Senior Data Converter IC Design Engineer (FinFET)
Encore SemiJob Title
Senior Data Converter IC Design Engineer (FinFET)
Role Summary
Senior/Lead analog/mixed-signal IC designer responsible for architecting and delivering high-speed data converters in advanced FinFET nodes for HPC, AI, and communications applications. The role includes design, verification, layout supervision, and post-silicon bring-up for multi-GS/s ADCs/DACs.
Experience Level
Senior - the posting specifies ~10 years of hands-on experience in high-speed data converter design and silicon tape-outs.
Responsibilities
Primary responsibilities include architecture, circuit design, and delivery of data-converter silicon at advanced nodes.
- Architect and design multi-GS/s ADC/DAC architectures (Time-Interleaved SAR, Pipeline, Flash, RF-DACs).
- Design transistor-level circuits: track-and-hold, comparators, low-jitter clock paths, bias networks for 7nm–3nm FinFET processes.
- Implement digital calibration for offset, gain, timing skew, and linearity.
- Supervise layout to mitigate layout-dependent effects, parasitics, electromigration, and self-heating.
- Lead post-silicon lab bring-up, bench testing, and model-to-hardware correlation.
Requirements
Must-have technical experience and skills required for the role.
- Minimum ~10 years hands-on experience in high-speed data converter design with successful silicon tape-outs.
- Proven experience designing in FinFET technology at advanced nodes (3nm, 5nm, or 7nm).
- Deep understanding of FinFET-specific design constraints (fin quantization, degraded gm/gds, 3D RC extraction).
- Experience with transistor-level circuit design for high-speed converters and clocking circuits.
- Proficiency with EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/PrimeSim, and Calibre PEX/Quantus.
- Experience leading layout review and addressing manufacturing-related issues and parasitics.
Nice-to-have:
- Experience with RF-DACs and time-interleaving calibration techniques.
- Prior leadership of cross-functional tape-out teams and mentoring junior designers.
Education Requirements
M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering or a related field specified in the posting.
About the Company
Company: Encore Semi
US-based semiconductor engineering firm specializing in design-for-test (DFT), ATPG, Tessent flows, and silicon bring-up; provides engineering services and hires senior DFT specialists for remote US-based roles.
