Analog Mixed Signal/Power Management Design Engineer

MaC VC; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 218,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc. is seeking an experienced senior IC design engineer to oversee architecture, verification, and documentation for CMOS analog/mixed-signal blocks including data converters and PLLs.

You will drive design reviews, coordinate with layout teams, and define verification plans to ensure power, performance, and functionality targets are met. The role requires 5+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC design experience and proficiency with Cadence, SPICE, MATLAB, and Verilog/VHDL.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering or higher with relevant analog/mixed-signal IC design experience.
• Experience with CMOS FinFET/nanometer processes and mixed-signal verification is required.

Responsibilities

• Define and oversee architecture, verification, and documentation for IP/block development.
• Coordinate with layout teams for block-level layout and silicon evaluation.
• Define verification plans and run simulations to meet power, performance targets.
• Draft clear technical documentation and design descriptions for complex projects.
• Collaborate with internal/external users and vendors to align requirements.

Skills

Analog/Mixed-Signal IC design

Verification planning

Design reviews

Layout coordination

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence

SPICE

MATLAB

Verilog/VHDL

Job description

Company

Qualcomm Technologies, Inc.

Job Area

Engineering Group, Engineering Group > Analog Mixed Signal Design

General Summary

Oversees definition, design, verification, and documentation for development of a variety of CMOS mixed analog/digital blocks such as: data converters, PLLs, analog/digital filters, low drop out linear voltage regulators, Buck/Boost switching regulators, charge pumps, precision references, sensor signal acquisition circuit, audio amplifiers. Determines architecture design and circuit specifications based on system level requirements. Is actively involved in all aspects of the design from system definition/simulation to circuit design and simulation. Heavy involvement in overseeing layout and silicon evaluation is also expected. Uses design tools such as Cadence ADE, MathWorks MATLAB and others. Provides technical expertise for new initiatives (e.g. analog design automation).

Required For This Role

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 5+ years of experience with analog or mixed-signal integrated circuit design in BCD and nanometer planar CMOS or FinFET and 4+ years of Mixed-Signal IC design, verification, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 3+ years of Mixed-Signal IC design, verification, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field in Mixed-Signal IC design, verification, or related work experience.

• 3+ years of experience using one or more design tools (e.g., CADENCE, SPICE, MATLAB, and/or Verilog/VHDL).

Preferred Qualifications

• PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience in analog/mixed-signal integrated CMOS circuit design for a specific area (e.g., VCO, PLL, and DLL design, Audio CODEC and Class D Audio amplifier design, data converters, high dynamic range linear amplifiers, high output power Buck/Boost switching regulators, charge pumps).
• 1+ year of work experience in a role requiring interaction with senior leadership (e.g., Director and above).

Principal Duties And Responsibilities

• Uses advanced tools or databases to build and improve on architecture and circuit designs for multiple blocks; contributes to design reviews and provides feedback to others.
• Works with layout teams to oversee block-level layout of multiple blocks.
• Defines verification plan for portion of IP or chip and runs complex simulations and analyses (e.g., power, performance) on designs; documents and utilizes results to improve and verify designs and achieve power, performance, and functionality targets.
• Designs, programs, and runs complex tests and reviews test results of bench/ATE data; ensures bugs and other issues are identified and appropriately analyzed.
• Consults with internal or external users and third-party vendors to guide implementation and ensure alignment with their needs and goals.
• Builds deep understanding of one's domain and understands several other domains to anticipate how all components will integrate in the broader framework.
• Writes clear and detailed technical documentation and design descriptions for complex projects to guide users and/or customers.
• Contributes to conversations to generate new ideas for new initiatives; provides recommendations for new directions to explore.

Level Of Responsibility

• Working independently with little supervision.
• Providing some supervision/guidance to others.
• Making decisions that are moderate in impact; errors may have relatively minor financial impact or effect on projects, operations, or customer relationships; errors may require involvement beyond immediate work group to correct.
• Using verbal and written communication skills to convey information that may be somewhat complex to others who may be limited knowledge of the subject in question; may require basic negotiation and influence, cooperation, tact, and diplomacy, etc.
• Completing tasks that do not have defined steps; simultaneous use of multiple mental abilities is generally required to determine the best approach; mistakes may result in significant rework.
• Exercising creativity to draft original documents, imagery, or work products within established guidelines.
• Using deductive and inductive problem solving; multiple approaches may be taken/necessary to solve the problem; often information is missing or incomplete; intermediate data analysis/interpretation skills may be required.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 2+ years of experience with analog or mixed-signal integrated circuit design in nanometer planar CMOS or FinFET and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.

OR

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field and 4+ years of ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.

OR

PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field and 2+ of years ASIC design, verification, or related work experience.

• 2+ years of experience using one or more design tools (e.g., CADENCE, SPICE, MATLAB, and/or Verilog/VHDL).

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Pay Range And Other Compensation & Benefits

• $145,600.00 - $218,400.00
• The above pay scale reflects the broad, minimum to maximum, pay scale for this job code for the location for which it has been posted. Even more importantly, please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Qualcomm. We also offer a competitive annual discretionary bonus program and opportunity for annual RSU grants (employees on sales-incentive plans are not eligible for our annual bonus).
• In addition, our highly competitive benefits package is designed to support your success at work, at home, and at play. Your recruiter will be happy to discuss all that Qualcomm has to offer – and you can review more details about our US benefits at this link.

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