Principal Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer

Principal Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer

Direct Hire

Salary: $145k to $215k/year

Job Summary:

Our client's Broadband Analog group designs physical layer ICs for high-speed fiber optic data communication, such as Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIAs), and drivers for Silicon Photonic (SiPho) and discrete Electro-absorption Modulators (EAMs) and Mach-Zehnder Interferometer Modulators (MZMs).

This group is the market leader in delivering TIAs and Drivers for Data Center and Telecom markets, addressing the bandwidth, capacity, and power issues faced by cloud computing and mega data center networks.

Our world-class group leverages our core competencies in advanced circuit design to solve the world's ever-increasing desire to transmit more data for less power with fewer errors.

Our client is continually first to market in Data Center, Metro, and Long-Haul applications.

As a member of the design group, the Principal Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer will be responsible for the design and validation of FET and BiCMOS circuits for high-speed broadband ICs that serve these applications.

What You Can Expect:

Our client is seeking an RF and Analog Design Engineer to contribute to the development of multi-tens GHz Transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs). These optical interface chips are tightly coupled with our high-performance equalizers.

The results of our innovative designs have made our TIAs best in class for coherent long-haul and metro systems as well as PAM4 data center systems.

Job Responsibilities:

In this role, the Principal Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer will be responsible for:

1. Active circuit design as well as technical leadership.
2. Design leading edge trans-impedance amplifier design, primarily in Silicon Germanium (SiGe) BiCMOS (Bipolar Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) technology.
3. Develop transmission line structures and other millimeter wave structures to enable higher performance.
4. Design of high-performance broadband analog circuits for optical front-end receivers.
5. Design various other analog circuits including linear regulators, AGC loop, current/voltage sensors, bandgaps, etc.
6. Develop microarchitecture of major circuit blocks and guide a team of designers to implement them.
7. Work with other functional groups to facilitate post-silicon validation, qualification, transition to mass production, and customer support.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering in the areas of design of high-performance RF/Analog Receiver/TIA design and 10 - 15 years experience, or MSc EE, or PhD EE with 5+ years of experience in the areas of design of high-performance RF/Analog Receiver/TIA design.

Proven experience in IC design including chip tape-out and lab evaluation of receiver design.

Solid experience in:

1. Using EDA CAD tools
2. Performing Analog Custom Layout
3. Measuring IC performance and debugging design to correlate simulations to measurements

Deep understanding of fundamentals, including:

1. Detailed transistor-level design
2. Device physics
3. Control/Feedback loop stability analysis

Direct project experience in at least one of the following areas is a plus:

1. AGC loop design
2. High-precision analog circuits (Including linear regulators, current sensors, bandgaps, and DAC/Client)
3. CTLE design
4. Package-System integration issues
5. Using different technologies (SiGe BiCMOS is a plus)

A team player with experience in:

1. Overseeing and mentoring junior circuit designers
2. Chip lead experience with success in silicon
3. Taking chips to mass production
4. Translating chip-level specifications into architecture

Strong communication, presentation, and documentation skills.

Location:

Westlake Village, CA, US

Benefits:

Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
401k Retirement Fund