Lead RF Architect (Analog RF Design)

SBT is the exclusive executive recruiting firm for this confidential position. This confidential stealth startup company is building a new class of highly integrated, low-power semiconductor systems. The team is developing custom silicon that brings together advanced analog, RF, and digital technologies to enable differentiated wireless products. The ideal candidate is fundamentally an analog/RF IC designer with strong experience developing low-power wireless technologies such as Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE), short-range radios, connectivity devices, or related RF systems. Role Define and develop the overall RF and analog architecture for a highly integrated wireless SoC or custom silicon platform Design critical RF and analog circuits such as LNAs, mixers, oscillators, PLLs/frequency synthesizers, amplifiers, filters, biasing, and supporting analog circuitry Develop low-power RF architectures suitable for short-range and energy-constrained wireless applications, including technologies with characteristics similar to BLE and other low-power connectivity standards Own designs from architecture and schematic development through simulation, layout collaboration, verification, tape-out, and silicon bring-up Establish the company's RFIC design methodology, simulation environment, verification practices, and development infrastructure.