(Mid/Sr/Princ) Analog/Mixed Signal Engineer (SerDes)

Job Description:

In this role you will drive the innovative, high-speed analog architecture for low-power, high-performance Analog/Mixed-Signal solutions customized for AI application.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Top-down architectural analysis of AMS systems.

· Develop understanding of the digital and photonics subsystem and associated requirements on the Analog/Mixed-Signal solutions sub system.

· Utilize knowledge general concepts of high-performance analog design and compare various topologies that best fit the Analog/Mixed-Signal solutions architecture to support AI application requirements.

· Enhance system performance using digitally assisted analog techniques and appropriate partitioning of analog and digital circuits.

· Develop signal processing and calibration algorithms for mixed-signal systems.

· Drive transistor-level feasibility study for various AMS circuits.

· Define design specifications and verification plans.

· Define production and bench-level test plans.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· Requires Masters Degree with 6+ years of experience in related areas of expertise or PhD with 3+ years of experience.

· Experience with architecture, design, and production expertise in the following areas:

· High-speed data converter architectures and circuits. Ultra-low-power analog circuits.

· Advanced SERDES.

· Digitally assisted analog circuits.

· You should be highly skilled in the following areas:

· MATLAB/Simulink/Verilog A modeling.

· Data converter architectures and design trade-offs. Low-power and high-precision analog techniques.

· Architect circuit solutions that achieve challenging noise, linearity, power consumption, and silicon area requirements.

· AMS design flows and chip assembly techniques.

· Working with design, layout, and production test engineers.

· Excellent communication skills are necessary to work with multiple domain experts, such as digital/VLSI, AI/ML, Photonics, and packaging.

Bonus Points for:

• FinFets (<7nm)
• SAR ADC
• PLL/DLL, Bandgaps, VCO, CDR
• Silicon Photonics