Sunplus mMobile UK

Sunplus mMobile has had a long relationship with Cambridge companies and in March 2008 we decided to start our own Cambridge design centre in order to continue to provide the opportunity for Cambridge based engineers to contribute to our wireless modem roadmap.  Our Cambridge development centre is growing fast and we are looking for exceptional people at a variety of levels.  If you meet our standards, the prospects are excellent, including rapid career development.

Have a look through the vancies below, but if none of them matches we would still be interested to receive CVs from strong candidates with interest and expertise in any area of wireless modem development.

VACANCIES

• Digital IC Designer
• Layer 1/PHY SW Engineer
• PHY Algorithm Engineer
• Protocol Software Engineer

HOW to APPLY
Please apply and submit your CV to uk-recruitment@sunplusmm.com

Sunplus mMobile Cambridge Branch
Regus, Compass House, Vision Park, Chivers Way, Histon, Cambridge, CB24 9AD
T: +44 1223 257841

Digital IC Designer

Responsibility

• Specification, architectural design, logic implementation and verification of mobile wireless communications IC systems
• Algorithm development and implementation
• Working with software teams during development and integration
• Working with backend team during layout phase to ensure all design goals are met

Qualifications

• Good University degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related physical sciences subject.
• Bachelors Degree 2:1 or above.

Work Experience

• Previous experience in Digital IC development.
• Digital IC development in the mobile communications industry.

Skills and Knowledge

• VHDL or Verilog
• RTL HDL Design and Coding
• HDL Testbench development
• High-speed digital design
• Low-power digital design
• Logic Synthesis
• DFT/ATPG
• Unix/Linux
• 2G and 3G communications systems
• Signal Processing algorithm implementation in hardware
• SoC Design
• Processor system implementation
• ARM IP
• Clock Tree Synthesis
• Multi-clock domain IC
• Multi-voltage domain IC
• Multi-power domain IC
• Scripting Languages
• Logic Equivalence Checking
• Formal Verification
• Assertion-based verification (Specman/e, SystemVerilog)
• FPGA impmenentation

Personal Qualities

• Take a system view
• Self motivated
• Ability to analyse in depth
• Problem Solver
• Finisher/Completer
• Able to build a personal network
• Multi-tasking
• Good people skills
• Willing to travel
• Confident and Enthusiastic
• Articulate

Layer 1/PHY SW Engineer

Responsibility

• Architecting, designing, implementing, and testing Layer 1 and Physical layer software.
• Tracking mobile communications standards and implementing to those standards.
• Supporting conformance test, Field trial and IOT.
• Supporting the chip development from bring up to volume production.
  

Qualifications

• Good University degree in Communications, Electrical, Electronic or Software Engineering or related science subject.
• Bachelors Degree 2:1 or better.

Work Experience

• Previous experience in hard real time embedded systems.
• Previous experience in mobile communications development.

Skills and Knowledge

• Design and implementation of hard real time embedded systems
• Debugging in an embedded environment
• Basic working knowledge of 2G and/or 3G Layer 1 and Phy SW
• Programming in C
• Understanding the design flow from spec to finished SW
• Use of code management systems
• Design and implementation of 2G and/or 3G Layer 1 and Phy SW
• RTOS
• Knowledge of TDSCDMA systems
• LTE
• The standards process
• Subversion
• Understanding of HW design

Personal Qualities

• Problem solver
• Take a systems view
• Willingness to learn new technologies and skills
• Self motivated
• Ability to analyse
• Articulate
• Commercial awareness
• Able to build a personal network
• Willing to travel

PHY Algorithm Engineer

Responsibility

• Working with the Taiwan Algorithm development team to produce algorithms suitable for leading edge wireless communication modems. This should include using design experience from all the Sunplus mMobile teams on 3G and 4G technology
• Working with and guiding the UK Digital Silicon and Phy SW teams to implement the new modems.
• Working within a small team of engineers in the UK to develop algorithms, run simulations and create test vectors as needed.

Qualifications

• Good University degree in Communications Engineering or related subject.
• Bachelors Degree 2:1.
• PhD in Wireless Comms research.
  

Work Experience

• Previous experience in mobile communications algorithm development.
• Project and/or team management.
  

Skills and Knowledge

• A good understanding of mobile communications, digital signal processing, channel coding, mobile channel and modern techniques to combat it, time frequency and gain acquisition and tracking techniques
• Knowledge of 2G and/or 3G communications systems and standards
• Software simulation of communications algorithms
• Simulation of communications systems
• Programming in C
• The design flow from spec to fixed point implementation
• Implementation of communications algorithms in mobile terminals. E.g considerations of complexity s/w h/w partitioning and power consumption. RF architectures
• Knowledge of TDSCDMA systems
• LTE
• MatLab
• Development of new mobile communications algorithms
• The standards process

Personal Qualities

• Take a systems view
• Self motivated
• Ability to analyse
• Problem solver
• Able to build a personal network
• Willing to travel
• Good people skills
• Articulate
• Chinese speaker
• Commercial awareness

Protocol Software Engineer

Responsibility

• Detailed design and implementation of protocol entities defined by 3gpp and other technical specifications
• Development of test tools and scripts for unit testing of protocol entities and for system-level testing
• Taking an active role in system-level, conformance and inter-operator testing and field trials: analysing and resolving any problems found
• The company will provide both formal and on-the-job training to develop the skills and knowledge needed to fulfil this role

Qualifications

• Good university degree in Electronics of Communications Engineering, Computing, Physics, Maths or related technical subject
• Bachelors Degree 2:1 or above

Work Experience

• This role is suitable for a recent graduate (first or higher degree) or for someone with up to 2 years experience in any industry.
• Experience of developing communication protocols (for example as part of a degree project)

Skills and Knowledge

• Technical computer programming
• Interest in computing and / or communications technologies
• Familiarity with Windows office suite (Word & Excel or equivalents)
• C Programming
• Knowledge of Software Engineering methodologies
• Understanding of 2G and 3G communications systems

Personal Qualities

• Self motivated
• Ability to analyse in depth
• Problem solver
• Finisher / Completer
• Willingness to travel to Taiwan, China and other countried as necessary.  It is anticipated that you might spend 10-15% of your time working abroad.
• Good oral and written communication skills
• Good people skills
• Confident and enthusiastic
• Ability to multi-task