Analog Design Engineer

Technical Futures.; Reading; Hybrid; GBP 76,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Reading seeks an Analog Design Engineer to design custom analog circuits for high-speed transceivers. This role offers a competitive salary of up to £90K and a hybrid work model. The ideal candidate holds a Masters/PhD in Electronics, has several years of experience in analog design, and is proficient with EDA tools. Join a multi-disciplinary team working on innovative, energy-efficient AI systems.

Qualifications

• Masters or PhD in Electronics or a similar discipline.
• Several years of commercial experience in analog design and layout.
• Expertise in designing high-speed circuits like oscillators and amplifiers.
• Experience with modern semiconductor process technologies.
• Advanced user of EDA tools for analog circuit design.

Responsibilities

• Design, model, and verify custom analog designs for high-speed serdes transceivers.
• Support customers on requirements and specifications.
• Assist with analog IP and chip-level integration.

Skills

Analog design expertise

High-speed circuit design

EDA tools proficiency

Transistor fundamentals

Wireline communications fundamentals

Education

Masters / PhD in Electronics

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Job description

An Analog Design Engineer skilled in the design and layout of high-speed circuits, an advanced user of EDA tools and with a deep understanding of transistor and wireline communications fundamentals will join a thriving scale-up semiconductor company, revolutionizing wired connectivity. Generous salary up to £90K and Hybrid working (3 days office / 2 WFH).

Key Requirements

• Masters / PhD in Electronics or similar discipline.
• Several years commercial experience in analog design and layout.
• Expertise in the design and layout of high-speed circuits such as oscillators or phase-locked loops and other fundamental building blocks like amplifiers, buffers, regulators etc.
• Experience with modern semiconductor process technologies.
• An advanced user of EDA tools (Cadence Virtuoso ideal) for design and verification of analog circuits.
• Strong understanding of transistor and wireline communications fundamentals.

The successful Analog Design Engineer will be a key member of a multi-cultural, multi-disciplinary team of Engineers working on cutting‑edge technology enabling the build of low‑cost, scalable, energy efficient AI systems worldwide.

Responsibilities

You will undertake design, modeling and verification of custom analog designs for high‑speed serdes transceivers in advanced technology nodes; supporting customers on requirements and specifications as well as supporting analog IP and chip level integration.