Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design Engineer – Power Electronics

Job Title

Mixed-Signal Integrated Circuit Design Engineer – Power Electronics

Role Summary

Design and deliver analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits operating across low-voltage and high-voltage domains (up to ~200 V) for automated biological synthesis systems. The role partners closely with electrochemistry, microfluidics, layout, and validation teams to produce production-ready silicon with an emphasis on reliability and device-level constraints.

Location: San Diego, CA office. Work includes lab and instrumentation environments and requires on-site presence for silicon bring-up and characterization.

Experience Level

Mid-level — requires a minimum of 5+ years of relevant IC design experience (industry experience preferred).

Responsibilities

Primary engineering responsibilities for architecture, implementation, and silicon validation.

• Define system and circuit requirements with multidisciplinary teams (electrochemistry, microfluidics, systems).
• Architect and design analog/mixed-signal circuits spanning LV and HV domains; select appropriate technology node.
• Design high-voltage drivers, level shifters, domain isolation, bias/reference, sensing, protection, and reliability structures in HV/BCD processes.
• Create schematics, run simulations, and perform post-layout verification and extraction.
• Collaborate closely with layout engineers to implement HV-safe structures and meet LVS/DRC/PEX requirements.
• Evaluate device stress, safe operating area (SOA), lifetime reliability, and implement risk-mitigation strategies.
• Lead silicon bring-up, characterization, debugging, and failure analysis.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and background; listed as core requirements and a few preferred additions.

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant IC design experience; experience in life sciences, synthetic biology, or biopharma is a plus.
• Direct experience designing and taking to production circuits in high-voltage IC technologies (BCD, HV CMOS, SOI, or power IC processes).
• Practical knowledge of design challenges for high-voltage devices (typically >40 V) and design of HV driver circuits for capacitive or electrochemical loads (kHz–MHz range).
• Transistor-level analog design experience: current/voltage bias, bandgap references, amplifiers, LDOs, DAC/ADC, and level shifters (LV→HV).
• Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso and Spectre or comparable tools for noise, mismatch, Monte Carlo, and pre/post-layout extraction.
• Layout design collaboration and physical verification experience (LVS, DRC, PEX).
• Understanding of ESD, latch-up, device stress, SOA, and lifetime/reliability concerns.
• Silicon bring-up ownership, characterization, debugging, and participation in failure analysis.
• Good communication and collaboration skills; ability to work in a fast-paced startup environment.
• Nice-to-have: Verilog-A modeling and AMS simulation experience; prior SOI or power-IC process work.

Education Requirements

PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline, OR MS with 5+ years of relevant experience, OR BS with 5+ years of relevant experience. Related technical fields and equivalent practical experience are acceptable per the stated criteria.

About the Company

Company: Beacon Industries

Technology/engineering company focused on analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design and custom IC layout (SerDes, SRAM, high-speed interfaces), using Synopsys/Cadence EDA tools for design, simulation, verification, and silicon validation.