Lead Silicon Design Engineer

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THE ROLE:

THE PERSON:

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Architect, design, and deliver advanced analog, mixed-signal, and I/O circuits for high-performance SoCs.
• Develop and optimize circuits such as GPIO/I/O interfaces, transmitters and receivers, level shifters, voltage detectors, clocking/support circuits, sensors, bias circuits, analog control circuits, and power-management interfaces.
• Perform detailed PVT, Monte Carlo, mismatch, noise, jitter, timing, power, and reliability analyses to ensure robust operation across manufacturing and operating conditions.
• Analyze I/O interfaces for signal integrity, power integrity, supply droop, ground bounce, termination, loading, and package/board interactions.
• Ensure designs meet appropriate ESD, EOS, electromigration, aging, TDDB, voltage-stress, and device-reliability requirements.
• Partner closely with layout engineers to drive matching, shielding, parasitic management, floorplanning, power routing, and analog layout quality.
• Collaborate with SoC architecture, RTL/DV, DFT, physical design, package, board, SI/PI, firmware, reliability, and product engineering teams to enable successful IP integration.
• Develop behavioral models and specifications that enable efficient mixed-signal and SoC-level verification.
• Support post-layout verification, design reviews, tape-out, silicon bring-up, characterization, debug, and production qualification.
• Identify design risks early and drive technically sound solutions through data-driven analysis.
• Contribute to circuit and design-methodology innovation and help drive next-generation IP architecture and reuse.
• Own circuit design from specification and architecture through schematic design, simulation, layout supervision, extraction, sign-off, and silicon characterization.
• Provide technical guidance and mentoring to engineers while raising the overall engineering quality of the team.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE:

• Industry experience in analog, mixed-signal, I/O, or custom IC design.
• Strong transistor-level design fundamentals and extensive experience with CMOS circuit design and simulation.
• Proven experience delivering complex analog/mixed-signal or I/O IP to production silicon.
• Experience with advanced semiconductor process technologies and understanding of device scaling, process variation, reliability, and low-voltage design challenges.
• Strong knowledge in several of the following areas:
  • GPIO and general-purpose I/O
  • High-speed transmitter/receiver circuits
  • Level shifters and multi-voltage-domain interfaces
  • Analog/PVT/voltage/temperature monitoring
  • Power and droop detection
  • Clocking and timing circuits
  • Bias and reference circuits
  • Low-power analog techniques
  • Signal and power integrity
• Hands-on experience with industry-standard schematic, simulation, layout, extraction, and sign-off flows, including SPICE-class circuit simulation.
• Solid understanding of PVT analysis, Monte Carlo analysis, mismatch, parasitics, timing, jitter, duty-cycle distortion, noise, and circuit stability.
• Experience debugging challenging pre-silicon and post-silicon circuit issues.
• Ability to translate system-level requirements into clear circuit specifications and verification requirements.
• Strong technical communication skills and demonstrated ability to influence architectural and design decisions across multiple engineering teams.

ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Microelectronics, or a closely related discipline, with substantial industry experience in analog/mixed-signal IC design.

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