Senior Staff Engineer, Mixed Signal Design

Senior Staff Engineer, Mixed Signal Design: The Design Engineer position has perhaps the more comprehensive breath of involvement in the company. Mixed signal design can cover many areas. Data converters (ADC, DAC, TDC), digitally controlled analog/RF circuits (calibration, compensation, control loops, etc.) are a few examples. This role is an excellent opportunity for someone that enjoys driving the critical path and making a significant impact in launching products into the market and winning!

Key Responsibilities

• Product Design: Schematic Capture, IC layout, Simulation, Package/PCB Analysis and associated design documentation
• Design Verification: Detailed performance and functional measurements and debug
• Product Characterization: Work with Characterization and Test Engineers to define, conduct and analyze data from product
  performance characterization.
• Production ATE Development: Work with Test Engineers to define, develop and ramp production ATE solutions.
• Product Support: Work with Applications, Product, Test and Manufacturing Engineers to help answer customer questions, assess field failures, support yield improvements, etc.

Job Requirements

• BSEE minimum, MSEE or PhD desired
• 15+ years of commercial experience
• Strong fundamentals in mixed signal IC design, especially with modern CMOS technology
• Good understanding of CMOS device operation and construction
• Familiarity with RF, analog and digital integrated circuits, especially in mixed signal circuits and systems. Expertise in data converters, ring oscillators, PLLs, charge pumps, control loops, stability/BW, etc.
• Good understanding and experience with IC layout and verification
• Analytical and disciplined problem solver
• Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product needs on time
• Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills
• Hands on experience making precise analog, digital measurements using typical laboratory instruments and techniques
• Experience in using various development tools (Cadence, ADS, EMX, MS Office, etc.)

Desirable Skills

• Experience with using scripting for automation of data analysis, lab automation or simulation control.
• Ability to design, layout and debug board level test fixturing and application solutions