Senior Staff Analog Design Engineer

Boxborough, Massachusetts, United States

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Overview

Our Hardware Engineers at Synopsys are responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. They work on intricate tasks such as chip architecture, circuit design, and verification to ensure the efficiency and reliability of semiconductor products. These engineers play a crucial role in advancing technology and enabling innovations in various industries.

Job Description

The broad DesignWare IP portfolio includes logic libraries, embedded memories, embedded test, analog IP, interface IP, security IP, embedded processors, and subsystems. To accelerate prototyping, software development and integration of IP into SoCs, Synopsys' IP Accelerated initiative offers IP Prototyping Kits and IP subsystems. Our extensive investment in IP quality, comprehensive technical support and robust IP development methodology enables designers to reduce integration risk and accelerate time-to-market. At Synopsys, you will have the opportunity to find the perfect blend of our exceptional EDA presence and our broad IP portfolio.

Our Solution IP group is ramping up high-performance computing (HPC) demand, therefore we are looking for an enthusiastic applicant to join our team. As an Analog Circuit Design Engineer, you will be working with an immensely creative team to architect, develop, prototype, maintain, document and improve analog & mixed signal circuits.

Job Responsibilities:

Review SerDes standards and architecture documents to develop analog sub-block specifications.
Identify and refine circuit implementations to achieve optimal power, area and performance targets.
Propose design and verification strategies that efficiently use simulator features to ensure highest quality design.
Oversee physical layout to minimize the effect of parasitic, device stress, and process variation.
Collaborate with digital RTL engineers on the development of calibration, adaptation and control algorithms for analog circuits.
Present simulation data for peer and customer review.
Mentor and Review the progress of junior engineers.
Document design features and test plans.
Consult on the electrical characterization of your circuit within the SerDes IP product.

Job Requirements:

PhD with 5+ years, or MSc with 8+ years of SerDes/High-Speed analog design experience.
In-depth familiarity with transistor level circuit design - sound CMOS design fundamentals.
Silicon-proven experience implementing circuits for the TX, RX and Clock paths within a SerDes
Detailed design experience with several of the following SerDes sub-circuits:
receiver equalizers, data samplers, voltage/current-mode drivers, serializers, de-serializers, voltage-controlled oscillator, phase interpolator, delay-locked loop, phase-locked loop, bandgap reference, ADC, DAC
Experience optimizing FinFET CMOS layout to minimize the effect of parasitic resistance and capacitance, and to reduce the effects of local device mismatch and proximity effects.
Direct customer engagements and interaction on high speed PHY such as SERDES, DDR or HBM is a strong plus
Prior experience on products/test chips bring up, lab debug and simulations to silicon correlation is highly desirable
Awareness of ESD issues (i.e. circuit techniques, layout). and design for reliability (i.e. electro-migration, IR, aging, etc.)
Experience with EDA tools for schematic entry, physical layout, and design verification
Understanding of SPICE simulators and simulation methods
Knowledgeable in Verilog-A for analog behavioral modeling and simulation-control/data-capture.
Experience with TCL, Perl, C, Python, MATLAB
Ability to provide automation for rapid and dynamic design needs is highly sought-after

The base salary range across the U.S. for this role is between $134,000-$200,000. In addition, this role may be eligible for an annual bonus, equity, and other discretionary bonuses. Synopsys offers comprehensive health, wellness, and financial benefits as part of a competitive total rewards package. The actual compensation offered will be based on a number of job-related factors, including location, skills, experience, and education. Your recruiter can share more specific details on the total rewards package upon request.

Our Silicon IP business is all about integrating more capabilities into an SoC—faster. We offer the world’s broadest portfolio of silicon IP—predesigned blocks of logic, memory, interfaces, analog, security, and embedded processors. All to help customers integrate more capabilities. Meet unique performance, power, and size requirements of their target applications. And get differentiated products to market quickly with reduced risk.

At Synopsys, we’re at the heart of the innovations that change the way we work and play. Self-driving cars. Artificial Intelligence. The cloud. 5G. The Internet of Things. These breakthroughs are ushering in the Era of Smart Everything. And we’re powering it all with the world’s most advanced technologies for chip design and software security. If you share our passion for innovation, we want to meet you.

Inclusion and Diversity are important to us. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, military veteran status, or disability.

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Benefits

At Synopsys, innovation is driven by our incredible team around the world. We feel honored to work alongside such talented and passionate individuals who choose to make a difference here every day. We're proud to provide the comprehensive benefits and rewards that our team truly deserves.

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Health & Wellness

Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans that work for you and your family.
Time Away

In addition to company holidays, we have ETO and FTO Programs.
Family Support

Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more.
ESPP

Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24 month look-back.
Retirement Plans

Save for your future with our retirement plans that vary by region and country.
Compensation

Competitive salaries.

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