Analog Design, Staff Engineer

Our Hardware Engineers at Synopsys are responsible for designing and developing cutting-edge semiconductor solutions. They work on intricate tasks such as chip architecture, circuit design, and verification to ensure the efficiency and reliability of semiconductor products. These engineers play a crucial role in advancing technology and enabling innovations in various industries.

You have spent years in analog and mixed-signal design where millivolts and picoseconds separate products that ship from ones that don't. High-speed interfaces are unforgiving, and you think in transistor-level tradeoffs, not block diagrams. Performance, power, jitter, signal integrity, these are the variables you balance daily.

At Synopsys, you will work on high-speed memory interfaces for AI and HPC systems. The problems are hard, and what you design will ship.

Responsibilities

• Design TX/RX, equalization circuits, DACs, and clocking systems for high-speed HPC PHY products
• Execute transistor-level design and optimization using HSPICE or Spectre focused on performance, power, jitter, and signal integrity
• Collaborate with layout, verification, digital, and system teams to integrate mixed-signal subsystems
• Lead design reviews, identify risks, and propose solutions from concept to tapeout
• Perform characterization and model extraction for DDR, LPDDR, HBM, or other high-speed memory interfaces
• Mentor junior engineers through design challenges and technical decisions

The Impact You Will Have

• Your circuits will enable high-speed memory interfaces in AI accelerators and data centers
• The TX/RX and equalization work you do will directly affect signal integrity and power efficiency in shipping products
• Your optimization will reduce power consumption and improve jitter performance in PHY products
• Early technical decisions you make will determine if the product meets targets and tapes out on schedule
• Your collaboration will catch integration issues before costly respins
• Your guidance will build analog design capability at Synopsys

Requirements

• Bachelor's or Master's in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or related field
• 5+ years in analog/mixed-signal design for high-speed interfaces
• Direct experience with DDR, LPDDR, HBM, or other high-speed memory protocols
• Proficiency with HSPICE or Spectre for transistor-level work
• Strong grounding in performance, power, jitter, and signal integrity tradeoffs
• Experience with Python, Perl, or Tcl for automation is a plus