Staff Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer

Job Title

Staff Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer

Role Summary

Design and validate analog and mixed-signal circuits with emphasis on high-speed SerDes interfaces for AI, cloud, and automotive applications. Own blocks from schematic through silicon, collaborate with layout and global engineering teams, and drive pre-silicon validation and silicon bring-up.

Experience Level

Senior — typically requires 3+ years of hands-on analog/mixed-signal IC design experience (posting specifies 3+ years).

Responsibilities

Principal responsibilities include transistor-level design, verification, layout collaboration, and validation to ensure production-quality silicon.

• Design, simulate, and validate analog and mixed-signal circuits (high-speed SerDes AFEs/DFEs, clocking, regulators) in advanced CMOS.
• Partner with layout engineers to review and optimize custom layouts to minimize parasitics and meet performance targets.
• Make architecture- and circuit-level tradeoffs to optimize power, performance, area, robustness, and reliability.
• Develop, verify, and document comprehensive testbenches for rigorous pre-silicon validation.
• Drive robustness and quality sign-off, including PVT, mismatch, aging, reliability, and yield analysis.
• Collaborate with global teams to resolve technical issues and improve analog design methodologies.
• Support silicon bring-up, characterization, and correlation between silicon results and design specifications.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; listed items reflect requirements from the posting with degrees moved to the Education Requirements section.

• 3+ years hands-on analog and mixed-signal IC design experience, preferably with high-speed mixed-signal circuits.
• Strong transistor-level circuit design expertise and ability to deliver production-quality silicon.
• Solid knowledge of advanced CMOS technologies and receiver architectures.
• Proficiency with EDA tools and SPICE-based simulators; familiarity with advanced simulation methodologies.
• Experience in Unix/Linux environments and scripting (TCL, Python, or similar) to automate flows.
• Proven experience collaborating on custom analog layout and driving post-layout optimization.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills; ability to work across functional and geographic teams.
• Nice-to-have: direct SerDes interface experience, AFEs/DFEs/clocking/regulators expertise, deep experience with PVT/mismatch/aging/yield analysis, and hands-on silicon bring-up and correlation.

Education Requirements

MSc in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent technical degree; posting allows equivalent practical experience. Fields referenced include electrical and computer engineering with emphasis on transistor-level design.

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.