Analog Circuit Design Engineer

About the Role

As an Analog Circuit Design Engineer, you will lead the design and development of high-speed analog circuits for advanced process nodes. Your responsibilities will include creating and optimizing circuits for analog and mixed-signal IPs, ensuring robust functionality, high performance, and power efficiency. You will play a critical role in delivering innovative solutions.

Business Group

You will join the Central Engineering Group (CEG), dedicated to developing cutting-edge technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize analog circuits for advanced process nodes, focusing on high-speed SerDes, memory interfaces, and clocking systems.
• Extract key chip parameters and simulate analog behavior models to validate designs against block specifications.
• Create and execute thorough test plans to ensure functionality, reliability, and performance of circuits.
• Collaborate with architecture and layout teams to optimize circuits for power, area, timing, and electrical robustness.
• Perform post-silicon debug and validation to analyze and resolve circuit-related issues for high-volume manufacturing readiness.
• Continuously refine design methodologies to improve innovation, efficiency, and delivery timelines.
• Utilize industry-standard EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, SPICE simulators, and post-layout extraction tools for design and validation tasks.

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 6+ years of experience, Master's degree with 4+ years, or PhD with 2+ years in analog circuit design.
• Proficiency in designing high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits, including SerDes, PLLs, regulators, and clocking systems.
• Expertise in CMOS design fundamentals, circuit simulation tools, and modeling techniques.
• Experience with EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, PrimeSim, DRC, LVS, and post-layout extraction tools.
• Familiarity with optimizing circuits for power, area, timing, and yield goals.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in post-silicon validation, reliability testing, and debugging.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as Python, TCL, or Perl for design automation tasks.
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation of high-speed interface interconnects and channels.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.

Work Model

This role will require an on-site presence.