Senior Analog IC Design Engineer

Seeking an experienced Analog IC design engineer for developing complex analog mixed signal/ high precision analog ICs for Power, Isolation and Infrastructure applications. This person will work in a design group at the forefront of Powering the A.I., EV and Energy revolution, working to develop technologies that will revolutionize various end markets by enabling new levels of power efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Architects, designs, and verifies circuits, systems, algorithms, etc. to meet product requirements.
• Develops innovative new designs for patenting or protecting as trade secrets.
• Reports on design results through design reviews and weekly status meetings.
• Attends design reviews to provide input and learn from other designer s work.
• Research design techniques through technical publications and seminars.
• Develops scripts needed for automating design verification and thoroughly verifies their work before closing the task out.
• Responsible for custom layout including overseeing the work of layout designers.
• Works on bench characterization of silicon as needed to prove block/chip performance and to find issues with silicon.
• Communicates with cross functional team as needed to make sure all the assumptions made during design process are vetted properly.
• Helps recruit and grow the team, contribute to team building activities.

Educational Background

• B.Tech + 5 years experience
• M.Tech + 3 years experience
• PhD + 0 years experience

Minimum Requirements

• Knowledge of MOS transistors and analog circuit design
• Knowledge of complex AC/DC analysis (poles, zeros, compensation), loop dynamics and feedback systems
• Knowledge of device physics and CMOS/BiCMOS fabrication processes.
• Previous design experience with complex analog and mixed signal design blocks.
• Knowledge in signals, systems and transforms.
• Understanding of the end to end design flow from product definition to high volume manufacturing
• Understanding of layout tradeoffs for performance and size
• Knowledge of circuit simulation tools, layout verification tools, modeling tools, and UNIX

Additional Skills (one or more of these are highly desirable)

• Previous design experience with high precision current/voltage references, bandgaps, regulators, ring oscillators, level shifters etc
• Knowledge of high voltage processes and design in BCD and/or SOI type processes
• MOS Device modeling skills (noise, excess thermal noise, DIBL)
• Laboratory measurement skills
• System knowledge (e.g., isolators) and design skills in system modeling
• Understanding of mixed signal solutions including discrete time digital signal processing
• Good written and verbal presentation skills