Analog / Mixed-Signal PLL Design Engineer
Qualcomm
Analog / Mixed-Signal PLL Design Engineer
Qualcomm
Designs mobile chips and licenses wireless patents
General Summary:
About the role
Qualcomm’s Mixed-Signal IP high-speed clocking and Phased Locked Loop (PLL) design team is seeking Analog / Mixed-Signal design engineers to join our team in Cork, Ireland. The successful candidate will work on analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for high-speed clocking IP for SoC and PHY level integration into Qualcomm's Mobile, Auto, IoT & Compute SoC products. The primary focus of the work is on low-power and low-voltage mixed-signal design with emphasis on advanced nanometer FinFET & Gate-All-Around (GAA) technology nodes.
The successful candidate will both design key circuit blocks and work closely with layout engineers to ensure the layout is fully optimized and complies with best analog layout practices. You will be directly involved in delivering next-generation PLL designs for Qualcomm SoCs and will be part of a large analog mixed-signal design team involved in architecture analysis and IP delivery in leading-edge process technology nodes at 3nm and beyond.
The role requires industry experience in transistor-level circuit implementations or highly relevant academic experience in a Masters’ or PhD program focused on full custom analog circuit design using nanometer CMOS technologies. In addition to Analog and Mixed-Signal circuit design expertise, good understanding of device physics, analog circuit custom layout, power distribution networks (PDN), mixed-signal design flow, SoC top-level integration and IC Design Tools are desired.
Responsibilities:
Architecture, design, and development of analog / mixed signal hard macros for the high-speed clocking IP Design team
Perform custom circuit design in the latest processes technologies and beyond to support the delivery of clocking (PLL/DLL/FLL) IP
Participate in internal customer requirements discussions.
Create design specifications.
Create behavioural models in Verilog.
Set-up, run and analyse circuit simulations.
Perform quality assurance procedures on developed hard macros.
Deliver hard macros and support customer integration and testing.
Perform silicon characterization analysis and prepare silicon verification reports.
Skills and Experience we would love to see:
Master’s or Ph.D. degree in Science, Engineering, or related field.
A minimum of 5-years of transistor level analog mixed-signal design experience, preferably in frequency synthesis design, high-speed wireline SerDes, DDR or other high speed applications
Experience in SPICE simulators and schematic capture tools
Experience in designing op-amps, bandgaps, differential amplifiers, VCO, PLL, DLL, FLL
Understanding of signal integrity in high-speed wireline design is preferred
Scripting to automate circuit design and verification work
Full-custom analog layout techniques and the ability to take a design and do all the layout extract verification and sign-off
Excellent communication skills and ability to contribute strongly within a high-performance team
Where you will be working
Cork has a proud reputation as Ireland's second largest economic engine and is now one of the Top 20 location choices in Europe with 39,000 people being employed by over 170 overseas companies.
There's a growing diversity in the region with people from many nationalities relocating to Cork, relishing the opportunity to work and live in a location that offers an excellent quality of life.
A gateway to Europe, Cork airport provides access to almost 50 international destinations including transatlantic air routes.
Equal Opportunities
We are an Equal Opportunity employer; all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any protected classification.
What's on Offer
Apart from working in an open, relaxed and collaborative space, you will enjoy:
Salary, stock and performance related bonus
Maternity/Paternity Leave
Employee stock purchase scheme
Matching pension scheme
Education Assistance
Relocation and immigration support (if needed)
Life, Medical, Income and Travel Insurance
Subsidised memberships for physical and mental well-being
Bicycle purchase scheme
Employee run clubs, including, running, football, chess, badminton + many more
Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Science, Engineering, or related field and 2+ years of ASIC design, verification, validation, integration, or related work experience.*References to a particular number of years experience are for indicative purposes only. Applications from candidates with equivalent experience will be considered, provided that the candidate can demonstrate an ability to fulfill the principal duties of the role and possesses the required competencies.
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Qualcomm designs the Snapdragon processors and modems inside many Android phones, and it licenses its wireless patents to device makers around the world. It helped commercialize CDMA, the cellular technology behind 3G networks, and its patents cover core parts of the 4G and 5G standards that phones use to connect. The company does not run its own chip factories; contract foundries make its chips, which it sells to makers of phones, PCs, cars, and connected devices. Device makers also pay Qualcomm royalties for using its patented technology, which forms a second business alongside chip sales. Qualcomm was founded in 1985 and is based in San Diego, California.
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