Senior DAC Architect and Lead

Omnidesigntech; Milpitas (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent compensation

Job summary

Omni Design is seeking a DAC architect and development lead to drive high-performance DAC design from specification through silicon realization and market introduction. You will work with customers to define product requirements and ensure solutions meet needs while coordinating design, layout supervision, silicon evaluation, and documentation.

The role demands deep transistor-level circuit knowledge, expertise in analog/mixed-signal design, and a track record of bringing designs to production.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC development in advanced CMOS processes.
• Experience in high-speed, high-resolution DAC/ADC design techniques.
• Proven track record of taking designs to production.
• Ability to work with customers to define products and requirements.
• Experience with silicon evaluation on bench and standard lab equipment.
• Strong transistor-level design intuition including noise and mismatch analysis.
• Familiar with layout parasitic extraction tools and layout-dependent impairments.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of high-performance DACs from spec to silicon realization.
• Collaborate with customers to define product requirements and solutions.
• Manage design, layout supervision, silicon evaluation, and characterization.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams, maintain schedules, and produce production docs.
• Provide leadership and mentorship to development teams.
• Ensure compliance with ESD, electromigration, and submicron CMOS rules.

Skills

Analog/Mixed-signal IC design

ADC/DAC design techniques

Bandgap reference / Op-amp circuits

Noise & mismatch analysis

Layout parasitic extraction

Cadence/Spectre/HSPICE

Silicon evaluation & bench testing

Leadership & mentorship

Customer collaboration

Tools

Cadence

Virtuoso

Spectre

HSPICE

Job description

DAC architect and development lead focusing on high-performance digital-to-analog converters. The successful candidate in this role will work with customers to understand requirements, and will lead the development of high performance transistor level design starting from initial specification, through design and layout supervision, silicon evaluation and characterization to final product introduction to market.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in high-performance analog or mixed-signal IC development in advanced CMOS processes
• Thorough familiarity with high-speed, high-resolution analog-to-digital (ADC) or digital-to-analog (DAC) data converter design techniques. Experience in designing high performance building block circuits such as bandgap reference, op-amp, comparators, oscillators, DLL, PLL etc.
• Must have a track record of successfully taking designs to production
• Ability to work with customers to define products that address needs
• Must have experience with evaluating silicon on bench and familiarity with standard lab equipment
• Strong intuitive and analytical understanding of transistor-level circuit design including noise and mismatch analysis
• Experience with analog and digital behavioral modeling, and/or synthesis of digital control blocks
• Familiar with Cadence schematic capture, virtuoso, Spectre and/or HSPICE circuit simulation tools
• MATLAB understanding would be preferred but not mandatory
• Familiar with designing circuits for electromigration and ESD compliance in submicron CMOS process
• Must be familiar with layout parasitic extraction tools and layout dependent impairments in advanced CMOS processes
• Must be able to work independently, create and adhere to schedules
• Must possess strong written and verbal communication skills with an ability to work with teams spread across geographic locations
• Should be able to seek help proactively as well as share and pass on knowledge

Responsibilities

Lead the design and development of high-performance DACs from specification through to silicon realization and market introduction.

Collaborate with customers to define product requirements and ensure solutions meet their needs.

Manage design, layout supervision, silicon evaluation, and characterization efforts.

Coordinate with cross-functional teams, maintain schedules, and produce documentation for production.

Provide leadership and mentorship to development teams.

Maintain strong written and verbal communication with geographically dispersed teams.

Ensure compliance with ESD, electromigration, and submicron CMOS design rules.

Analyze and mitigate noise, mismatch, and other transistor-level design challenges.

Document and share best practices, lessons learned, and support knowledge transfer.

Equal Opportunity and Compensation

Omni Design is an equal opportunity employer. We offer excellent compensation.