Hybrid High-Speed Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer

Cisco Systems, Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 245,000; Full time

Job summary

Cisco Systems, Inc. is hiring for a Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer in San Jose, CA. The role involves designing, simulating, and validating high-speed AMS circuits and collaborating with packaging and hardware teams to meet signal integrity targets.

You will work on blocks of a complex chip, drive design methodology, and interact with multiple engineering groups to deliver products for data center and telecom applications.

Qualifications

• Experience in design, simulation and measurement of high speed ICs in multiple areas.
• Strong background in AMS circuit design is required.

Responsibilities

• Design, layout, measure and productize ultra-deep sub-micron CMOS products.
• Lead blocks on a complex chip and track deliverables.
• Collaborate with packaging and hardware teams to ensure signal and power integrity.

Skills

High speed AMs circuits

High speed serial links

Output drivers

Phase locked loops

Clock transmission

Opamps and PGAs

Equalization techniques

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

PhD in related field

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre APS/SpectreX

Layout validation tools (Virtuoso, Calibre)

EMX

AMS mixed-signal simulations

Matlab

Job description

Cisco Systems, Inc. is hiring for a Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer in San Jose, CA. The role involves designing, simulating, and validating high-speed AMS circuits and collaborating with packaging and hardware teams to meet signal integrity targets.

You will work on blocks of a complex chip, drive design methodology, and interact with multiple engineering groups to deliver products for data center and telecom applications.