Power Amplifier Researcher

Founded in 1987, Huawei is a leading global provider of information and communications technology (ICT) infrastructure and smart devices. With integrated solutions across four key domains – smart devices, telecom networks, IT, and cloud services – we are committed to bringing digital to every person, home and organization for a fully connected, intelligent world. At Huawei, innovation focuses on customer needs.


We invest heavily in both basic and applied research, concentrating on technological breakthroughs that drive the world forward. We have more than 180,000 employees, and we operate in more than 170 countries and regions. As Huawei’s first oversea R&D center established in 2000, our Sweden’s R&D workforce has being continuously growing and with 400+ R&D engineers located in Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Lund.


If you are ready to take the challenges of developing cutting-edge wireless technologies to better serve the entire society, this would be the ideal opportunity for you. The Huawei Sweden RF Lab is a global hardware research center focusing on innovative emerging RF technologies and concepts, ranging from device to system level. We are constantly exploring disruptive ideas or potential paradigm shifts that may shape up the future of wireless communications.


Main responsibilities:
We are looking for a young talent with proven theoretical and practical expertise in power amplifier (PA) research for one or a few of the following applications: 5G sub-6 GHz massive multiple-input and multiple-output (MIMO) active antenna units (AAUs), 5G millimeter-wave AAUs, and traditional high-power macro radio base stations, to strengthen our RF technology research in Sweden via:
Research state-of-the-art power amplifier solutions based on innovative architectures and circuits, new integration, assembly and packaging concepts, and accurate passive and active device modeling techniques.
Tracking latest technical trends and identifying potential groundbreaking PA technologies for wireless communications.
Documenting, presenting and promoting new concepts and solutions.
Generating Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) based on new technical solutions.

Key qualifications:
Target Students. students who graduated in 2020/2021 and For excellent PhDs, it can be extended to 2019.
Proven academic or industrial research experience in PA technologies for wireless applications.
Good mathematical skills and microwave circuit theory and their application to power amplifiers, and capable of analyzing new PA architectures as well as other microwave modules and accurately transferring circuit models to physical implementation.
Solid knowledge on integration, packaging, and assembly processes for power amplifiers operating at both sub-6 GHz and millimeter-wave frequency bands is highly appreciated.
Hands-on experience in heterogeneously and/or monolithically (MMIC) integrated sub-6 GHz and/or millimeter-wave PA design, modeling, simulations, and characterizations is a must.
Good knowledge of industry standard microwave circuit and electromagnetic wave simulation software.
Familiar with various RF measurement instruments, e.g. vector network analyzers (VNAs), signal analyzers, vector signal generators, oscilloscopes, etc. Skills in developing and optimizing measurement techniques for accurately characterizing both passive and active devices.
Prior experience in developing non-linear device models is an advantage.
Good communication, documentation, presentation skills in written and spoken English.
New graduates with a master’s degree or equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Microwave Technology, Wireless Communications, Computer Science, Engineering Physics or similar technical field is required. A PhD degree granted recently in a relevant area is highly preferred.

Additional requirements:
Ability to formulate technical issues and solve them independently.
Open-minded and eager to share knowledge, new findings, ideas and experience with colleagues.
Good social and networking skills to support teamwork in project groups.
Ability to supervise master thesis students or interns.
What we offer:
We offer you a professional career in the one of the leading multinational telecommunication company, challenging work and highly competitive salary package. Also, you will have the opportunities to work with many experienced experts in wireless communication technologies.


This is a full-time position at the Huawei R&D office in Stockholm.