Staff/Principal Mixed Signal Design Engineer

AMETEK; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 3,600,000; Full time

Job summary

AMETEK's Forza Silicon unit in Bengaluru seeks an experienced engineering leader to plan, manage, and oversee CMOS image sensor design efforts. You will guide all phases from specification to tapeout, and interface with customers and foundries to ensure specifications are met.

You will mentor a team of engineers, drive advanced mixed-signal IC development, and ensure high performance sensor solutions for aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, and scientific markets.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering (M.S./Ph.D. preferred).
• 5+ years of analog/mixed-signal design for image sensors or related.
• Broad understanding of image sensor architecture, design, and process trends.
• Expert at transistor-level circuit design and verification using Cadence.
• ADC architectures for image sensor readout.

Responsibilities

• Oversee all phases of sensor design from specification to tapeout and test.
• Translate customer requirements into detailed sensor specifications and architecture.
• Lead a team of engineers to meet technical specs and schedule.
• Perform detailed circuit analysis, design, simulation, and layout verification.
• Interface with foundry partners to understand process details and oversee tapeout.

Skills

Analog design

Noise analysis

Team leadership

AI in design

Circuit verification

Education

B.S. in Electrical Engineering

MS/PhD preferred

Tools

Cadence

TCAD

Job description

Position Summary

This position will report to the Director, Engineering and assume engineering responsibility to plan, manage, and oversee detailed sensor design and analysis for custom CMOS image sensors. This position will involve all phases of a design project, including specification and architectural design, detailed circuit design, simulation, layout, verification, and design bring-up and test. The candidate will also be expected to interface extensively with customers and external vendors to communicate specifications, design status, technical details, etc.

Primary Responsibilities

• Oversee all phases of sensor design: specification, design and tapeout, test, transition to product.
• Work with customers to understand sensor requirements, translate requirements to detailed specification, and develop sensor architecture to ensure specifications are met.
• Lead team of engineers to execute design according to technical specification and schedule in an efficient manner.
• Perform detailed circuit analysis, design, simulation, layout, verification of mixed-mode circuits.
• Interface with foundry partners to understand process details in support of design implementation, manage pixel design and performance, and oversee tapeout and fabrication.
• Work with test engineers to facilitate development of test hardware, test plans, and oversee chip bring-up and characterization efforts and results.

Position Requirements

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering (M.S./Ph.D. preferred).
• 5+ years of experience in practical analog/mixed signal design for image sensors or related.
• Broad understanding of current image sensor architecture, design, and process trends.
• Expert at transistor level circuit design, simulation, verification using modern EDA tools such as Cadence.
• Knowledgeable in ADC architectures for image sensor readout.
• Understanding of CMOS pixel design techniques (TCAD experience desirable) Relevant experience with bandgaps, bias, op-amps, switched-cap circuits, LDOs, PLL, SERDES, high-speed TX, general feedback and compensation techniques
• Expert in noise analysis, transistor/capacitor matching and sources of errors in analog integrated circuits.
• Experienced in all stages of mixed-signal chip design (preferably in the context of image sensors) flow including DFT, timing analysis, top chip integration and tapeout, and silicon bring up.
• Experience leading design team is highly preferred.
• Demonstrated ability and willingness to use AI tools to improve productivity, decision-making, work quality, and to reduce costs. The successful candidate must be able to identify appropriate AI use cases and critically evaluate AI-generated outputs.
• Excellent communication skills are required.

About Us

Forza Silicon is a Business Unit in the Materials Analysis Division of AMETEK, Inc. Founded in 2001, Forza Silicon has established itself as an innovator and industry leader in the field of mixed-signal IC and CMOS imaging designs that have set the standard of the possible. Forza Silicon designs custom and off‑the‑shelf CMOS image sensors for high‑speed, low‑noise, and specialty applications across aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, scientific and media markets. Leveraging decades of experience, we deliver advanced imaging solutions enabling customers to push beyond conventional sensor performance. Forza has grown to where today the company employs one of the industry’s largest and most experienced independent CMOS imaging engineering teams. To learn more about Forza Silicon, please go to www.forzasilicon.com.

Compensation

Currency: INR
Salary Minimum: Market
Salary Maximum: Market
Incentive: Market
Disclaimer: Where a specific pay range is noted, it is a good faith estimate at the time of this posting. The actual salary offered will be based on experience, skills, qualifications, market / business considerations, and geographic location.
AMETEK, Inc. is a leading global provider of industrial technology solutions serving a diverse set of attractive niche markets with annual sales over $7.5 billion.
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