Sr/Staff Mixed-Signal Design & Verification Engineer

Global-Talent-Exchange

Jesús Gómez Portugal

Full time

5 - 12 Yrs

Job Openings: 1

Required Skills:

Verilog

Hvl System Verilog

Verilog-A

Primetime Sta

Monte Carlo Simulations

Slope Stability Analysis

ASIC Mixed-Signal design

transistor level and analog/mixed circuit design

Cadence circuit design tools

Verilog

System Verilog

Verilog-A

DFT Techniques

STA

Mixed-Signal Timing

simulation tools like spectre, hspice

Monte-Carlo simulations

noise simulations

stability analysis

DRC and LVS using Calibre, ICV

Verilog-AMS mixed-mode simulations

Job Description

A Sr./Staff Mixed-Signal Design & Verification Engineer will lead the Mixed-Signal Design and Verification tasks, environment and developments of complex mixed-signal ICs utilizing leading edge technologies with industry standard ASIC tools. Products to be designed/verified may include power management, signal management and mixed signal functions.

Products include: switching regulators, sensors, motor control, display drivers, audio amplifiers and power management ICs for fast-growing portable and non-portable markets such as notebooks, cell phones, telecom, digital camera, automobile and network equipment.

Essential Functions

Help and contribute with the training and mentorship of the Mixed-Signal Design Team
Supervision of multiple projects to meet the different quality metrics, deliverables and the schedule
Be part of the Mixed-Signal Design recruitment process
Analog and Mixed-Signal Design, Verification and Validation for projects
Analog-Digital Interface Definition and Documentation.
Behavioral Modelling of Analog Blocks. Analysis to verify architectural choices and trade-offs
Analog and Mixed-Signal IP Definition, Development, Integration and Verification.
Analog and/or Digital Mixed-Signal simulations and debugging.
Assist the Digital Design Team with Timing, Input/Outputs and DFT Constraints.
Post-Silicon Validation and Characterization support.
Close interaction and collaboration with Analog Design, Analog Layout, Digital Design Engineers, Digital Verification and Digital Physical Engineers.

Qualifications

For Staff Position: BSEE + 12 years of experience, MSEE + 8 years of experience
For Sr. Position: BSEE + 7 years of experience, MSEE + 5 years of experience in ASIC Mixed-Signal design.
Ability to work independently and collaborate with other teams/departments.
Very good leadership abilities to handle multiple projects and support other Mixed-Signal Designers.
Solid knowledge of the full ASIC development and Silicon fabrication process.
Strong background in transistor level and analog/mixed circuit design.
Solid Understanding of device mismatches, noise, linearity and other analog effects.
Solid knowledge of Layout design and best-practice techniques.
Strong experience with simulation tools such as spectre, hspice, or others.
Proficient with Cadence circuit design tools like ADE-L and ADE-XL.
Solid understanding and experience in running complex simulations such as Monte-Carlo, noise simulations and stability analysis.
Experience running DRC and LVS using Calibre, ICV, etc.
Experience running Verilog-AMS mixed-mode simulations.
Verilog, System Verilog and Verilog-A coding skills for behavioral modelling.
Knowledge of DFT Techniques such as SCAN, LBIST, ABIST and IDDQ.
Knowledge of STA and Mixed-Signal Timing and Input/Output Constraints for Syn and P&R.
Excellent written/verbal communication skills and strong team work/collaboration.
Knowledge/Experience with the following is a plus: Automotive and ASIL Standards, Knowledge of power management industry/applications, I2C, I3C, SPI, USB, PMBUS, GitLab and Cliosoft SOS.