Analog IC Design and Verification Engineer
Skyworks Solutions, Inc.JobsCloseBy Editorial Insights
Skyworks Solutions seeks an Analog IC Design and Verification Engineer to join its onsite Cedar Rapids, IA team. You will lead verification, testing, and qualification of analog and RF IP, collaborating with design, test, and foundry partners and shaping the IP lab verification methodology. Responsibilities include lab testing for OTP/NVM, fuses, LNA bias DACs, MIPI and SWIPI interfaces, and leading simulation verification and DOE work to set programming profiles. Ideal candidates have a BS plus 5 years or MS plus 3 in EE, lab skills, Python, Jira, and strong communication. To apply, highlight OTP fuse and RF IP experience, cross-functional teamwork, and the ability to manage schedules and documentation.
If you are looking for a challenging and exciting career in the world of technology, then look no further. Skyworks is an innovator of high-performance analog semiconductors whose solutions are powering the wireless networking revolution. Through our broad technology expertise and one of the most extensive product portfolios in the industry, we are Connecting Everyone and Everything, All the Time.
At Skyworks, you will find a fast-paced environment with a strong focus on global collaboration, minimal layers of management, and the freedom to make meaningful contributions in a setting that encourages creative thinking. We are excited about the opportunity to work with you and glad you want to be part of a team of talented individuals who together are changing the way the world communicates.
Requisition ID: 77750
Description
If you are a motivated engineer with skills and interest in leading the verification, testing, and qualification of analog and RF IP that pushes the bounds of performance in most of the phones sold today, then Skyworks’ IP team is looking for you! As part of the company’s IP development team you will work on analog control blocks and RF technologies for all of Skyworks’ RF products and contribute to the development of IP circuit block designs that are used across the company.
You’ll work alongside analog and RF design engineers on the latest analog and RF technologies, tackling the company’s biggest challenges and pushing the performance of all our future products. This is a great opportunity for a motivated engineer interested in analog and RF design to join a design team with opportunities to grow and contribute to simulation and design projects.
You will help verify our IP in both the lab and in simulation. You will lead the testing and qualification of IP in a variety of SOI and bulk CMOS processes. You will also lead the development of our IP lab verification methodology.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the lab testing and evaluation of analog IP including fuses and other OTP/NVM, temperature sensors, LNA bias DACs, NVG charge pumps, MIPI interfaces, SWIPI interfaces
- Lead the lab testing and evaluation of RF IP, including LNA and switch designs in new technologies
- Lead the lab testing and evaluation of fuses and other OTP/NVM IPs
- Verify analog and RF IP designs in simulation
- Lead the OTP lab verification qualification process to ensure reliability of polysilicon fuses across billions of fuses in multiple Si and SOI processes
- Coordinate design of experiments (DOE) testing to select the correct programming voltage/current profile of fuses
- Work with test engineering team to gather qualification data on blown and unblown fuses
- Work with our foundry partners and modelling team on defining the fuse blow recipe and review foundry-provided data
- Ensure OTP qualification schedules meet the required product sample and tape-out schedules
- Work with the IP design engineers to ensure the functionality and reliability of new IP designs
- Maintain qualification, lab review and design review records in our IP catalog
- Contribute to IP verification in simulation before tape-out
- Improve IP management and reuse methodology
- Contribute to the design of analog and RF IP designs
Required Experience and Skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication, organization, documentation, and presentation skills
- Strong attention to detail, meticulous documentation standards and great project management skills
- Ability to work within a diverse and cross-functional team-structured environment
- A positive, can-do attitude
- Experience with analog IC test and verification engineering
- BS + 5 years of experience/MS +3 years of experience in EE or similar field
- Hands on experience using analog lab equipment
- Python Programming and data analysis
- Knowledge of statistical analysis
- Ability to use Jira for project and task management
Desired Experience and Skills
- Experience designing analog IP blocks: OTP fuse block, Bandgap, ADC, DAC, temperature sensor, LDO, TIA
- Background designing RF circuits such as LNA, RF Switches or PA
- Layout floor planning and design experience
- Experience in mixed-signal verification including SystemVerilog and Cocotb Python test benches
- Ability to administer Jira and write automations for project management
- Fluency in virtuoso design environment from schematic capture to GDSII
- Experience simulating and verifying analog and RF circuits and systems in Cadence Virtuoso and Keysight ADS
- Experience leading silicon device qualification
- Experience with analog IC wafer probing
- Verilog-A modeling
The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is currently USD $91,200 - $177,200 per year. Starting base pay will depend on relevant experience and skills, training and education, business needs, market demands, the ultimate job duties and requirements, and work location. Skyworks has different base pay ranges for different work locations in the U.S. Benefits include access to healthcare benefits (including a premium-free medical plan option), a 401(k) plan and company match, an employee stock purchase plan, paid time off (including vacation, sick/wellness, parental leave), among others. Employees are eligible to participate in an incentive plan, and certain roles are also eligible for additional awards, including recognition and stock. These incentives and awards are based on individual and/or company performance.
Skyworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Skyworks strives to create an accessible workplace; if you need an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected].