Analog Design Lead

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd; Ottawa; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Stock options

Private medical insurance

Pension

Incentive rewards for patents

Visa sponsorship where required

Relocation support

Job summary

Intellectual Capital Resources Ltd. is seeking an Analog Design Lead in Ottawa to own key SerDes blocks and contribute to architecture and circuit implementation on FinFET technologies. You will drive device-level design using Cadence and collaborate with a growing team.

The ideal candidate holds a MSc/PhD in Electronic Engineering with proven SerDes expertise and a track record of impactful innovations. Visa sponsorship and relocation support are available as the office opens in Ottawa.

Qualifications

• MSc/PhD in Electronic Engineering or closely related field.
• Established experience in analog IC design, specifically SerDes.
• Knowledge of FinFET processes and related Cadence tools.

Responsibilities

• Own key SerDes blocks in development and contribute to circuit implementations and architectures.
• Collaborate across design teams to optimize performance and power in high-speed links.
• Utilize Cadence tools for design, verification and scripting in FinFET processes.

Skills

Analog IC Design

SerDes

System architecture

Python

MATLAB

C++

DSP

Education

MSc/PhD in Electronic Engineering

Tools

Cadence

Job description

We are working with an exciting new opportunity for an Analog Design Lead with an expanding European Semiconductor company about to open doors to a new office in Ottawa, Canada. An established high-tech company in the wireline connectivity space, our client is entering an exciting phase of growth and will be building a team of Analog IC Design Engineers to focus on high-speed SerDes design in FinFet. The Analog Design Lead will be one of the first hires, tasked with owning key blocks in the SerDes development and forming a critical part of the team as the group expands. This person will have the freedom to not only contribute to circuit implementation, but also to new architectures, using advanced FinFET process technologies and Cadence design tools.

Suitable candidates will have:

• Established experience within Analog IC Design, specifically within SerDes
• A MSc / PhD degree in Electronic Engineering or a closely related subject.

Expertise in one or more of the following would be very useful:

• Design of ADC, DACs, filters
• RF circuits, equalizers
• Oscillators, PLLs, DLLs
• DSP, digital filters, FEC/BER, A/D mixed-signal
• System architecture, modelling, Python, MATLAB, C++

The package includes:

• Competitive salary
• Stock options
• Private medical insurance
• Pension
• Incentive rewards for patents
• Visa sponsorship where required
• Relocation support