Senior Staff Analog Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer
Location: Leuven, Belgium
About the Company
A global technology and engineering organization supporting the development of advanced semiconductor and electronics solutions for leading technology companies. The organization combines deep engineering expertise with collaborative, cross-functional teams to deliver complex technology Programms and customer solutions.
The Role
We are looking for a Senior Staff Analog Mixed-Signal Engineer to take architectural and technical ownership of high-performance analog modules within mixed-signal ASICs. This is a senior technical leadership position combining hands-on analog design, system-level architecture, project leadership and the ability to shape technical standards across the wider analog domain.
The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience with responsibility for complete mixed-signal ASIC developments, together with strong expertise in analog, high-speed and high-voltage circuit design.
Key Technical Expertise
- Extensive industrial experience in analog and mixed-signal IC design.
- 8+ years of experience with responsibilities covering complete mixed-signal ASIC development.
- Strong expertise in analog circuit design for PMIC applications, including:
- Voltage and current references
- Amplifiers
- Comparators
- Filters
- Temperature and voltage sensors
- Oscillators
- Voltage clamps
- Strong knowledge of high-speed analog design, particularly:
- Strong high-voltage BCD expertise.
- Ability to select components considering voltage, current, speed and thermal factors.
- Experience mitigating noise and EMI in analog circuits.
- Ability to ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations, including EMI/EMC and safety requirements.
- Fluent hands-on experience with Cadence Virtuoso Schematic Editor and ADE Maestro (Assembler & Explorer).
Mandatory Competencies
- English: Fluent written and spoken English.
- Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively within a global team.
- Able to perform high-level system definition and derive block-level specifications, taking optimal performance trade-offs into account.
- Able to quickly take ownership of existing circuits, including designs developed in a different technology, and independently redesign them.
- Comfortable working with circuit topologies outside your immediate area of expertise, applying fundamental analog design concepts across different circuit types.
- Able to design various analog circuits from scratch based on defined specifications.
- Able to support the verification team in debugging measurement and/or yield-related issues.
- Strong drive to share technical knowledge and collaborate across teams to improve overall quality and execution.
- Able to define layout constraints and verify that layouts meet the required quality standards.
Key Responsibilities
- Contribute to the successful realisation of projects as part of a design team.
- Autonomously derive the most suitable circuit topologies and specifications to meet customer requirements.
- Support other design engineers in resolving complex design challenges.
- Drive the successful realisation of the layout, working closely with the layout team.
- Share design experience and technical knowledge with co-developers and other designers.
- Support the Project Leader during the definition and design phases in a technical lead capacity.
- Lead teams
- establish priorities and timelines, and ensure project milestones are achieved.
- Perform high-level system verification and support Verification Engineers in debugging activities.
- Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless integration of analog and digital components.
Role Impact
- Have a visible impact across the organization, projects and the value delivered to customers.
- Help shape the technical direction of the analog domain across the organization.
- Establish and influence technical standards and best practices across the wider analog design organization.
Quality
- Commit to complying with the requirements of the organization's internal Quality Management System (QMS).
- Contribute to continuously improving the effectiveness of the QMS.
Reporting Structure
The successful candidate will report to:
- Local Analog Design Team Leader
- Project Leader