Lead High-Speed Mixed-Signal IC Architect

microTECH Global Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

microTECH Global Limited is seeking a Principal High-Speed Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer to lead architectures for next-generation communications ICs and to own critical circuit blocks. You will drive verification, silicon validation and production readiness across PVT, collaborating with layout, digital and system teams in a fast-moving start-up environment.

Strong leadership, deep technical expertise, and a track record in high-speed IC design are essential to deliver robust semiconductor

Qualifications

• Several years of analog, mixed-signal or high-speed IC design experience.
• Proven track record delivering complex ICs from architecture definition through silicon validation.
• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre or equivalent IC design environments.
• Experience with EM co-simulation and layout-aware design for high-speed circuits.
• Experience with advanced CMOS technologies and silicon debug.
• Ability to independently drive complex technical challenges and make architecture-level decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture and design of advanced high-speed mixed-signal ICs.
• Develop and optimise critical analog and mixed-signal building blocks including high-speed data converters, clocking, timing circuits, interfaces and signal paths.
• Analyse and optimise designs for noise, linearity, power, timing and signal integrity.
• Perform transistor-level simulation, verification and optimisation across PVT conditions.
• Work closely with layout, digital and system engineers to achieve robust silicon implementation.
• Support silicon bring-up, laboratory characterisation and performance optimisation.
• Provide technical leadership within a small, highly experienced engineering team.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal IC design

High-speed data converters (ADC/DAC)

Clock generation and PLLs

Timing circuits

High-speed interfaces/SerDes

Analog/RF signal paths

Architecture-level decisions

EM co-simulation

Layout-aware design

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre

Job description

microTECH Global Limited is seeking a Principal High-Speed Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer to lead architectures for next-generation communications ICs and to own critical circuit blocks. You will drive verification, silicon validation and production readiness across PVT, collaborating with layout, digital and system teams in a fast-moving start-up environment.

Strong leadership, deep technical expertise, and a track record in high-speed IC design are essential to deliver robust semiconductor