Mixed Signal Design Engineer

Acceler8 Talent; Berkeley (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Acceler8 Talent partners with a fast-growing photonic computing startup to design electronics interfacing with optical compute hardware. The role seeks an Analog / Mixed-Signal IC Designer to own key front-end circuits bridging electronic and photonic domains, from schematic to tape-out.

You will work onsite in Berkeley, collaborating with photonics and system teams on TIAs, data converters, drivers, and mixed-signal integration, driving silicon bring-up and verification.

Qualifications

• Experience in analog/mixed-signal IC design.
• Ownership of circuits through tape-out and measured silicon.
• Experience with TIAs, data converters, drivers or related front-end blocks.
• Strong fundamentals in noise, bandwidth, linearity and power.
• Ability to work with photonics and system teams.

Responsibilities

• Own analog front-end architecture from schematic to tape-out.
• Design TIAs, DACs/ADCs, drivers or related front-end blocks.
• Perform schematic, simulation, layout and characterization.
• Collaborate with photonics and system teams.
• Drive silicon bring-up and debug post-tape-out.

Skills

Analog IC Design

Mixed-Signal Design

Tape-out Experience

Noise & Bandwidth

Tools

Cadence

SPICE

Job description

Want to design the electronics that interface directly with next-generation photonic compute hardware?

I’m working with a fast-growing photonic computing startup building optical-electronic systems for AI acceleration.

They’re hiring an Analog / Mixed-Signal IC Designer to own key front-end circuits connecting the electronic and photonic domains.

You’ll work across:

• TIAs, drivers, DACs and ADCs
• Analog front-end architecture and transistor-level design
• Schematic, simulation, layout and tape-out
• Mixed-signal integration with photonic circuits
• Silicon bring-up, characterization and debug

What the team are ideally looking for:

• analog / mixed-signal IC design experience
• Hands-on ownership of circuits through tape-out and measured silicon
• Experience with TIAs, data converters, drivers or related front-end blocks
• Strong circuit fundamentals across noise, bandwidth, linearity and power
• Comfort working closely with photonics and system-level teams

Berkeley, CA | Fully onsite

If your background sits at the intersection of analog IC design, mixed-signal circuits and high-speed hardware, I’d love to hear from you.