Principal Analog Design Engineer
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Analog Design Engineer with 12-18 years of expertise in high-performance PLL and clocking solutions to join our product development team. The candidate will lead the design and development of advanced clock generation distribution synchronization and timing circuits for next-generation SoCs and mixed-signal products driving innovations from architecture definition through silicon validation and production.
- 12 years of experience in analog/mixed-signal IC design with strong expertise in PLL and clocking architectures.
- Deep transistor-level design experience of PLL building blocks including VCOs charge pumps phase/frequency detectors (PFDs) loop filters clock buffers bandgap references current references OPAMPs and LDOs.
- Strong understanding of jitter phase noise clock synchronization timing recovery EMC/ESD reliability and silicon robustness.
- Hands-on experience with analog design and verification tools such as Cadence Virtuoso ADE Spectre/SPICE and related EDA environments.
- Experience with silicon characterization validation yield improvement and ATE characterization.
- Strong knowledge of advanced CMOS/FinFET technologies and analog layout considerations.
- Proven ability to lead technical reviews debug silicon issues and mentor junior engineers.
- Experience with high-speed SerDes Ethernet PHYs or timing-intensive mixed-signal systems is an added advantage.
- Architect design and verify high-performance PLL clock generation clock distribution and synchronization circuits for advanced semiconductor products.
- Own end-to-end analog design execution including specification definition transistor-level implementation performance verification and silicon bring-up.
- Develop innovative analog circuit solutions to optimize jitter phase noise power consumption and overall system performance.
- Work closely with system digital layout validation and product engineering teams to define interfaces calibration methodologies and verification strategies.
- Drive reliability EMC/ESD compliance silicon characterization and yield improvement activities.
- Lead technical decision-making conduct design reviews and provide mentorship to junior engineers while contributing to the overall analog design methodology and roadmap.
Required Experience:
Staff IC
About Company
NXP is a global semiconductor company creating solutions that enable secure connections for a smarter world.