# Principal Analog and Mixed Signal Engineer **Company**: Synopsys **Location**: Kanata **Work arrangement**: onsite **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Salary**: $98,000 - $147,000 **Category**: Engineering **Industry**: Technology **Ticker**: SNPS **Wikidata**: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2303478 **Apply**: https://careers.synopsys.com/job/kanata/principal-analog-and-mixed-signal-engineer-15996/44408/93015824864?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_fb653ed6-539 ## Description 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. As a Principal Analog and Mixed Signal Engineer, you will be part of the Solution IP R&D team, a collaborative group of analog and digital designers developing high-speed PHY IP for DDR/LPDDR, HBM, UCIe, and mobile storage applications. Key Responsibilities: - Review JEDEC standards to define analog and mixed-signal sub-block specs for DDR/LPDDR, HBM, UCIe, and mobile storage PHY IP - Design transistor-level circuits including equalizers, samplers, drivers, serializers, VCOs, PLLs, DLLs, bandgap references, ADCs, and DACs - Develop verification strategies using SPICE simulators and Verilog-A models to ensure coverage across PVT corners - Collaborate with layout engineers to minimize parasitics, manage device stress, and implement ESD protection - Present simulation data and design tradeoffs to internal teams and customers - Document circuit designs, test plans, and reliability considerations for tape out - Consult on electrical characterization and silicon bring-up to validate your circuits in the final product Impact: - Enable next-generation memory and interconnect solutions that define performance benchmarks for DDR, LPDDR, and HBM standards - Deliver power-efficient, high-speed analog circuits in advanced FinFET nodes - Reduce tape out risk through rigorous simulation and early identification of layout issues - Influence circuit architecture decisions that shape Synopsys Solution IP product roadmaps - Contribute to IP products that accelerate customer time to market for AI, mobile, automotive, and data center applications Requirements: - PhD with 6+ years or Master's with 8+ years of analog and mixed-signal IC design experience - Deep expertise in transistor-level CMOS design with strong fundamentals in device physics and matching - Proven experience designing circuits in FinFET process technologies - Detailed design experience with high-speed sub-circuits: equalizers, samplers, drivers, serializers, VCOs, PLLs, DLLs, bandgaps, ADCs, or DACs - Working knowledge of ESD protection techniques and layout strategies - Proficiency with schematic entry, SPICE simulation (Spectre, HSPICE), and design verification tools - Strong understanding of design-for-reliability including electromigration, IR drop, aging, and layout-dependent effects Who You Are: - You can look at a circuit topology and immediately identify the second-order effects that will matter at corner cases - You communicate tradeoffs clearly, whether explaining a bias decision to a layout engineer or presenting jitter analysis to customers - You push back when a specification does not make physical sense, and you do it in a way that moves the team forward - You are comfortable scripting in Python, Perl, TCL, MATLAB, or C to automate simulation flows and build custom analysis tools - You document your work clearly enough that someone else can pick up your design six months later and understand why you made each decision Rewards and Benefits: We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process. ## Skills ### Required - transistor-level CMOS design - device physics and matching - FinFET process technologies - high-speed sub-circuits - ESD protection techniques - schematic entry - SPICE simulation - design verification tools - design-for-reliability ### Nice to have - Python - Perl - TCL - MATLAB - C - Verilog-A models - PVT corners - layout engineers - electrical characterization --- Source: [Apply at careers.synopsys.com](https://careers.synopsys.com/job/kanata/principal-analog-and-mixed-signal-engineer-15996/44408/93015824864?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)