Circuit Design Expert

micro1; United States; Remote; USD 110,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Himalayas is seeking a Circuit Design Expert for a global, fully remote contractor role (~15 hours per week). Tasks include designing and validating analog, digital, power, mixed-signal, or RF circuits and translating requirements into schematics and models.

You will run simulations, automate workflows with Python, and verify results with measurements, addressing tolerances, timing, and thermal behavior as part of a robust verification process.

Qualifications

• MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or BS with 1–2 years circuit-design experience.
• Experience designing analog, digital, power, mixed-signal, or RF circuits.
• Experience with designs that were fabricated, integrated, shipped, or taped out.
• Proficiency with Python.
• Experience with CLI-based EDA tools or scripting.
• Strong understanding of circuit behavior and trade-offs.
• Hardware bring-up and lab validation experience.
• Ability to explain circuit behavior clearly.

Responsibilities

• Design, analyze, and validate analog, digital, power, mixed-signal, or RF circuits.
• Translate requirements into schematics, netlists, models, HDL, constraints, or simulation inputs.
• Run circuit simulation, synthesis, verification, or related workflows using CLI tools.
• Use Python to generate inputs, automate simulations, run parameter sweeps, and analyze results.
• Evaluate outputs like voltage, current, power, gain, bandwidth, impedance, noise, timing, stability, and thermal behavior.
• Perform corner, tolerance, Monte Carlo analyses where appropriate.
• Compare simulated behavior with calculations and measurements.
• Diagnose issues involving parasitics, layout, power integrity, or manufacturing.
• Review AI-generated circuit solutions for correctness; develop reproducible references.

Skills

MS/PhD in EE

BS + 1–2 years experience

Analog/digital/mixed-signal/RF

Python proficiency

Lab bring-up/validation

Circuit-design trade-offs

Communication of concepts

Python tools (PySpice, NumPy, SciPy)

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

BS in Electrical Engineering + 1–2 years experience

Tools

ngspice

Xyce

Yosys

Verilator

KiCad scripting

Spice-compatible simulators

Job description

Circuit Design Expert Pay: $80-$130/hour Location: Global, fully remote Job Type: Contractor (~15 hours per week) Schedule: Flexible-you choose the hours and days you work, including weekends if desired

What You'll Work On

• Design, analyze, and validate analog, digital, power, mixed-signal, or RF circuits.
• Translate electrical requirements into schematics, netlists, models, HDL, constraints, or simulation inputs.
• Run circuit simulation, synthesis, verification, or related workflows using command-line-accessible tools.
• Use Python to generate inputs, automate simulations, run parameter sweeps, control instruments, and analyze results.
• Evaluate voltage, current, power, gain, bandwidth, impedance, noise, timing, stability, thermal behavior, and other relevant outputs.
• Perform corner, tolerance, worst-case, transient, frequency-domain, or Monte Carlo analyses where appropriate.
• Compare simulated behavior with analytical calculations and physical measurements.
• Diagnose problems involving component selection, parasitics, layout, power integrity, signal integrity, thermal behavior, interfaces, or manufacturing.
• Review AI-generated circuit solutions and identify incorrect assumptions, invalid configurations, or unsupported conclusions.
• Develop reproducible reference solutions and automated verification checks.

Required Qualifications

• An MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a closely related discipline; or
• A BS in Electrical Engineering plus at least 1-2 years of relevant professional circuit-design experience.
• Meaningful experience designing analog, digital, power, mixed-signal, or RF circuits.
• Experience with designs that were fabricated, integrated, shipped, or taped out—not only simulated.
• Practical proficiency with Python.
• Experience with at least one EDA, circuit-simulation, PCB, HDL, synthesis, or verification tool that supports CLI, scripting, text-based inputs, or a programmatic API.
• Strong understanding of circuit behavior, component selection, tolerances, failure modes, and design trade-offs.
• Experience with hardware bring-up, laboratory validation, design verification, or post-fabrication debugging.
• Ability to explain circuit behavior and technical decisions clearly.
• Relevant tools may include ngspice, Xyce, Yosys, Verilator, KiCad scripting, SPICE-compatible simulators, HDL simulators, synthesis tools, or equivalent programmatic EDA software. Experience with a comparable CLI-accessible tool is acceptable.
• Relevant Python tools may include PySpice, NumPy, SciPy, pandas, Matplotlib, cocotb, instrument-control libraries, EDA APIs, or internally developed automation tools. No single library is mandatory.

Compensation Structure

Compensation is output-based. Experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete each task may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply.

Start Timeline & Availability

We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts who are ready to begin immediately. If selected, you will be expected to start your first task within 24-48 hours of completing onboarding.

Originally posted on Himalayas