Our client is a leader in the test and measurement industry and has a long history of innovation and technology leadership. For many years they have been designing custom integrated circuits to meet the unique and challenging requirements of their products. They offer a stimulating fast-paced environment where everyone is a contributor. The senior analog IC design engineer will play a key role in full product lifecycle design. If you want to be an impact player and work with other extremely talented engineers, this might be the place for you.

Summary and Responsibilities

• The Senior IC Design Engineer will design custom integrated circuits using primarily SiGe BiCMOS technology. Full project responsibilities- from planning phase through the detailed schematic, layout, extract, and verification, to preparing for tape out. 
• Most designs include a mix of the following:
  • Precise DC accuracy
  • Wideband operation from DC up to as high as 100GHz
  • Signal conditioning (amplification and filtering)
  • Optimization of noise and distortion
  • Analog signal distribution (splitter, mux, driver, receiver)
  • Clocking (frequency multipliers, phase shifters, clock distribution, re-timers)
  • High speed sampling (track and hold / sample and hold / interleaving)
  • Mixed-signal design
  • Temperature stability
  • Power consumption constraints
  • ESD protection
  • Design for manufacturability and reliability
    
    
• Primarily will use Cadence tools (Virtuoso, AMS, SpectreRF, Explorer, Assembler, Quantus, EMX, and Physical Verification System). Some Python scripting. In some designs, additional tools such as Ansys HFSS are used.
• Collaborate closely with other members of the IC design team. Shared technical exploration and learning are valued and expected of all members of the team. Mentor junior-level engineers
• Interface with design and manufacturing teams that will use the custom ICs
• Participate in the characterization process when silicon comes back from the foundry.
• Work with test engineers to implement wafer test procedures and provide guidance on production issues as they arise.

Required and Desired Qualifications include

• BS, MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering—will consider PhD with some solid academic design experience
• Six or more years of BiCMOS IC design experience with multiple successful tape outs
• SiGe process technology experience is desired
• Able to take ownership and responsibility for projects; dig into problems and figure things out
• Thorough understanding of fundamental circuit design concepts such as passive network analysis, bipolar devices, CMOS devices, time and frequency domain analysis, feedback, stability, transmission lines, noise, distortion, compression, temperature sensitivity and sampling theory
• Thorough understanding of real-world circuit design considerations such as bipolar and CMOS device structure and limitations, thermal sensitivity, parasitics, electromigration, breakdown, ESD susceptibility and reliability
• Understanding of RF design topics such as S-Parameters and matching networks
• Proficiency with tools: Virtuoso, AMS, SpectreRF, Explorer, Assembler, Quantus, EMX, Physical Verification System, Skill, Python, HFSS—-or similar
• Experience designing wideband circuits from DC to mm-wave frequencies
• Enthusiasm for sharing knowledge and mentoring junior team-members
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills

I'm interested!