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 deep in transistor-level design, building circuits that close timing, meet power budgets, and survive silicon. At Synopsys, you will work on SerDes PHY IP that ships in real products, with a team in Yerevan that takes this work seriously.

Responsibilities

• Design and verify transistor-level analog and mixed-signal circuits for high-speed SerDes PHY IP, including transmitters, receivers, PLLs, DLLs, VCOs, equalizers, and bias circuits
• Develop circuit architectures and run tradeoff analysis across performance, power, noise, jitter, and reliability
• Execute DC, AC, transient, cross-corner PVT, aging, EMIR/SHE, and Monte Carlo simulations to validate robustness
• Build and validate circuit simulation models and Verilog-A behavioral models for IP integration
• Review custom layout implementations and collaborate with layout engineers to ensure post-layout performance meets spec
• Prepare technical documentation, lead design reviews, and present tradeoff decisions to cross-functional teams
• Mentor junior engineers and provide technical guidance on circuit design, simulation methodology, and debugging

The Impact You Will Have

• Your circuit architecture will define the performance envelope for SerDes PHY IP used in high-speed communication products
• Your simulation rigor will reduce post-silicon surprises and accelerate time to market
• The models you develop will enable system-level validation for customers, building next-generation AI and data center platforms
• Your layout reviews will catch issues that would otherwise surface in silicon, saving months of debug

Requirements

• BS or MS in Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering
• 4+ years of hands-on experience in analog and mixed-signal IC design in advanced CMOS technology nodes
• Deep expertise in transistor-level design, custom IC design flow, and layout effects including parasitics, matching, and proximity
• Proven experience designing and verifying transmitters, receivers, PLLs, DLLs, VCOs, equalizers, samplers, and reference circuits for high-speed SerDes or similar applications
• Strong simulation skills across DC/AC/Transient, cross-corner PVT, aging, EMIR/SHE, and Monte Carlo methods
• Experience developing circuit simulation models and Verilog-A behavioral models
• Proficiency with scripting using TCL, Python, Perl, MATLAB, or C.
• Experience with AI tools for design automation is a plus

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans that work for you and your family
• In addition to company holidays, we have ETO and FTO Programs
• Maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance, and more
• Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount, with a 24-month look-back
• Save for your future with our retirement plans that vary by region and country
• Competitive salaries