- Knowledge of Transmitter and receiver circuits for wireless power transfer.
- Knowledge of low power wireless communications systems, RFID, Bluetooth etc.
- PCB design experience.
- Knowledge of human body EM effects.
- Experience in mixed signal circuit layout
- Strong Publication track record
- Ability to supervise and direct junior researchers.
- You will have the opportunity to work in a multi-disciplinary research team consisting of clinicians, medical systems architects, integrated circuit designers, magnetics and power systems experts, as well as:
- Work as a highly valuable research team member in a world-class technology centre that has a young, dynamic, vibrant and self-driven work environment that focuses on high impact research results that are strongly aligned to our Medtech industry partners.
- Great career development and advancement that is highly visible to the semiconductor industry through direct contact or IEEE publications.
- Collaborate with Medical Device industry on advanced implantable sensors.
- Opportunity to attend and publish work at leading conferences such as IEEE Solid-State Circuits conferences and IEEE BioCAS conference.
- Opportunity to publish in leading IEEE journals.
- Attend training courses and workshops, use the latest industry CAD design tools.
- Achieve wireless powering of implants at longer distances with higher power density per sensor area beyond state of the art.
- Competitive salary and conditions including 30 Days of annual leave, Christmas leave and public holidays.