Analog Design, Sr Staff Engineer

Technology, Data & Digital · Software & Web Development · Software Engineering · Embedded Systems

In short

Synopsys is looking for a Sr. Staff Engineer with extensive experience in analog and mixed-signal design to develop cutting-edge semiconductor solutions for AI, data center, and networking applications. The role involves circuit design, architecture exploration, mentorship, and collaboration to deliver high-performance SerDes and PHY IP.

Responsibilities

Design and deliver critical analog and mixed-signal circuit blocks including PLLs, CDRs, equalization circuits, ADCs, DACs, and clocking systems for high-speed SerDes and PHY products.
Conduct architecture exploration and tradeoff analysis for next-generation connectivity IP supporting PCIe Gen7/Gen8, AI, and networking applications.
Execute transistor-level design, simulation, and optimization with focus on performance, power consumption, jitter, and signal integrity.
Provide technical mentorship to engineering staff on circuit design techniques, debugging methodologies, and industry best practices.
Collaborate with layout, verification, digital design, and system engineering teams to ensure successful integration of mixed-signal subsystems.
Support silicon bring-up, characterization, and root-cause analysis in coordination with laboratory and customer engineering teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related technical discipline.
Minimum 10 years of professional experience in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design with demonstrated success delivering complex products through silicon validation.
Extensive expertise in the design of high-performance SerDes, PLLs, CDRs, PHYs, ADCs, DACs, equalization circuits, or clocking systems.
Strong technical foundation in transistor-level design, noise analysis, jitter budgeting, signal integrity, and power optimization.
Demonstrated capability to resolve complex circuit and system-level challenges independently and influence technical direction across organizational boundaries.
Experience with silicon bring-up, characterization, and debug activities is highly valued.

Desired Qualifications

You identify critical technical risks in design reviews and articulate solutions that enable team consensus and forward progress.
You develop engineering talent by guiding colleagues through systematic problem-solving approaches rather than providing direct solutions.
You exercise sound judgment regarding design iteration cycles, balancing technical optimization with program schedules and risk management.
You communicate technical concepts effectively to executive leadership, supported by data and clear articulation of design tradeoffs.
You collaborate productively across geographically distributed teams and maintain project momentum across time zones.
You maintain current knowledge of circuit techniques, process technologies, and industry developments in high-speed analog design.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans.
ETO and FTO Programs in addition to company holidays.
Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance.
ESPP: Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24 month look-back.
Retirement plans that vary by region and country.
Competitive salaries.

Skills

PLLCDRADCDACSerDesPHYPCIe

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About Synopsys Inc

Smart, Secure Everything—From Silicon to Software Synopsys technology is at the heart of innovations that are changing the way we live and work. The Internet of Things. Autonomous cars. Wearables. Smart medical devices. Secure financial services. Machine learning and computer vision. These breakthroughs are ushering in the era of Smart, Secure Everything―where devices are getting smarter, everything’s connected, and everything must be secure. Powering this new era of technology are advanced silicon chips, which are made even smarter by the remarkable software that drives them. Synopsys is at…

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