Senior / Lead Data Converter IC Design Engineer (FinFET)

Encore Semi, Inc.; Hillsboro (OR); Remote; USD 150,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

15 days PTO per year

10 paid holidays per year

Comprehensive medical benefits

Dental & Vision coverage

Life Insurance & EAP

401k (Traditional & Roth)

Long-Term Disability

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Encore Semi, Inc. seeks an experienced Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer to architect and tape out high-speed ADCs and DACs for HPC AI and communications.

You will own the full design cycle—from system architecture to post-silicon validation—for next-gen FinFET technologies. The role requires 10+ years in high-speed data-converter design, strong FinFET expertise (3nm–7nm), and hands-on experience with tape-outs and layout; Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/PrimeSim, and Calibre PEX/Quantus are

Qualifications

• Education: MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience: 10+ years and successful silicon tape-outs.
• FinFET expertise in 3nm–7nm nodes.
• EDA tools: Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/PrimeSim, Calibre PEX/Quantus.

Responsibilities

• Architect and design multi-GS/s ADC/DAC architectures (TI SAR, Pipeline, RF-DACs).
• Deliver transistor-level circuits (track-and-hold, comparators, bias networks).
• Implement background/foreground digital calibration for offset and timing.
• Lead layout to mitigate LDE, parasitics, electromigration, self-heating.
• Lead post-silicon lab bring-up and model-to-hardware correlation.

Skills

High-speed ADC/DAC design

FinFET design constraints

Post-silicon validation

Tape-out experience

Education

MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre/PrimeSim

Calibre PEX/Quantus

Job description

Location: San Jose CA / San Diego CA / Remote in USA

Job Type: Full-Time & Contract Options Available

Requirements: US Citizenship / GC holder Required

Compensation: $150,000 – $180,000 / year + Comprehensive Benefits

About The Role

We are seeking an experienced Analog/Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer to architect and tape out high-speed data converters (ADCs/DACs) in advanced FinFET nodes (7nm down to 3nm). You will own the full design cycle—from system architecture to post-silicon validation—for next-gen HPC, AI, and communications hardware.

Key Responsibilities

• Architect and design multi-GS/s ADC/DAC architectures (Time-Interleaved SAR, Pipeline, Flash, or RF-DACs).
• Deliver transistor-level circuits (track-and-hold, comparators, low-jitter clock paths, bias networks) in 7nm–3nm FinFET processes.
• Implement background/foreground digital calibration for offset, gain, timing skew, and linearity.
• Supervise layout to mitigate layout-dependent effects (LDE), parasitics, electromigration, and self-heating.
• Lead post-silicon lab bring-up, bench testing, and model-to-hardware correlation.

Qualifications

• Education: M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Experience: 10+ years of hands-on high-speed data converter design and successful silicon tape-outs.
• FinFET Expertise: Proven track record in advanced nodes (3nm, 5nm, or 7nm).
• Core Knowledge: Strong command of FinFET-specific design constraints (fin quantization, degraded g m / g ds , 3D RC extraction).
• EDA Tools: Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/PrimeSim, and Calibre PEX/Quantus.

Full-Time Benefits

• 15 days of PTO per calendar year
• 10 paid Holidays per calendar year
• Comprehensive Medical Benefits: Company covers 80% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
• Dental & Vision: Company covers 50% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
• Voluntary Benefits: Life Insurance, FSA (Health and Dependent, Limited Purpose), HAS, and Gap Insurance
• Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• 401k - Traditional & Roth
• Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability
• Tuition reimbursement

Equal Opportunity Policy Statement

Encore Semi, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, creed, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, national origin, genetics, ancestry, marital status, civil union status, medical condition, disability (mental and physical), military and veteran status, pregnancy, childbirth and related medical conditions, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws and ordinances.

Encore Semi is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.