System-Level Analog/Digital IC Design & Testing Assistant

Immigration Policy Lab; Zürich; Vor Ort; CHF 75.000 - 105.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

1-year contract

80-100% workload

ETH Zurich IDEAS Lab

Collaborative research team

European digital sovereignty

Zusammenfassung

ETH Zurich IDEAS Group in Zurich is seeking a Scientific Assistant to design, implement, and test analog, digital, and mixed-signal ICs for next-generation system integration. You will contribute to test board development, measurement setup, and automated testing of complex chips in a fast-paced research environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on circuit design, PCB integration, and systematic testing, with a start date around August 2026.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Microelectronics, or a related field.
• Prior experience in analog, digital, and mixed-signal IC circuit design with familiarity with IC design tools and tapeout flows, including digital circuit synthesis.
• Prior experience in printed-circuit board (PCB) design.
• Tapeout experience is a plus.
• IC testing experience using Keysight and R&S equipment is a plus.
• Experience working in fast-paced research environments.
• Highly organized, dependable, and able to manage multiple tasks efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills in English, the IDEAS team’s working language.

Aufgaben

• Design, implement, and refine analog, digital, and mixed-signal support circuits for system-level ICs.
• Support top-level assembly of system-level ICs, including LVS, DRC, and density checks.
• Develop test PCBs, set up measurement environments, and support automated testing of complex IC chips.
• Lead the execution and analysis of system-level IC test campaigns to validate performance under various operating conditions.
• Document and investigate test anomalies.
• Prepare formal test reports for internal reviews and project deliverables.
• Develop and maintain automated test frameworks to improve repeatability, traceability, and testing efficiency.

Kenntnisse

Analog IC design

Digital IC design

Mixed-signal design

PCB design

Test automation

Measurement setup

Keysight instruments

R&S equipment

Schematic/EDA

Ausbildung

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s degree in Electronics

Tools

IC design tools

Tapeout flows

PCB design tools

Keysight equipment

R&S equipment

Jobbeschreibung

ETH Zurich IDEAS Group in Zurich is seeking a Scientific Assistant to design, implement, and test analog, digital, and mixed-signal ICs for next-generation system integration. You will contribute to test board development, measurement setup, and automated testing of complex chips in a fast-paced research environment.

The role emphasizes hands-on circuit design, PCB integration, and systematic testing, with a start date around August 2026.