Principal High Speed Analog/Mixed Signal Designer

Monolithic Power Systems•San Jose, CA

About The Position

The candidate will join the memory design team supporting the definition, specification, system simulation, and implementation of future DDR- and LPDDR-related product IPs. The work centers on circuit architecture and design for critical high-speed analog and digital blocks, as well as defining specifications for the high-speed data path. The role is based in San Jose, US.

Requirements

MS in Electrical Engineering and 7 or more years of analog/mixed-signal circuit design experience, or PhD in Electrical Engineering and 5 or more years of analog/mixed-signal circuit design experience.
Prior experience with high-speed analog circuits such as transmitters, receivers, PLLs, DLLs, PIs, or clock distribution.
Solid knowledge of design principles for practical design tradeoffs.
Solid knowledge of basic building blocks such as bias circuits, op-amps, and LDOs.

Nice To Haves

Experience designing memory interfaces such as DDR4/5 or serial links such as PCIe.
Experience modeling with Verilog-A, Verilog, or MATLAB.
Experience working on leading R&D and future technology development projects.

Responsibilities

Own high-speed analog/mixed-signal designs at chip and block level.
Design, simulate, and characterize high-performance, high-speed circuits.
Create high-level models for design tradeoff analysis and behavioral models for verification simulations.
Work with digital and system teams to define architectures and design plans that meet budget, schedule, and project deliverables.
Create floor plans and work with the layout team to demonstrate post-extraction performance.
Document analysis and simulation results to show that the design meets critical electrical and timing parameters and supports the pre-silicon verification flow.
Work with the lab and system team on test plans, silicon bring-up, and characterization.
Understand and communicate applicable standards and their relevance to the project team.
Mentor junior designers.
Participate in and contribute to development flows that improve design execution efficiency and quality.