Analog Design, Engineer

Synopsys Inc; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

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Health benefits

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Job summary

Synopsys Inc. in Mississauga seeks an experienced analog IC engineer to design and verify high-speed IP blocks used in production silicon. You will develop analog building blocks, run multi-parameter simulations, and ensure robustness across process corners.

You will collaborate with layout and product teams to optimize power, area, and reliability, defend design choices in reviews, and contribute to improving design methodologies and tapeout readiness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or related field with strong analog circuit design fundamentals.
• Hands-on experience designing analog blocks for SERDES, DDR, or memory IP.
• Proficiency with CAD tools for schematic capture and simulations (Cadence Virtuoso, HSPICE, Spectre).
• Knowledge of reliability constraints including electromigration, IR drop and aging effects.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop analog building blocks for high-speed IP such as SERDES and memory.
• Run corner simulations to verify performance, reliability and margin.
• Collaborate with layout engineers to address matching and proximity effects.
• Lead design reviews and contribute to design methodologies.

Skills

Analog circuit design

Layout collaboration

Reliability and failure analysis

Problem solving / debugging

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

HSPICE

Spectre

Job description

We Are

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You Are

You have spent time designing analog circuits that actually have to work in production silicon, not just pass simulation corners. The difference between a circuit that meets spec and one that fails in the field is usually a layout effect or reliability constraint someone missed, and you are the kind of engineer who catches those things before tapeout. You think in tradeoffs: power versus area, speed versus noise, matching versus complexity. When a SERDES block isn't meeting jitter spec or a DDR circuit is burning too much current, you don't just tweak parameters, you understand the physics and fix the root cause.

You are comfortable sitting with a layout engineer talking about matching constraints one hour and presenting simulation results to a product team the next. Minimal supervision doesn't scare you, it energizes you. You ask the right questions, run the experiments that matter, and move designs forward without waiting for perfect information. At Synopsys, you will work on analog IP that ships in real products, and the circuits you design will be reused across customer chips for years.

What You'll Be Doing

• Design and develop analog building blocks for SERDES, DDR, and memory IP, including PLLs, bandgaps, regulators, comparators, and bias circuits
• Run simulations across process, voltage, and temperature corners to verify performance, reliability, and margin against spec
• Identify and refine circuit topologies to hit power, area, and performance targets without compromising robustness
• Work directly with layout engineers to ensure designs account for matching, proximity effects, electromigration, IR drop, and aging
• Conduct design reviews with senior engineers and product teams, defending your choices and incorporating feedback
• Contribute to design methodology improvements, whether that's updating simulation flows, refining checklists, or documenting lessons learned from previous tapeouts

The Impact You Will Have

• Your analog blocks will ship in high-performance IP used by semiconductor companies building everything from AI accelerators to automotive SOCs
• The power and area optimizations you drive will directly affect the competitiveness of Synopsys IP in customer evaluations and design wins
• Your attention to reliability and layout effects will reduce respins and field failures, saving engineering time and protecting Synopsys reputation
• The technical guidance you provide to junior engineers will raise the quality and consistency of the entire analog design team
• Your collaboration with product and layout teams will ensure designs integrate cleanly into complex SOCs and meet aggressive delivery schedules
• The design methodologies you help refine will improve efficiency and quality across future IP development cycles

What You'll Need

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering or related field with a strong foundation in analog circuit design
• Hands-on experience designing analog circuits for SERDES, DDR, memory, or similar high-speed or mixed-signal applications
• Proficiency with industry-standard CAD tools for schematic capture, simulation, and corner analysis, tools like Cadence Virtuoso, HSPICE, or Spectre
• Solid understanding of design for reliability including electromigration, IR drop, aging effects, and how they constrain circuit choices
• Knowledge of layout effects such as matching requirements, proximity effects, and parasitic extraction, with experience collaborating closely with layout engineers or doing layout yourself
• Experience with FinFET or Gate-All-Around process technologies is a plus
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to debug circuits that don't behave as expected, whether that's a simulation issue, a layout problem, or a fundamental design flaw

Who You Are

• You can explain why a particular circuit topology is the right choice for a given spec in two sentences, and you can defend that choice in a design review without getting defensive
• You manage multiple design tasks at once without losing track of corner cases, margin checks, and documentation
• You don't wait for someone to tell you what to simulate next, you know which corners matter and which knobs to turn based on the failure mode
• You treat layout engineers as design partners, not service providers, and you understand that a circuit is only as good as its layout
• You are comfortable working independently but know when to ask for help or elevate a risk
• You stay current with new process nodes, design techniques, and reliability challenges because you care about building circuits that last

The Team You'll Be Part Of

You will be part of a dynamic and innovative team focused on the development of high-performance analog IP products. Our team values collaboration, creativity, and continuous improvement. We work closely with other engineering teams to deliver integrated solutions that meet the needs of our customers and drive the success of Synopsys.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings.