What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Design Engineer position at Navitas Semiconductor?
Job Description
Title: Principal Design Engineer (Principal Analog IC Designer)
Reports to: VP of IC Design
In Office
Exempt
Based: Torrance, CA - Corporate Office
Job Purpose
Navitas Semiconductor is a publicly traded MNC that creates the world's fasted integrated GaN Power ICs. Design Engineers will design, implement, and verify power IC through transistor level to top-level for a myriad of PMIC products.
Key Responsibilities And Duties
KSAOs:
Title: Principal Design Engineer (Principal Analog IC Designer)
Reports to: VP of IC Design
In Office
Exempt
Based: Torrance, CA - Corporate Office
Job Purpose
Navitas Semiconductor is a publicly traded MNC that creates the world's fasted integrated GaN Power ICs. Design Engineers will design, implement, and verify power IC through transistor level to top-level for a myriad of PMIC products.
Key Responsibilities And Duties
- Evaluate system-level trade-offs for next generation power supply and identify IC architectures in collaboration with the system application team to meet performance requirements
- Interface with characterization, modeling, and EDA design engineers to define and optimize device characteristics and simulation needs
- Guide layout engineers on physical design
- Review layouts and floorplan and provide feedback for optimal layout design
- Tape out designs on schedule, adhering to required specifications
- Evaluate and validate designs in the lab and identify any deviations from requirements and implement corrective actions
- Any and all other duties, as assigned
KSAOs:
- Knowledge and strong understanding of semiconductor device physics, device safe-operating area, and power transistors used for high-frequency switching
- Proven track record of designing power IC from concept phase to massive production
- Strong proficiency with EDA tools (Cadence Specter, Virtuoso XL, Post Parasitic Extraction simulations, Monte Carlo Analysis, etc.)
- Experience with DFT approaches and development of characterization and production test plans
- Professionalism towards internal and external partners
- Demonstrated ability to autonomously manage a myriad of demands and prioritize effectively
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Maintains accountability for actions (ownership of work)
- Extremely reliable and self-motivated with the ability to champion tasks
- Master’s degree in electrical engineering and 10 years’ experience OR
- PhD in electrical engineering and 7 years’ experience
- Extensive previous experience in chip design in the power supply field (Analog IC Design, Power Management IC, PMIC, AC-DC, AC-DC Controller, ACF, LLC, QR)