Radio HW Digital Design

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About this opportunity

Ericsson is establishing a new state-of-the-art R&D center in Yokohama focused on Radio and Software development. The center will support leading Japanese communication service providers and deliver next-generation radio products and solutions for global deployment.

We are hiring a Radio HW Digital Designer to join the team. In this role, you will contribute to the full product lifecycle of Ericsson’s future radio systems, from early-stage studies and design through product development, deployment, and field support.

You will be directly involved in the development of next-generation radio network products, contributing to system design and end-to-end performance validation.

What you will do

• Contribute to the design and development of future radio products, from prototypes to product development and field support
• Participate in early design studies and system-level architecture analysis
• Perform system modeling and high-speed link budget analysis
• Evaluate and qualify new components
• Develop and execute test scripts for IC verification
• Integrate, configure, and tune radio hardware during the design phase
• Perform system-level performance verification and validation
• Support end-to-end system performance analysis throughout product development

The skills you bring

Education:

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Telecommunications, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field preferred
• Bachelor’s degree with extensive relevant experience may also be considered

Core technical skills

• 5+ years of experience in digital circuit design
• High-speed interfaces (e.g., Ser Des)
• Timing analysis
• Signal integrity (SI) design
• Experience in board bring-up, debugging, and system-level root cause analysis
• Hands-on experience with schematic design and PCB layout review tools
• Cadence, Altium, or Allegro
• Strong understanding of high-speed design guidelines and SI/PI considerations
• Solid understanding of system architecture
• CPU-based systems
• FPGA applications
• Power distribution systems
• Clock design
• Knowledge of EMC, thermal design, and product compliance, including validation and certification support
• Experience with SI/PI simulation tools (nice to have)
• Hyper Lynx, Ansys, Si Soft, ADS, etc.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment
• Oscilloscopes, logic analyzers, spectrum analyzers, signal source analyzers

Soft skills and additional requirements

• Strong understanding of design trade-offs (power, noise, performance)
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong problem-solving and innovative mindset
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills (engineering, system, and product teams)
• Experience working in Agile and Lean environments
• Understanding of Product Lifecycle Management (PLM)
• Strong interest in knowledge sharing and collaboration
• Fluent in English; Japanese is a strong advantage
• Result-driven, quality-focused, and service-minded approach
• Continuous learning mindset and curiosity for radio product development

Why join Ericsson?At Ericsson, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build solutions never seen before to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you won’t be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.
What happens once you apply?Click Here to find all you need to know about what our typical hiring process looks like.Encouraging a diverse and inclusive organization is core to our values at Ericsson, that's why we champion it in everything we do. We truly believe that by collaborating with people with different experiences we drive innovation, which is essential for our future growth. We encourage people from all backgrounds to apply and realize their full potential as part of our Ericsson team. Ericsson is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. learn more.

Primary country and city: Japan (JP) || Yokohama

Req ID: 785887