Principal Analog Design Engineer

Renesas Electronics•Duluth, GA

About The Position

Architect, design, and verify CMOS analog blocks for custom ASICs while meeting stringent performance, area, power, and timeline constraints. The work includes transmitter (Tx), receiver (Rx), PLL, and other high-precision analog circuits, with a focus on high-speed DDR I/O architecture and low-power circuit design. The engineer serves as a liaison between the Analog Design Team and Verification, Validation, and Test teams; analyzes silicon ATE and bench data against product specifications; and uses Excel, MATLAB, or scripts to process large datasets and identify actionable findings. The role collaborates with digital and systems engineers and other stakeholders to integrate analog and digital components. The position also provides technical guidance and mentorship, contributes to design best practices, verifies designs through simulation and testing, documents specifications and design work, and ensures designs and layouts meet applicable performance, reliability, matching, and standards requirements. The company describes itself as a global embedded semiconductor solution provider with more than 21,000 engineers and problem solvers in over 30 countries.

Requirements

Advanced degree in Electronics/Microelectronics Engineering or a related discipline.
10–15 years of analog circuit design experience.
Expertise in high-speed DDR I/O interface design and optimization, with emphasis on DDR5/DDR6 I/O architecture, client and data center server circuits, and system design and validation.
In-depth knowledge of analog receiver/transmitter design, including signal integrity and noise immunity.
Proficiency with analog design tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Maestro, Spectre, and HSPICE, and with simulation techniques.
Strong understanding of signal integrity.
Strong understanding of general analog design principles and methodologies.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize high-speed DDR I/O interfaces, ensuring signal integrity, noise immunity, and compatibility with industry standards.
Liaise between the Analog Design Team and Verification, Validation, and Test teams.
Analyze silicon ATE and bench data against product specifications.
Use Excel, MATLAB, or scripts to process large datasets and extract actionable information.
Collaborate with digital design engineers, systems engineers, and other stakeholders to integrate analog and digital components.
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and contribute to design best practices and methodologies.
Conduct simulations and testing to validate design performance and reliability; address issues and implement corrective actions.
Create design documentation, including specifications, schematics, and design reports, and ensure activities are documented and comply with internal and external standards.
Stay current with industry trends and emerging technologies, and propose and implement solutions to improve product performance and capabilities, with a focus on low-power circuit design.
Ensure designs meet EM/IR and aging requirements.
Ensure layouts meet high analog standards for matching and performance.