Staff Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer
About The Position
The Staff Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer designs and analyzes high-speed, high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits, including data converters, PLLs, and SERDES, in advanced CMOS FinFET technologies, and brings designs through to production. The role contributes to technical differentiation through development of high-speed circuitry for efficient transmission. The engineer designs, implements, and simulates high-speed analog circuits; creates and optimizes layout floor plans; supervises layout activities and provides guidelines to layout engineers, with hands-on layout work as needed; evaluates circuit topology trade-offs to meet or exceed power, area, linearity, and bandwidth requirements; and develops analog test plans with product and test engineering teams to characterize products and ensure quality. The role also supports and follows the team's design methodologies and release flows.
Requirements
- Extensive familiarity with CAD tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Incisive, Calibre, EMX, and Totem EM/IR.
- Proven track record designing complex analog/mixed-signal IPs or chips in deep-submicron CMOS technologies.
- Experience bringing high-performance analog IPs—including high-speed ADCs, high-speed DACs, and high-frequency, low-jitter PLLs—to production.
- Understanding of CMOS analog/mixed-signal design methodologies and circuit analysis.
- Understanding of device physics and the impacts of layout effects.
- Ability to perform behavioral modeling of blocks and circuits using Verilog-A or Verilog-AMS.
- Ability to collaborate with local or remote team members in a fast-paced professional environment.
- For the Principal Design Engineer level: M.S. in Electrical Engineering with 12+ years of experience, or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years of experience.
Nice To Haves
- Fluent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to independently resolve issues and overcome design challenges.
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented.
- Knowledge of optical communication theories and Matlab coding.
Responsibilities
- Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of high-speed analog circuits, including ADCs and DACs.
- Create layout floor plans to optimize overall performance; supervise layout activities, provide guidelines to layout engineers, and draw layout hands-on if necessary.
- Evaluate trade-offs among different topologies and propose solutions that meet or exceed requirements for power, area, linearity, bandwidth, and related measures.
- Develop analog testing plans and work with PE/TE teams to characterize product functionality and performance and ensure quality.
- Support and comply with the team's design methodologies and release flows.
- Bring high-performance analog/mixed-signal designs to production.
Benefits
- Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
- Health and dental benefits
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Company-paid life insurance and AD&D coverage equal to 2x base pay
- Optional or supplemental life and AD&D insurance for employees, spouses, and children
- Paid time off for holidays and vacation
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Tuition Assistance Plan
- Adoption assistance
- Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
