Senior Analog IC Design Engineer

microTECH Global Limited; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A semiconductor company in the UK is seeking an experienced Senior Analog IC-Designer to join their New Product Engineering team. The role involves designing and verifying Analog and Mixed signal circuits for sub‑6G ICs, requiring expertise in Cadence Virtuoso and silicon technologies. Ideal candidates will have a Master's degree or PhD, several years of IC design experience, and a successful track record in IC design. This hands-on position emphasizes collaboration and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD in a closely related field; or proven industrial track record.
• Several years’ experience of IC design.
• Expertise with Cadence Virtuoso tools and version control.
• Silicon experience of SiGe Bipolar and CMOS technologies.
• Familiarisation with ESD protection techniques.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement Analog and Mixed signal circuits.
• Collaborate with the test team to develop test plans.
• Produce detailed design documentation.
• Support product evaluation and testing.

Skills

IC design

Analog design

RF design

High speed multiplexer

Silicon experience

Cadence Virtuoso

Education

Master's degree or PhD in a related field

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Job description

About the client: My client is a UK-based semiconductor company that designs, manufactures, and supplies mixed-signal, RF, and microwave ICs for global communications markets. They are actively expanding into next-generation RF, 5G, and mmWave applications, with a focus on becoming the semiconductor partner of choice for communications innovators.

To strengthen the team, they are seeking an experienced Senior Analog IC-Designer.

Position Summary

• A hands‑on role for a self‑motivated Analog IC Design engineer who will join our New Product Engineering team working on the design of Analog and Mixed signal circuits at our Design Center in Essex, United Kingdom.
• Your responsibilities include circuit design, implementation and verification of complete sub‑systems for sub‑6G ICs.
• Experience in some or all of the following is required: strong understanding of basic concepts and theories in Analog and RF design, such as mismatch, linearity, stability and noise. The design of Power Management circuits, PTAT, Bandgap, VGA, Filter, TIA, PLL, or other baseband modules in BiCMOS and/or RF‑CMOS processes.
• Collaborating with the test team across multiple sites, you will also contribute to the development of the test plan and ASIC characterization.
• The person appointed to the role will report to the Head of Silicon Engineering.

Essential Functions / Key Focus Areas

• Designing blocks such as filters, high speed multiplexer, divider circuits, bias circuits, bandgap, fractional N PLL, etc.
• Working with a variety of technologies including SiGe & CMOS to implement innovative high-performance IC.
• Excellent time management and organisation skills.
• Produce detailed design documentation of all blocks developed.
• Support product evaluation.
• Open collaborative mind-set.
• Good communicator.

Qualifications and Experience

• Master’s degree or PhD in a closely related field; or proven industrial track record.
• Several years’ experience of IC design.
• Expertise with Cadence Virtuoso tools and version control.
• Silicon experience of SiGe Bipolar and CMOS technologies.
• Successful track record of right first‑time silicon.
• An understanding of design for manufacture.
• Working knowledge of IC layout techniques in a Cadence Virtuoso environment.
• Familiarisation of ESD protection techniques.