Principal Systems Engineer (Power)

MaxLinear; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,000,000 - 4,000,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading semiconductor company in Bengaluru is seeking a Principal Systems Engineer to focus on the architecture and design of power management IC products for various applications. The successful candidate will participate in all stages of IC product development. The role demands 15+ years of experience in power systems engineering and hands-on skills with lab equipment. This position offers an opportunity to drive innovation in power management technology.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of system engineering experience for power management IC products.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes and power supplies.
• Knowledge of validation automation using Python or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop system architecture for power management IC products.
• Conduct feasibility studies and evaluate product performance.
• Own and drive post-silicon validation and measurements.

Skills

Power systems engineering

Silicon debug

Analog IC design

Validation automation

Cadence Allegro

Altium

Matlab

Simplis

Education

BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Communication, or Instrumentation engineering

Tools

Lab equipment (oscilloscopes, function generators, etc.)

Job description

Overview

Principal Systems Engineer (Power) at MaxLinear. The role focuses on the architecture and design of power management IC products for data center, enterprise, notebook and industrial applications. The engineer will participate in all stages of IC product development – proposal, design, development, testing/validation and productization. The candidate should possess a mix of technical expertise in power systems engineering, bench validation, silicon debug and analog IC design. Knowledge of power system architecture, buck-boost topologies, switching power converters, LDO architecture, validation of power management IC products, ESD, latchup is required. Understanding of process technologies and device behavior which are important for high voltage operation and related reliability issues is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Define and develop system architecture and specifications of power management IC products with emphasis on switching converters – Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost based on marketing requirements. Deep involvement with Product specification by engaging with marketing team and customers.
• Bridge between Marketing/applications and design teams for defining product specifications.
• Perform system feasibility studies and build Simplis/Spice models to evaluate product performance prior to silicon release.
• Define specification of blocks like Op Amps, Comparators, Schmitt Trigger, Voltage references, Current references, Bandgap references, High voltage Tx and Rx, Charge Pump, V2I etc... Actively involved during all stages of IC development including design closure.
• Conduct, participate and close top level system reviews, and provide regular updates to key stakeholders through documentation and presentations.
• Develop system test evaluation boards and test plans in accordance with industry standards for post-silicon product evaluation.
• Own and drive post-silicon bench validation / measurements and system characterization in accordance with signed-off test plans.
• Own and drive post-silicon debugs.
• Write and own technical documents such as FMEA reports, Datasheets etc.
• Assist test, operations, validation and design teams during productization.
• Work together with key stakeholders such as marketing, design, product / test engineering, validation, applications engineering for smooth execution of product definition, development, bring-up and productization.
• Participate in hiring, candidate screening and interviewing activities to expand the team.
• Guide / mentor new hires and junior engineers within the team.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech or ME/M.Tech in Electrical, Electronics, Communication, or Instrumentation engineering.
• 15+ years of system engineering experience for power management IC products.
• Hands-on experience with lab equipment such as oscilloscopes, function generators, digital multimeters, power supplies, single and differential probes, electronic loads, thermal streamer, dataloggers, network analyzers, EFT / ESD testing; knowledge of validation automation using Python or other industry standards.
• Good experience in Cadence Allegro, Altium, Matlab, Simplis.