Sr. Staff Mixed-Signal Design/Verification Engineer

at  Monolithic Power Systems

JOB SUMMARY:

A Mixed-Signal Design Engineer assists on the Analog Design and Analog-Digital interface definition, design, validation, verification and integration of mixed-signal ICs utilizing leading edge technologies with industry standard ASIC tools. Products to be designed/verified may include power management, signal management and mixed signal functions.
MPS products include: switching regulators, sensors, motor control, display drivers, audio amplifiers and power management ICs for fast-growing portable and non-portable markets such as notebooks, cell phones, telecom, digital camera, automobile and network equipment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• BSEE/MSEE + 10 years of experience in mixed signal ASIC design.
• Has the ability to work independently and collaborate with other teams or departments.
• Solid knowledge of the full mixed-signal ASIC development and Silicon fabrication process.
• Strong background in transistor level and analog/mixed circuit design.
• Understanding of device mismatches, noise, linearity and other analog effects.
• Solid experience in Layout design and knowledge of best-practice techniques.
• Strong experience with simulation tools such as spectre, hspice, and MATLAB.
• Proficient CAD tools and methods: analog and mixed-signal simulation(i.e Cadence ADE-L/XL), analog regression tests
• Understanding and experience in running complex simulations such as Monte-Carlo, noise simulations and stability analysis.
• Experience running DRC and LVS using Calibre, ICV, etc.
• Experience running Verilog-AMS mixed-mode simulations.
• Verilog, System Verilog and Verilog-A coding skills for behavioral modelling.
• Knowledge of DFT Techniques such as SCAN, LBIST, ABIST and IDDQ.
• Knowledge of STA and Mixed-Signal Timing and Input/Output Constraints for Syn and P&R.
• Excellent written/verbal communication skills and strong team work/collaboration.
• Knowledge/Experience with the following is a plus:
• Automotive and ASIL Standards
• Knowledge of power management industry/applications

• Verification of Analog and Mixed-mode design.
• Define mixed-signal verification strategy/plan and execute; develop test benches and verification components. .
• Analog-Digital Interface Definition and Documentation.
• Behavioral Modelling of Analog Blocks. Analysis to verify architectural choices and trade-offs
• Validation and Verification of the Analog and Mixed-Signal.
• Analog IP Definition, Development, Integration and Verification.
• Layout Design.
• Analog Mixed-Signal simulations and debugging.
• Assist the Digital Design Team with Timing, Input/Outputs and DFT Strategy/Constraints.
• Post-Silicon Validation and Test/Characterization support.
• Close interaction and collaboration with Analog Design, Analog Layout, Digital Design Engineers, Digital Verification and Digital Physical Engineers.