Analog Design, Staff Engineer - 9287

Synopsys, Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a dynamic and innovative team in the semiconductor industry, where you will play a crucial role in designing and developing cutting-edge Multi-Gbps SERDES IP. This position offers the opportunity to work on high-speed analog integrated circuits while collaborating with a talented team of engineers. You'll leverage your expertise in circuit architecture and design verification to ensure optimal performance and reliability. With access to best-in-class IC design tools and a supportive environment, you'll be empowered to drive projects forward and mentor junior engineers. If you're passionate about advancing technology and making a significant impact, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in IC design or 1+ years with a Master's degree.
• In-depth familiarity with transistor level circuit design.

Responsibilities

• Develop analog top and sub-block specifications from SerDes standards.
• Guide junior engineers and drive projects to completion.

Skills

CMOS design fundamentals

High-speed PHY design

Communication skills

Design for reliability

Circuit architecture refinement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or PhD

Tools

SPICE simulators

TCL

Perl

C

Python

MATLAB

Job description

In this role, you will work on the design, development, and refinement of Multi-Gbps NRZ & PAM4 SERDES IP. You will be part of a fast-growing analog and mixed signal R&D team developing high speed (>100Gbps) analog integrated circuits in the latest FinFET process nodes. Working from SerDes standards to block specifications, you quickly identify potential circuit architectures and successful design strategies. You will work with a cross functional design team of analog and digital designers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Our environment is best in class with a full suite of IC design tools supplemented by custom, in-house tools supported by an experienced software/CAD team.

Job Responsibilities

• Review SerDes standards to develop analog top and sub-block specifications.
• Ability to drive projects and guide junior engineers.
• Exercise independent judgement to identify and refine circuit architectures to achieve optimal power, area and performance targets.
• Propose design and verification strategies that efficiently use simulator features to ensure highest quality design.
• Oversee physical layout to minimize the effect of parasitics, device stress, and process variation.
• Review and present simulation data for peer and customer review.
• Define and document design features and test plans.
• Propose solutions for post-silicon design updates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or similar technical field.
• BSEE degree and 3+ years of experience in IC design, or MSEE (or PhD) with 1+ years of experience.
• Design experience in high speed PHY.
• In depth familiarity with transistor level circuit design - sound CMOS design fundamentals.
• Design experience with one, and familiarity with several other SerDes sub-circuits:
• receive equalizers,
• samplers,
• voltage/current-mode drivers,
• serializers, deserializers,
• voltage-controlled oscillator,
• phase mixer,
• delay-locked loop, phase locked loop,
• bandgap reference,
• ADC, DAC.
• Familiarity with custom digital design (i.e. high-speed critical paths).
• Knowledge of design for reliability (i.e. EM, IR, aging, etc.).
• Expertise of layout effects (i.e. matching, reliability, proximity effects, etc.).
• Experience with tools for schematic entry, physical layout, and design verification.
• Expertise of SPICE simulators and simulation methods.
• Knowledgeable in Verilog-A for analog behavioral modeling and simulation-control/data-capture.
• Experience with TCL, Perl, C, Python, MATLAB, or other scripting languages is desired.
• Hands-on experience with physical layout of high-speed circuits is a plus.
• Good communication and documentation skills.