Circuit Design Engineer

Oppstar Berhad; Bayan Lepas; On-site; MYR 120,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Oppstar Berhad in Malaysia is seeking an experienced analog/mixed-signal IC design engineer to contribute to the development of high-performance IP blocks for SoC, FPGA and automotive projects.

You will define, design, simulate and validate IPs, work with cross-functional teams, mentor junior engineers, and apply Cadence tools and UNIX-based workflows.

Qualifications

• Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently on analog/mixed-signal IC design.
• Experience designing VLSI analog IP blocks and IPs is required.
• Background in high-speed serial interfaces, I/O ports, PLL, bandgap, ADC/DAC is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Participate in development of IPs and specialized analog blocks for SoC, FPGA and Automotive projects.
• Define, design, evaluate, enhance and validate analog IPs and blocks.
• Perform circuit design and simulation to verify functionality, performance, reliability and quality.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to debug and resolve issues, ensuring high-quality implementation.
• Debug, verify and correlate circuit behavior between simulation and silicon.
• Guide and coach junior engineers to meet area, performance and power specs.

Skills

Analytical skills

Independent work

IC design experience

Mentoring

Education

BSEE/MSEE

PhD

Tools

Cadence design tools

UNIX

Python

Perl

OCEAN scripting

Job description

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In this role, your responsibilities would include, but are not limited to:

• Participating in the development of state-of-the-art IPs and specialized analog circuit blocks in advanced deep sub-micron process technology for SoC, FPGA and Automotive projects.
• Being responsible for the definition, design, evaluation, enhancement and validation of IPs and specialized analog circuit blocks.
• Performing circuit design and simulation to verify functionality, performance, reliability and quality of analog/mixed-signal blocks, ensuring robust and reliable design.
• Collaborating with cross-functional teams to debug and resolve issues, ensuring high-quality analog/mixed-signal block implementation.
• Debugging, verifying and correlating circuit behavior between simulation and silicon to ensure product electrical specifications are met.
• Guiding and coaching junior engineers, ensuring their work meets the area, performance and power consumption specifications.

Qualifications:

• BSEE/MSEE with 2-7 years of relevant experience in analog/mixed-signal IC design, or PhD with relevant experience.
• Experience in the design of VLSI analog circuit blocks and IPs.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to work independently and familiarity with multiple levels of IC design abstraction.
• Background in high-speed serial interfaces, Input/Output (I/O) Ports, PLL, Oscillator, Power Regulator, Bandgap, Phase Interpolator, ADC/DAC, Memory etc is an advantage.
• Experience with UNIX operating environment, Cadence design tools, circuit layout implementation, Behavioral Model, Static Timing Analysis and Python, Perl and OCEAN scripting is an advantage.