Senior Principal Engineer & Chip Integration Lead at Raytheon Intelligence & Space โ pioneering RF/Microwave IC design for next-generation defense and aerospace systems.
Dr. Laleh Rabieirad is a distinguished RF and microwave integrated circuit design expert currently serving as Senior Principal Engineer and Chip Integration Lead at Raytheon Intelligence & Space (a division of RTX Corporation) in El Segundo, California. She brings extensive experience in the design and integration of RF, microwave, and mixed-signal integrated circuits and subsystems in GaAs, Si, and SiGe technologies, with applications in phased array radars and communication systems.
She received her Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering from Purdue University in 2008, specializing in Microelectronics and Nanotechnology. Following her doctoral work, she was a Postdoctoral Scholar at the California Institute of Technology (Caltech), working in Prof. Azita Emami's Mixed-Mode Integrated Circuits & Systems (MICS) Lab on the development of ultra-low power CMOS integrated circuits for cochlear implants.
Dr. Rabieirad has authored numerous IEEE papers spanning areas from nanotechnology to RF microwave circuits. She holds multiple U.S. patents and has received multiple innovation and achievement awards, most notably Raytheon's 2020 Technical Honors Award. She is an active member of the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S), serving on the TC-14 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits technical committee.
Leading chip integration for advanced defense and aerospace programs at Raytheon Intelligence & Space, one of the world's premier defense technology companies.
Ph.D. from Purdue University with postdoctoral research at Caltech โ two of the world's top engineering institutions.
Research spanning defense radar systems, biomedical devices, nanotechnology, and software-defined radio โ bridging multiple engineering disciplines.
Recipient of Raytheon's prestigious 2020 Technical Honors Award and multiple innovation awards for engineering excellence.
Spanning RF/microwave engineering, nanotechnology, and biomedical systems
Design and integration of RF, microwave, and mixed-signal integrated circuits in GaAs, Si, and SiGe BiCMOS technologies for defense and communication systems.
Pioneering mask-programmable and field-programmable approaches for implementing reconfigurable RF circuits, enabling software-defined radio architectures.
Advanced phased array radar subsystem design and chip integration for next-generation defense and aerospace applications at Raytheon.
Research on carbon nanotube FETs for high-frequency applications and single-walled carbon nanotube resonators operating at MHz frequencies.
Ultra-low power CMOS integrated circuits for cochlear implants, patient monitoring platforms, and medical microwave radiometry.
Reconfigurable CMOS tuners and programmable distributed amplifier/mixer circuits enabling flexible, multi-band radio architectures.
From Purdue research labs to leading chip integration at Raytheon
Selected peer-reviewed journal and conference papers
Advisor: Prof. Saeed Mohammadi | Lab: SiVIC Lab & Birck Nanotechnology Center
Proposed novel mask-programmable and field-programmable approaches for implementing reconfigurable RF circuits. Demonstrated integrated programmable tuners using CMOS varactors and transistor/capacitor pairs in 0.13ฮผm CMOS technology, achieving 2ยฒยฒ or 2ยฒโฐ different impedance configurations. Implemented a 4โ5.3 GHz programmable RF receiver and the first fully integrated field-programmable dual-state circuit in 130nm CMOS โ a 3-stage distributed topology operating as either a distributed amplifier or distributed mixer.
Patented innovations in medical devices, microwave systems, and circuit design
Comprehensive patient monitoring platform integrating multiple sensing modalities for healthcare applications.
Portable microwave radiometry device for non-invasive medical diagnostics and tissue temperature measurement.
Advanced dual-antenna microwave radiometry technique for improved measurement accuracy and spatial resolution.
Novel electromagnetic directional coupler design for RF and microwave signal routing and power division.
Patent related to MRI safety considerations for medical implants and electronic devices.
Raytheon's most prestigious technical recognition, awarded for outstanding engineering contributions and innovation in defense technology programs.
Recognized for innovative contributions to RF/microwave integrated circuit design and chip integration for advanced defense systems.
Elevated from Student Member (S'04) to full Member (M'09) of the IEEE, reflecting professional growth and contributions to the field.
Dissertation: "CMOS Reconfigurable Circuits: Integrated Mask Programmable and Field Programmable RF Circuits"
Advisor: Prof. Saeed Mohammadi
Research Group: SiVIC Lab (Si to Vacuum Integrated Circuits) & Birck Nanotechnology Center
Key Contributions: Proposed novel mask-programmable and field-programmable approaches for reconfigurable RF circuits. Demonstrated integrated programmable tuners in 0.13ฮผm CMOS technology achieving 2ยฒยฒ different impedance configurations. Implemented a 4โ5.3 GHz programmable RF receiver and the first fully integrated field-programmable dual-state circuit in 130nm CMOS.
IEEE Membership: Student Member (S'04), elevated to Member (M'09)
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Active member of the TC-14 Microwave and Millimeter-Wave Integrated Circuits technical committee, contributing to the advancement of microwave IC standards, reviewing technical papers, and shaping the direction of integrated circuit research within the IEEE MTT-S community.