Staff Mixed-Signal Verification Engineer

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc.; Porto; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. is seeking a Staff Digital Mixed-Signal Verification Engineer to lead mixed-signal design and verification for advanced ICs.

The role involves mentoring the team, coordinating multiple projects, and ensuring high-quality verification from concept to post-silicon validation. Ideal candidates have significant ASIC mixed-signal experience, strong leadership, and deep knowledge of verification tools and analog/digital interfaces.

Qualifications

• BSEE and MSEE are required for staff/senior levels.
• Extensive experience in ASIC mixed-signal design and verification.
• Strong leadership and collaboration across multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead mixed-signal design and verification tasks for complex ICs.
• Mentor and train the MPS mixed-signal team.
• Supervise multiple projects to meet quality metrics and schedules.
• Define and document analog-digital interface requirements.
• Develop behavioral models for analog blocks and IP.
• Perform simulations and debugging for analog/mixed-signal paths.
• Support post-silicon validation and characterization.

Education

BSEE

MSEE

Tools

Spectre

HSPICE

Calibre

Verilog-AMS

ADE-L

ADE-XL

Job description

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) is one of the fastest growing companies in the Semiconductor industry. We are worldwide technical leaders in Integrated Power Semiconductors and Systems Power delivery architectures. At MPS, we cultivate creativity, are passionate about sustainability, and are committed to providing leading-edge products and innovation to our customers. Our portfolio of technology helps power our world ---come join our team and see how YOU can make a difference.

Job Description

A Staff Digital Mixed-Signal Verification Engineer will lead the Mixed-Signal Design and Verification tasks, environment and developments of complex mixed-signal ICs utilizing leading edge technologies with industry standard ASIC tools. Products to be designed/verified may include power management, signal management and mixed signal functions. MPS products include: switching regulators, sensors, motor control, display drivers, audio amplifiers and power management ICs for fast-growing portable and non-portable markets such as notebooks, cell phones, telecom, digital camera, automobile and network equipment.

Essential Functions

• Help and contribute with the training and mentorship of the MPS Mixed-Signal Team
• Supervision of multiple projects to meet the different quality metrics, deliverables and the schedule
• Analog and Mixed-Signal Verification and Validation for projects
• Analog-Digital Interface Definition and Documentation.
• Behavioral Modelling of Analog Blocks.
• Analysis to verify architectural choices and trade-offs
• Analog and Mixed-Signal IP Definition, Development, Integration and Verification.
• Analog and/or Digital Mixed-Signal simulations and debugging.
• Assist the Digital Design Team with Timing, Input/Outputs and DFT Constraints.
• Post-Silicon Validation and Characterization support.
• Close interaction and collaboration with Analog Design, Analog Layout, Digital Design Engineers, Digital Verification and Digital Physical Engineers.

Qualifications

• For Staff Position: BSEE + 12 years of experience, MSEE + 8 years of experience
• For Sr. Position: BSEE + 7 years of experience, MSEE + 5 years of experience in ASIC Mixed-Signal design.
• Has the ability to work independently and collaborate with other teams/departments.
• Very good leadership abilities to handle multiple projects and support other Mixed-Signal engineers.
• Solid knowledge of the full ASIC development and Silicon fabrication process.
• Strong background in transistor level and analog/mixed circuit design.
• Solid Understanding of device mismatches, noise, linearity and other analog effects.
• Solid knowledge of Layout design and best-practice techniques.
• Strong experience with simulation tools such as spectre, hspice, or others.
• Proficient with Cadence circuit design tools like ADE-L and ADE-XL.
• Solid understanding and experience in running complex simulations such as Monte-Carlo, noise simulations and stability analysis.
• Experience running DRC and LVS using Calibre, ICV, etc.
• Experience running Verilog-AMS mixed-mode simulations.
• Verilog, System Verilog and Verilog-A coding skills for behavioral modelling.
• Knowledge of DFT Techniques such as SCAN, LBIST, ABIST and IDDQ.
• Knowledge of STA and Mixed-Signal Timing and Input/Output Constraints for Syn and P&R.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills and strong team work/collaboration.
• Knowledge/Experience with the following is a plus: Automotive and ASIL Standards Knowledge of power management industry/applications I2C, I3C, SPI, USB, PMBUS GitLab and Cliosoft SOS

Location

Barcelona, Spain or Portugal

Diversity & Inclusion

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) strives to build and maintain a culture of diversity, equity, and inclusion. We recognize that diverse voices and ideas make our company and our products stronger, and we believe that our employees benefit when they are immersed in an inclusive culture of teamwork, fairness, and tolerance. We are mindful that creating an inclusive workplace that supports all employees is critical to our success. A valid disability certificate will be considered a plus as part of our commitment to workplace inclusion and diversity. Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (MPS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and embraces diversity in our employee population. It is the policy of MPS to provide equal opportunity to all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, protected veteran status or special disabled veteran, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, or any other legally protected status.

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MPWR) provides small, highly energy efficient, easy-to-use power solutions for systems found in industrial applications, telecom infrastructures, cloud computing, automotive, and consumer applications.

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