ASIC Design Manager

Coherent Corp.•Santa Clara, CA
•$134,375 - $230,125•Hybrid

About The Position

Coherent Corp. is a global leader in lasers, engineered materials, and networking components. We are a vertically integrated manufacturing company that develops innovative products for diversified applications in the industrial, optical communications, military, life sciences, semiconductor equipment, and consumer markets. Coherent provides a comprehensive career development platform within an environment that challenges employees to perform at their best, while rewarding excellence and hard-work through a competitive compensation program. It's an exciting opportunity to work for a company that offers stability, longevity and growth. Come Join Us!

Requirements

  • B.Sc. in Electrical Engineering + 15 years of experience, or M.Sc. and/or PhD in Electrical Engineering + 10 years of experience.
  • At least 5 years of related professional experience.
  • Hands-on experience with design of RFIC’s > 20GHz, 100GHz + is a plus.
  • Familiar with wired or optical communication.
  • IC tape-out and productization experience
  • Strong industry experience in at least one of the following areas: Coherent optical transceivers, Fiber optics communication, Wire-line RF transceivers, SiGe Bicmos technology.
  • Solid understanding of high frequency (40GHz+) IC design such as TIAs and Drivers.
  • Solid understanding and experience in designing analog circuits in CMOS and SiGe BICMOS such as LDOs, Opamps, DACs, power detectors, VGAs.
  • Good understanding of S-parameters, transmission lines, IC design techniques of broadband linear amplifiers and equalizers.
  • Cadence IC design tools such as Virtuoso, Spectre, Spectre-RF, PVS, EMX, Quantus.
  • Solid understanding and hands-on experience in critical custom RF circuit layout.
  • Strong desire to drive product and technology development
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
  • Excellent teamwork skills and strong independence.
  • Self-motivated with innovative thinking.

Nice To Haves

  • Understanding of wired and optical communication systems & signal processing is preferred (FFE equalizers, communication channel SNR analysis, PAM4, QPSK, 16QAM)
  • Optical Coherent system knowledge is a plus.
  • Basic understanding of optical devices (lasers, Mach-Zehnder modulators, EMLs, silicon photonics) is desirable.

Responsibilities

  • Product specification and architecture definition of high-performance broadband ICs for optical communication.
  • Lead the development of best-in-class ICs from concept to production.
  • Oversee engineers to meet project schedules and provide hands-on technical leadership for teams across Coherent global sites.
  • Plan & manage evaluation of prototype silicon in close collaboration with the application and silicon characterization team.
  • Help support IC qualification and transition to mass production.
  • Collaborate with corporate cross-functional teams on advanced developments.

Benefits

  • competitive compensation program
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