About Fondazione Chips-IT

The Fondazione “Italian Center for the Design of Semiconductor Integrated Circuits,” also known as the Chips-IT Fondazione, is a nonprofit research and technology organization under the supervision of the Ministries of Industry.

The Fondazione is Italy's first RTO (Research and Technology Organization) vertically focused on semiconductor research and stands as a center of excellence in frontier research on semiconductor design, as well as a pivotal center of the Italian semiconductor ecosystem and expertise.

Missions Of The Fondazione

• Promote the design and development of integrated circuits
• Strengthen the system of professional training in the field of microelectronics
• Ensure the establishment of a network of universities, research centers and enterprises that fosters innovation and technology transfer in the field

Posizione

Research Engineer – RF Integrated Circuit Design





Are you a skilled RF IC designer ready to tackle the technical challenges of next-generation wireless and high-frequency electronic systems? Fondazione Chips-IT seeks a Research Engineer with a strong background in Radio Frequency (RF) and millimeter-wave (mmWave) IC design to lead pioneering development of integrated circuits for advanced communication, radar, and high-speed wireless applications.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead R&D; activities on RF and mixed-signal integrated circuits for advanced communication, wireless transceivers, and high-frequency systems.
• Architect, design, and validate complex RF blocks (such as LNAs, PAs, VCOs, mixers, and synthesizers) in advanced silicon technologies.
• Guide system-level integration and collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on packaging and co-design approaches.
• Supervise Master’s and PhD students working on high-frequency designs.
• Protect intellectual property and publish impactful research in the RF domain.
• Track emerging trends in wireless technologies to shape future research directions.

Requisiti

📌 Research Engineer – RF Integrated Circuit Design (Pavia)
🏢 Fondazione Chips-IT
📍 Pavia