Senior Circuit Designer
Core
Design custom circuit IP and bring novel designs to life on test chips from simulation through post-silicon characterization and debug.
Role type
Senior IC circuit design engineer (analog/mixed-signal)
Builds
Custom circuit IP for test chips
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design
Required skills
transistor-level circuit design, digital/mixed-signal synthesis, timing analysis, post-silicon bringup, lab measurements, silicon debug, Python/Perl/Tcl scripting
Preferred skills
voltage regulation, hardware security, silicon monitor circuits, ATE testing, statistical variation analysis
Technologies
Python, Perl, Tcl
Responsibilities
Design custom circuit IP from architecture and schematic development through layout support and silicon validation; Simulate and optimize circuit performance across process, voltage, temperature, variation, and post-layout effects; Define test plans and measurement capabilities for test chip IP; Own post-silicon bringup and characterization of novel circuit designs on test chips; Debug silicon issues, correlate measurements with simulation, and drive design improvements; Collaborate with layout, verification, test, and product teams, and develop automation for simulation and data analysis
