Principal Mixed Signal Design Engineer

Analog Devices • Beaverton, OR

144d • $148,500 - $222,750

About The Position

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Join our Automotive GMSL Team as a Principal Mixed-Signal Design Engineer! We are seeking an experienced, self-motivated, and passionate engineer to lead, architect, and design cutting-edge products for Automotive SerDes applications. The position is based in Beaverton, Oregon.

Requirements

• MSEE or Equivalent: Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Advanced Knowledge: Expertise in high-speed SerDes circuits, including Rx equalizers, DFEs, CDR, Tx drivers, clock generation (VCO, PLL, dividers, etc.), and bias circuitry.
• Communication Skills: Clear and concise written and verbal communication skills, with team working experience and a proactive approach to problem-solving.
• Proven Track Record: Demonstrated success in designing, leading, and introducing products to the market.
• Technical Leadership: Ability to provide technical leadership across a wide range of engineering disciplines on highly complex products, processes, and projects.
• Cadence Tools Expertise: Extensive experience with and advanced knowledge of Cadence design, simulation, layout, and verification tools for analog and mixed-signal designs.
• Semiconductor Background: Solid understanding of semiconductor basics, including the device physics of CMOS transistors, diodes, MIM capacitors, integrated inductors, and implanted resistors.
• Transistor-Level Design: Strong intuitive and analytical understanding of transistor-level design, with good working knowledge of small signal and large signal CMOS device models.
• Circuit Analysis Skills: Extensive circuit analysis skills, recognizing potential problems due to model limitations, high-frequency effects, and device temperature effects.
• Lab Experience: Experience characterizing and debugging mixed-signal SoCs in a lab environment, using signal generators, oscilloscopes, BERTs, logic analyzers, and data acquisition systems.
• Package and Layout Intuition: Good intuition of package and layout parasitics, with experience in extracted simulations.

Nice To Haves

• Video Protocols: Expertise in video protocols such as DisplayPort, CSI/DSI, HDMI, and PCIe.
• Behavioral Modeling: Experience with analog and digital behavioral modeling, design, and synthesis of digital control blocks and state machines.
• DSP Design: Proficiency in Matlab and design of DSP blocks, including digital filters and decimators.
• Automated Digital Design: Familiarity with automated digital design tools and processes, including Verilog, synthesis, place & route, and static timing analysis (STA).
• Team Leadership: Experience leading teams and/or projects.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and Develop Architectures: Create and specify individual circuit blocks. Perform system-level analysis to develop optimal system implementations.
• Circuit Ownership: Oversee analog and mixed-signal circuits used in automotive SerDes products throughout the product development cycle.
• Design and Verification: Conduct detailed circuit design, simulations, and verification of high-performance SerDes and auxiliary circuits, including Rx equalizers, DFEs, CDR, Tx drivers, clock generation (VCO, PLL, dividers, etc.), and bias circuitry.
• Technical Leadership: Provide technical leadership for complex SerDes products.
• Layout Supervision: Supervise layout and conduct post-layout simulations.
• Documentation and Reviews: Prepare documentation and conduct design reviews.
• Lab Evaluation and Debug: Perform lab evaluation and debug.
• Cross-Functional Interaction: Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define requirements and specifications. Assist in production test development.

Benefits

• Medical, vision and dental coverage
• 401k
• Paid vacation
• Holidays
• Sick time
• Discretionary performance-based bonus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Industry: Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing
• Education Level: Master's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees