Principal High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer

• Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of various high speed analog circuits, including the ADCs and DACs;


• Create the layout floor plans to optimize the overall performance; Supervise the layout activities and give concise guidelines to layout engineers, need to be hands on in drawing layout if necessary;


• Exploring the trade-offs of the different topologies and propose the best solution to achieve or exceed the requirements in terms of power/area/linearity/bandwidth, etc.


• Develop the analog testing plans and work with the PE/TE teams to characterize the functionality and performance of the products to ensure the quality;


• Need to support and comply with the team’s design methodologies and release flows.

Mandatory Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be extremely familiar with essential CAD tools, such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Incisive, Calibre, EMX, and Totem EM/IR, etc.


• Must have a proven tracking record of designing complex analog / mixed signal IPs or chips in deep submicron CMOS technologies.


• Must have experiences in bringing high performance analog IPs including but not limited to high-speed ADC, high-speed DAC, and high-frequency low-jitter PLL to production.


• Must have a decent understanding in CMOS analog / mixed signal design methodologies and circuit analysis;


• Must have a good understanding of device physics and the impacts of layout effects;


• Able to perform the behavioral modeling the blocks and circuits with Verilog-A or Verilog-AMS;


• Collaborative with other local or remote team members in a fast-paced professional environment.

Preferred Knowledge/Skill/Abilities:

• Fluent in verbal and written communications;


• Independently resolves issues and conquer design challenges;


• Self-motivated and detail-oriented;


• Has the knowledge of (optical) communication theories and Matlab coding.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Principal Design Engineer: M.S. in E.E. with 12+ years’ experience, or Ph.D. in E.E. with 8+ years’ experience