Analog Mixed Signal Modeling Engineer (UL - 02)

Cirrus; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Cirrus Logic is seeking engineers to join our Analog/Mixed-Signal team in the United States. You will collaborate with systems and design teams to enable top-down design, architectural exploration and mixed-signal integration, and you will plan, set up and execute DMS & AMS verification.

The role focuses on developing behavioral models and test benches, verification methodologies for AMS/UVM flows, and contributing to automation tooling to support design and modeling across the organization.

Qualifications

• Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering.
• Experience in development of mixed-signal products.
• Strong background in analog integrated circuit design & proficient in interpreting circuit schematics.
• Strong background in digital signal processing and control systems.
• Strong background in System Verilog for RNM modeling, test bench development & verification.
• Organized and detailed with strong cross-functional communication skills.
• Outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Proficient in use of AMS simulators.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to a team that generates and verifies advanced analog circuit models supporting analog design, UVM verification, and HW/SW validation platforms.
• Collaborate with system architects to streamline architectural exploration of next-gen IP.
• Develop behavioral models using SV-RNM, SV-UDT, and Verilog AMS.
• Develop DMS and AMS test plans, test benches, and verification methodologies to verify microarchitectures.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to streamline chip-level integration and maintain design/verification continuity.
• Serve as primary mixed-signal design regression debug support.
• Develop DMS & AMS test platforms and execute test plans.
• Contribute to analog design reviews and suggest enhancements for circuit design and partitioning.
• Collaborate with UVM verification engineers to ensure verification components are used for AMS-UVM flow.
• Contribute to development of automation tools for design, verification and modeling.

Skills

Mixed-signal design

Analog IC design

SystemVerilog RNM

SV-RNM modeling

UVM verification

AMS verification

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Cross-functional communication

Education

Master's degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering

Tools

AMS simulators

Perforce

Git

Simulink

Simscape

Job description

For over four decades, Cirrus Logic has been propelled by the top engineers in mixed-signal processing. Our rockstar team thrives on solving complex challenges with innovative end-user solutionsfor the world's top consumer brands. Cirrus Logic is also known for its award-winning culture, which was built on a foundation of inclusion and fairness, meaningful community engagement, and delivering enjoyable employee experiences at every turn. But we couldn’t do it without our extraordinary workforce – and that’s where you come in. Join our team and help us continue to make Cirrus Logic an exceptional place to grow your career!

We are seeking creative and hardworking engineers to join our outstanding Analog/Mixed-Signal team. You will collaborate with systems and design teams to facilitate top down design methodology, architectural exploration and mixed signal integration. You will also work with chip and DV leads to plan, setup, & execute DMS & AMS verification. This position will play a vital role streamlining development methodology for our organization. We are proud of our outstanding environment and multi-faceted culture. Join us and be part of our journey, innovating incredible technology on a global basis!

Responsibilities:

• You will contribute to a team that generates & verifies advanced analog circuit equivalent models to support analog design, UVM verification, & HW/SW validation platforms
• Collaborate with system architects and designers to streamline architectural exploration of next-generation IP
• Develop behavioral models using SystemVerilog Real Number Modeling (SV-RNM), User-defined Types(SV-UDT), & Verilog AMS
• Develop DMS & AMS test plans, test benches, and verification methodologies to verify microarchitectures
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to streamline chip-level integration and maintain continuity of design, verification, and modeling feature drop plans
• Serve as a primary mixed signal design regression debug support
• Develop DMS & AMS test platforms and execute DMS & AMS test plans
• Contribute to analog design reviews and recommend enhancements for improved circuit design and partitioning
• Collaborate with UVM verification engineers to ensure all verification components are used for AMS-UVM flow
• Contribute to development of automation tools for design, verification and modeling

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering
• Experience in development of mixed-signal products
• Strong background in analog integrated circuit design & proficient in interpreting circuit schematics
• Strong background in digital signal processing and control systems
• Strong background in System Verilog for real number modeling (RNM) modeling, test bench development & verification
• Organized and detailed with strong x-functional communication skills
• Possess outstanding analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proficient in use of AMS simulators

Preferred Skills and Qualifications:

• Teaming closely with digital/analog designers, applications engineers, and manufacturing test to support both pre-silicon verification and post-silicon validation efforts
• Knowledge of signal processing and System Verilog Assertions and PSL Assertions
• Experience with database management methodologies (Perforce, GIT, etc…)
• Working knowledge of UVM verification flows
• Working knowledge of Formal verification flows
• Simulink & Simscape
• Pythonscripting experience

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