Senior Analog SoC Architect - Flexible Hours & Impact

Nordic Semiconductor; Tampere; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary with short- andlong

Flexible working hours

Medical insurance

Family-friendly policies

Job summary

Nordic Semiconductor is seeking a Senior Analog Architect to define the analog and mixed-signal architecture of next-generation Microcontrollers and Wireless SoCs. You will translate system requirements into architectures, set technical direction for design teams, and own performance, power, area and robustness from concept to silicon.

You will collaborate with analog, digital, system, verification, layout and product teams, mentor engineers, and document decisions for stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Master's or PhD in electrical engineering, microelectronics, physics or a related field.
• Extensive and hands-on experience with analog and mixed-signal IC, including complete SoC or IP projects to production.
• Proven experience defining architectures and specifications for complex analog systems such as data converters, PLLs and clocking, power management, or RF and analog front-ends.
• Strong grasp of CMOS devices and analog fundamentals, including feedback, noise, mismatch, stability, and PVT effects.
• Extensive pre- and post-layout simulation and verification experience, with a view of system-level verification.
• Experience from silicon bring-up, debugging and root-cause analysis.
• Ability to influence technical decisions across teams and mentor senior engineers.
• Strong communication skills and fluent English.

Responsibilities

• Define analog and mixed-signal architectures for SoCs, balancing performance, power, area, robustness and reliability.
• Translate product and system requirements into block-level specifications, budgets and verified architectures.
• Evaluate architectural trade-offs and technology options, and drive early feasibility studies and prototyping.
• Guide design teams through schematics, simulation, design reviews, layout and post-layout checks, and step in at transistor level when needed.
• Define simulation and verification strategies, including top-level analog and mixed-signal verification, across the design cycle.
• Own analog IP integration at chip level, including interfaces to digital, power management and RF blocks.
• Work with layout, test and product engineering on floorplanning, parasitic-aware trade-offs, silicon bring-up and characterization.
• Mentor engineers and improve design methodologies, reuse strategies and engineering practices.
• Document architectural decisions, assumptions, results and risks for technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Skills

Analog IC design

Mixed-signal IC

Data converters

PLL/clocking

Power management

RF front-ends

CMOS physics

Simulation verification

Silicon bring-up

Mentoring

English communication

Education

Master's or PhD in electrical engineering or related field

Job description

Nordic Semiconductor is seeking a Senior Analog Architect to define the analog and mixed-signal architecture of next-generation Microcontrollers and Wireless SoCs. You will translate system requirements into architectures, set technical direction for design teams, and own performance, power, area and robustness from concept to silicon.

You will collaborate with analog, digital, system, verification, layout and product teams, mentor engineers, and document decisions for stakeholders.