Analog/Mixed Signal System Test Engineer Intern
Astera Labs
Analog/Mixed Signal System Test Engineer Intern
Astera Labs
Designs chips that connect data center systems
Job Description:
As an Analog/Mixed-Signal System test Engineer Intern, you will be part of a key team designing sophisticated advanced node CMOS products. Your responsibilities will include verifying circuits such as PLL, DLL, ADC, regulators, amplifiers, TX, RX, CDRs for electrical and optical interconnect to meet performance targets. The company seeks a highly motivated designer for this role
Basic Qualifications:
· Pursuing a Master’s or PhD degree in EE is preferred
Desired Experience:
· Hands-on experience in designing or validating high-speed mixed-signal circuits including ADC/DAC data converters, RX front-end, TX driver/serializer, low-jitter PLLs, TX/RX calibration, low-jitter CLK distribution are other high-speed analog circuits is a must
· Strong experience in lab chip bring-up, automation, data collection, data analysis and debugging efforts.
· Experience with lab equipment (UXR, DCA, VNA, PNA, BERT, etc)
· Excellent programming/scripting ability in Python, Matlab, or C.
· Design and tapeout experience in advanced CMOS nodes (ex. 20nm or newer) is a plus
· Solid fundamentals in detailed transistor-level design, feedback/stability analysis, and noise/jitter analysis.
· Knowledge of optical transceivers, TIA design and drivers for optical applications is highly desirable
· Strong technical independent contributor with a proven ability to drive results.
· Excellent teamwork, presentation, and documentation skills.
· Relevant research publications and/or patents in analog or RF IC design.
· Experience with PCB design is a plus
· Familiarity with Verilog RTL or DSP design concepts is a plus
This is a paid, hourly U.S. internship. The applicable hourly rate is determined as part of the offer process and specified in the offer letter, depending on education level ranges from $38/hour to $46/hour.
U.S. interns currently receive a $500-per-week housing/relocation stipend for the duration of the internship.
Interns participate in Early Career programming, including technical and professional-development sessions, community events, and an end-of-program project presentation.
We know that creativity and innovation happen more often when teams include diverse ideas, backgrounds, and experiences, and we actively encourage everyone with relevant experience to apply, including people of color, LGBTQ+ and non-binary people, veterans, parents, and individuals with disabilities.
Designs chips that connect data center systems
Astera Labs designs chips and hardware modules that move data between processors, memory and accelerators in data centers. Its customers include cloud providers, chip vendors and equipment makers building servers and large computing clusters for AI and other workloads. Retimers restore signal quality, switches connect devices and memory controllers expand the memory available to computing systems, while COSMOS software monitors and manages these links. The company sells its products directly and through distributors, using outside manufacturers to fabricate and assemble its hardware. Astera Labs was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in San Jose, California.
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