Sr High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Eng

Turkish Aerospace Industries, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 119,000 - 171,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay

Optional life and AD&D (Employee/SpSp/

Paid time off

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Tuition Assistance Plan

Adoption assistance

Employee Assistance Program/Work Life

Job summary

Nokia is seeking a Sr High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer in the United States (onsite). You will design and analyze high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits in advanced CMOS FinFET technologies and bring designs to production.

You will work on ADC/DAC, PLLs, SERDES, and collaborate across teams to optimize power, area, and bandwidth while adhering to design methodologies and release flows. A PhD or MS with 3+ years of experience is preferred, with strong CAD tool expertise.

Qualifications

• Must be extremely familiar with essential CAD tools (Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Incisive, Calibre, EMX, Totem EM/IR).
• Must have proven track record of designing complex analog/mixed signal IPs or chips in deep submicron CMOS technologies.
• Experience in bringing high-performance analog IPs including ADCs, DACs, and high-frequency low-jitter PLL to production.
• Understanding of CMOS analog/mixed signal design methodologies and circuit analysis.
• Knowledge of device physics and layout effects.
• Ability to model blocks/circuits with Verilog-A/Verilog-AMS.
• Collaborative in a fast-paced professional environment.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and simulate high-speed analog circuits (ADC/DAC).
• Create layout floor plans and guide layout engineers; hands-on in drawing layout if needed.
• Evaluate trade-offs of topologies to meet power/area/linearity/bandwidth requirements.
• Develop analog testing plans and work with PE/TE teams to characterize products.
• Support and comply with team design methodologies and release flows.

Skills

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre

Incisive

Calibre

EMX

Totem EM/IR

Verilog-A

Verilog-AMS

Analog/mixed-signal IPs

CMOSFinFET technologies

Education

PhD EE or MS in E.E. with 3+ years’ experience

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Spectre

Incisive

Calibre

EMX

Totem EM/IR

Job description

Sr High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Eng

United States (Onsite)

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running.The Network Infrastructuregroup is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise

Join Optical Networks division, where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we’ve united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

The successful candidate shall possess the capability to design and analyze high-speed, high-performance analog/mixed-signal circuits, including data converters, PLLs, and SERDES, in advanced CMOS FinFET technologies. She or he shall bring the design to production. Engaging in high-speed analog circuit design gives you the chance to create the technical differentiation that will allow Infinera to hold market leadership. By building cutting-edge circuitry, we will together revolutionize the era of efficient high-speed transmission.

Your responsibilities

• Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of various high speed analog circuits, including the ADCs and DACs;


• Create the layout floor plans to optimize the overall performance; Supervise the layout activities and give concise guidelines to layout engineers, need to be hands on in drawing layout if necessary;


• Exploring the trade-offs of the different topologies and propose the best solution to achieve or exceed the requirements in terms of power/area/linearity/bandwidth, etc.


• Develop the analog testing plans and work with the PE/TE teams to characterize the functionality and performance of the products to ensure the quality;


• Need to support and comply with the team’s design methodologies and release flows.
  

Your skills and experience

Mandatory Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Must be extremely familiar with essential CAD tools, such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Incisive, Calibre, EMX, and Totem EM/IR, etc.


• Must have a proven tracking record of designing complex analog / mixed signal IPs or chips in deep submicron CMOS technologies.


• Must have experiences in bringing high performance analog IPs including but not limited to high-speed ADC, high-speed DAC, and high-frequency low-jitter PLL to production.


• Must have a decent understanding in CMOS analog / mixed signal design methodologies and circuit analysis;


• Must have a good understanding of device physics and the impacts of layout effects;


• Able to perform the behavioral modeling the blocks and circuits with Verilog-A or Verilog-AMS;


• Collaborative with other local or remote team members in a fast-paced professional environment.

Preferred Knowledge/Skill/Abilities:

• Fluent in verbal and written communications;


• Independently resolves issues and conquer design challenges;


• Self-motivated and detail-oriented;


• Has the knowledge of (optical) communication theories and Matlab coding.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• PhD EE or M.S. in E.E. with 3+ years’ experience


• Short-term disability, and long-term disability


• Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay


• Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)


• Paid time off for holidays and Vacation


• Employee Stock Purchase Plan


• Tuition Assistance Plan


• Adoption assistance


• Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program

The above benefits exclude students.

Nokia Maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.Check the salary ranges in the job info section for this role.

All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate/s identified.

About Us

Advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

Nokia is a global leader in connectivity for the AI era. With expertise across fixed, mobile and transport networks, powered by the innovation of Nokia Bell Labs, we’re advancing connectivity to secure a brighter world.

We act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Our employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. We are committed to a culture of inclusion built upon our core value of respect.

If you’re interested in this role but don’t meet every listed requirement, we still encourage you to apply. Unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences enrich our teams, and you may be just the right candidate for this or another opportunity.

At Nokia, we want every candidate to be able to perform their best. If you need any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please let us know. All requests are treated confidentially.

Job Info

• Job Category Applied R&D


• Posting Date 07/30/2026
  
• Job Schedule Full time


• Job Type Experienced


• Job Identification 39068


• Will NSA/CAPS approval be required? (E.g., accessing a US Customer Network?) No


• Laptop - support with ordering needed Yes


• Salary Range $119k - $171k


• Regular or Temporary Regular

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