Analog Design Staff Engineer

Job Title

Analog Design Staff Engineer

Role Summary

Design and deliver analog front-end building blocks for SerDes IP used in AI accelerators, data-center switches, automotive SoCs, and consumer devices. Work across schematic, layout, verification, and system teams to take circuits from specification through silicon and characterization.

Experience Level

Senior / staff-level engineering role.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include hands-on analog design, verification, and cross-team collaboration across the full block lifecycle.

• Design and optimize analog front-end building blocks for SerDes IP: voltage/current-mode drivers, equalizers (CTLE, FFE, DFE), CDRs, PLLs, DLLs, VCOs, phase interpolators, bandgaps, and regulators.
• Run SPICE simulations across PVT corners and create verification testbenches to validate performance against high-speed protocol specs (PCIe, PAM4, Ethernet, USB, HDMI, etc.).
• Collaborate closely with layout engineers to minimize parasitics, reduce mismatch, and account for proximity and process effects in sub-micron CMOS processes.
• Integrate and verify calibration loops, adaptation algorithms, and control logic with digital RTL teams.
• Present simulation results, design tradeoffs, and performance data in peer reviews and customer technical discussions.
• Document circuit architecture, verification strategy, and test plans; support post-layout verification, silicon bring-up, and reliability checks (EM, IR drop, aging, ESD).

Requirements

Key technical skills and proven experience required or strongly preferred.

• Silicon-proven experience designing and bringing up analog or mixed-signal blocks in production chips.
• Deep expertise in multiple analog building blocks and transceiver subsystems (listed above).
• Strong proficiency with SPICE simulation tools and sub-micron CMOS design methodologies, including corner setup and parameter sweeps.
• Experience optimizing layout for performance: parasitic extraction, device matching, stress effects, and design-for-reliability considerations.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (TCL, Perl) for automation and simulation flow setup is a plus.
• Working knowledge of high-speed serial standards (PAM4, PCIe 6.0/7.0, Ethernet, USB, SATA, HDMI, MIPI) is highly valued.
• Strong communication skills for cross-team coordination and customer-facing technical discussions.

Education Requirements

PhD with 2+ years of hands-on SerDes or high-speed analog design experience, or BTech/MTech with 5–10 years in SerDes/high-speed analog design. Fields implied: Electrical/Analog/Mixed-Signal engineering or closely related technical disciplines. Equivalent practical experience in lieu of formal degree may be considered as described above.

About the Company

Company: Synopsys

Headquarters: Mountain View, California, USA

Synopsys is a leading company in electronic design automation (EDA) and semiconductor IP solutions. It provides tools and services for designing and verifying complex semiconductor devices and systems. The company plays a pivotal role in the semiconductor industry, helping engineers innovate and deliver higher-quality products faster. Synopsys is committed to advancing technology standards and offers a range of software and hardware solutions to its clients globally.