What are the responsibilities and job description for the R-10062964 High Speed Analog Design Engineer position at NXP Semiconductors?
Job Title: Analog Design Engineer
Job Responsibility:
- Design high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits, including High-speed re-drivers (AFE RX Equalization and Tx output line drivers), High-speed switches for USB applications, Clocking circuits (PLL, frequency multipliers, Jitter conditioning), High Speed IO designs, Precision analog circuits, cap-less LDOs, and low-voltage bandgaps and charge pumps
- Hands on circuit design, simulations and documentation from concept to silicon validation
- Translate chip-level requirements (data rate, BER, Jitter budget) into detailed block level architectures and detailed sub-block specifications
- Develop behavioral models (Verilog-A/AMS) for analog blocks to validate architecture performance
- Perform system-level modeling (MATLAB/Simulink) for noise and transfer functions
- Conduct design analysis and hand calculations to predict and validate simulation results
- Lead and participate in design reviews
- Present technical solutions to internal teams and external customers
- Collaborate with layout engineers to ensure optimal device placement, matching, EM/IR compliance, shielding, and guard ring implementation
- Drive innovation and propose differentiated technical solutions to meet customer and product requirements
Job Qualification:
- MS in Electrical Engineering with 3–5 years of IC development experience, or PhD with 2–3 years of experience
- Strong expertise in high-speed analog circuit design fundamentals including Signal integrity, jitter analysis, noise, bandwidth optimization, Stability and frequency compensation techniques
- Proven experience in one or more of the following: High-speed interfaces (e.g., SerDes, USB, Ethernet, or similar), Clocking systems (PLL, CDR, frequency synthesis)
- Hands-on experience with Cadence IC design tools (Virtuoso, Spectre, etc.) and modeling tools such as MATLAB/Simulink
- Solid understanding of device physics and parasitic effects impacting high-speed performance
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills with the ability to operate effectively in a global environment
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills