Lead Data Converter Architect (ADC/DAC) – Remote

K2 Space Corporation; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 190,000 - 285,000; Full time

Job summary

K2 Space seeks a Principal Mixed‑Signal Design Engineer, Data Converters to lead architecture and development of wideband, high‑performance data converters and associated analog front‑ends for advanced mixed‑signal SoCs. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role with significant ownership—from architecture and technology tradeoffs through circuit design, integration, and silicon validation.

We expect expertise in GHz‑class ADCs/DACs, designing wideband analog/RF paths, and translating system

Qualifications

• MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field with significant industry experience in high‑performance analog/mixed‑signal IC design.
• Deeply expertised designing GHz‑class and/or multi‑GS/s ADCs and DACs.
• Strong understanding of converter architectures such as SAR, pipeline, time‑interleaved, flash/folding, current‑steering DACs, and hybrid architectures.
• Demonstrated ability to translate system requirements into converter architectures and circuit‑level specifications.
• Strong experience with wideband analog/RF signal paths, sampling circuits, clocking, references, and low‑noise/high‑linearity circuit design.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design high‑speed, wideband ADCs and DACs targeting demanding RF and mixed‑signal applications.
• Lead converter architecture selection and trade studies, balancing bandwidth, sampling rate, resolution/ENOB, linearity, power, area, and implementation risk.
• Own designs from concept and behavioral modeling through transistor‑level implementation, layout, verification, and silicon characterization.
• Develop calibration and correction techniques for impairments and work closely with DSP/systems engineers on mixed‑signal algorithms.
• Define converter specifications and interfaces in collaboration with systems, RF, digital, package, and verification teams.

Skills

GHz‑class ADCs

Multi‑GS/s ADCs

Analog/mixed-signal IC design

Wideband RF signal paths

Education

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Job description

K2 Space seeks a Principal Mixed‑Signal Design Engineer, Data Converters to lead architecture and development of wideband, high‑performance data converters and associated analog front‑ends for advanced mixed‑signal SoCs. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role with significant ownership—from architecture and technology tradeoffs through circuit design, integration, and silicon validation.

We expect expertise in GHz‑class ADCs/DACs, designing wideband analog/RF paths, and translating system