Hands-on Analog IC Design Engineer — Hybrid Remote

Kforce Inc; Austin (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Kforce's client, a growing semiconductor company in the Austin, TX area, is seeking an Analog IC Designer to join its engineering team. This hands-on role covers design, verification, and silicon validation of analog and mixed-signal ICs from concept through tape-out, with close collaboration with layout and test engineers.

The position is hybrid remote in Austin, TX, and emphasizes low-noise, high-precision analog design, SPICE/fast-SPICE simulations, post-layout checks, and rigorous

Qualifications

• BS, MS, or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field preferred
• 2 to 5+ years transistor-level analog IC design experience
• Experience designing analog or mixed-signal circuits for power management, SoCs, SerDes, ADC/DAC, PLL, or related IC products
• Experience with analog building blocks such as op-amps, bandgaps, regulators, charge pumps, ADC/DACs, sense amplifiers, oscillators, I/O, or bias circuits
• Knowledge of low-noise, low-power, and precision analog design techniques
• Strong understanding of transistor operation, analog circuit design, and circuit analysis
• Strong understanding of AC/DC/transient analysis, feedback, compensation, small-signal analysis, and statistical variation
• Strong communication, collaboration, and design ownership skills
• Silicon experience with bias circuit design is preferred
• Understanding of semiconductor device physics is a plus
• High-speed analog experience is a plus, but not required

Responsibilities

• Own analog and mixed-signal circuit designs from initial concept through tape-out and silicon validation
• Design transistor-level analog building blocks, including ADCs/DACs, op-amps, bandgaps, voltage regulators, charge pumps, sense amplifiers, oscillators, I/O circuits, power-supply detectors, and bias/current distribution circuits
• Apply low-power, low-noise, and high-precision analog design techniques, accounting for device mismatch and process variation
• Perform AC, DC, transient, Monte Carlo/statistical, and post-layout simulations
• Support analog verification using SPICE/fast-SPICE, electromigration, IR drop, aging, and related tape-out checks
• Partner with layout engineers through final layout, post-layout verification, and top-level integration
• Collaborate with product and test engineering on test plans, lab results, troubleshooting, silicon characterization, and yield improvement
• Document design, simulation, and verification results for formal design reviews

Skills

Analog IC design

Transistor-level design

Power management

Circuit analysis

AC/Transient analysis

SPICE simulation

Collaboration

Education

BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

SPICE

Fast-SPICE

Job description

Kforce's client, a growing semiconductor company in the Austin, TX area, is seeking an Analog IC Designer to join its engineering team. This hands-on role covers design, verification, and silicon validation of analog and mixed-signal ICs from concept through tape-out, with close collaboration with layout and test engineers.

The position is hybrid remote in Austin, TX, and emphasizes low-noise, high-precision analog design, SPICE/fast-SPICE simulations, post-layout checks, and rigorous