High Speed Analog Design Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Chandler, AZ seeks an Analog Design Engineer to design high‑performance analog and mixed‑signal circuits, including high‑speed re-drivers, USB interfaces, clocking systems, and precision analog blocks.

You will perform hands‑on circuit design, simulations, and documentation from concept to silicon validation, translate requirements into architectures, develop behavioral models in MATLAB/Simulink, and collaborate with layout to ensure matching and EM/IR compliance.

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering with 3–5 years of IC development experience or PhD with 1–2 years experience.
• Strong expertise in high-speed analog circuit design fundamentals including signal integrity, jitter analysis, noise, bandwidth optimization, stability and frequency compensation techniques.
• Proven experience in high-speed interfaces (SerDes, USB, Ethernet) or clocking systems (PLL, CDR).
• Hands-on experience with Cadence IC design tools (Virtuoso, Spectre) and modeling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.
• Solid understanding of device physics and parasitic effects impacting high-speed performance.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and excellent verbal/written English.

Responsibilities

• Design high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits, including high-speed re-drivers and USB interfaces.
• Design clocking circuits (PLL, frequency multipliers) and high-speed IO; precision analog blocks and cap-less LDOs.
• Hands-on circuit design, simulations and documentation from concept to silicon validation.
• Translate chip-level requirements into detailed architectures and sub-block specifications.
• Develop behavioral models (Verilog-A/AMS) for analog blocks to validate performance.
• Perform system-level modeling (MATLAB/Simulink) for noise and transfer functions.
• Lead and participate in design reviews and present solutions to internal teams and customers.
• Collaborate with layout engineers to ensure device matching, EM/IR compliance, shielding, and guard rings.

Skills

High-speed analog circuit design

Signal integrity

Jitter analysis

Noise analysis

Bandwidth optimization

Stability and frequency compensation

SerDes/USB/Ethernet experience

PLL/CDR experience

Cadence Virtuoso

Cadence Spectre

MATLAB/Simulink

Device physics understanding

Cross-functional collaboration

English fluency

Education

MS in Electrical Engineering

PhD with 1-2 years experience

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Cadence Spectre

MATLAB/Simulink

Job description

Job Title

Analog Design Engineer

Job Responsibility

• Design high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits, including: High-speed re-drivers(AFE RX Equalization and Tx output line drivers) and High-speed switches for USB applications, Clocking circuits (PLL, frequency multipliers, Jitter conditioning), High Speed IO designs, Precision analog circuits, cap-less LDOs, and low-voltage bandgaps and charge pumps
• Hands on circuit design, simulations and documentation from concept to silicon validation
• Translate chip-level requirements(data rate, BER, Jitter budget) into detailed block level architectures and detailed sub-block specifications
• Develop behavioral models (Verilog-A/AMS) for analog blocks to validate architecture performance
• Perform system-level modeling (MATLAB/Simulink) for noise and transfer functions
• Conduct design analysis and hand calculations to predict and validate simulation results
• Lead and participate in design reviews
• Present technical solutions to internal teams and external customers
• Collaborate with layout engineers to ensure optimal device placement, matching, EM/IR compliance, shielding, and guard ring implementation
• Drive innovation and propose differentiated technical solutions to meet customer and product requirements

Job Qualification

• MS in Electrical Engineering with 3–5 years of IC development experience, or PhD with 1-2 years of experience
• Strong expertise in high-speed analog circuit design fundamentals including Signal integrity, jitter analysis, noise, bandwidth optimization, Stability and frequency compensation techniques
• Proven experience in one or more of the following: High-speed interfaces (e.g., SerDes, USB, Ethernet, or similar), Clocking systems (PLL, CDR, frequency synthesis)
• Hands-on experience with Cadence IC design tools (Virtuoso, Spectre, etc.) and modeling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink
• Solid understanding of device physics and parasitic effects impacting high-speed performance
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to operate effectively in a global environment
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Fluency in English (spoken and written)

More information about NXP in the United States…

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