Innovative High-Speed Analog IC Designer

NXP Semiconductors; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Chandler, AZ seeks an Analog Design Engineer to develop high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits for cutting-edge applications. You will design high-speed re-drivers, clocking circuits, and precision analog blocks, and validate through silicon.

Strong collaboration with layout and cross-functional teams is essential, with opportunities to present solutions to customers. The role requires hands-on circuit design, MATLAB/Simulink system modeling, and Cadence tool

Qualifications

• MS in Electrical Engineering with 3–5 years 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.
• Hands-on experience with Cadence IC design tools (Virtuoso, Spectre) and modeling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink.

Responsibilities

• 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 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 description

NXP Semiconductors in Chandler, AZ seeks an Analog Design Engineer to develop high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits for cutting-edge applications. You will design high-speed re-drivers, clocking circuits, and precision analog blocks, and validate through silicon.

Strong collaboration with layout and cross-functional teams is essential, with opportunities to present solutions to customers. The role requires hands-on circuit design, MATLAB/Simulink system modeling, and Cadence tool