
Principal Analog Engineer
- Bangalore, Karnataka
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Identify and resolve technical challenges and risks. Provide technical expertise and mentorship to junior engineers. Able to lead group of Engineers and navigate through all stages of IC development while handling and mitigating challenges, ensuring high quality silicon while adhering to the schedules based on business needs.
- Must be proficient in designing complete switching converters and all involved I/Ps. Should be fully aware of all challenges pertaining to high current/power switching converters design including Noise, Power dissipation etc and their mitigation.
- Should have a very good understanding of Power devices, operations and design trade-offs for better performance & reliability.
- Should be able to lead and guide development, integration of complex I/Ps like +ve/-ve Charge Pumps, Source-Sink LDOs, Ultra-low power Oscillators (including Relaxation type), Temperature Sensor, Current Sense, SAR ADCs, House Keeping blocks, Protection (Thermal, Under-Voltage, Over-Voltage, Over Current etc) and other analog blocks including Bandgap references, V2I, Analog Buffers, Op-Amps, Comparators, High speed level shifters etc. Thorough understanding of Switch Cap circuits is a must.
- Must have in-depth understanding of and should be able to choose, design & compensate Control loops keeping in mind the target performance.
- Must have done multiple silicon debugs, root cause analysis of issues, design to silicon correlation etc.
- Should be able to architect the IC and break down System/Chip-top level requirements into block level specifications and then work with Team members and develop the blocks, integrate the blocks into Top level and ensure desired performance.
- Must have good understanding of commonly used control loop architectures (Constant Freq, Constant ON/OFF Time, Current mode etc) and pros/limitations of each.
- Must be able to bring in innovative ideas to improve designs to meet challenging specifications and achieve better system performance.
- Should have in-depth knowledge of Analog layouts, FET layouts, Noise isolation techniques and be able to guide the layout development from floor planning till Chip Top completion and verification and do trade-offs based on desired performance.
- Must be conversant with the standard design, extraction and simulation flows & tools, speed, convergence, accuracy trade-offs and should be able to optimize setups based on Pre/Post (with/without) Parasitic using simulator options, debug and navigate through tool related challenges.
- Should be able to setup design flows and methodologies including checklists, reviews to ensure quality designs and take them all the way to Silicon success.
- Should be able to mentor Freshers and Junior engineers for upscaling their technical skills as well as other skills needed for better efficacy.
- Should have in-depth understanding of ESD, LU and other IC level issues and be able to define protection for the I/O ring for the IC
- Minimum Requirements:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in electrical engineering
- 10+ years in Analog Circuit Design.
- Solid understanding and design experience of complex analog designs with full ownership.
- Chip design, Verification, Silicon validation, debugs, Qual support and taking ICs to production.
- Must be a technical leader & natural team player, mentor and should strive towards fostering a highly creative and productive working environment
- Launch and advance your career in technical and business roles across four Product Groups and various corporate functions. You will have the opportunities to explore our hardware and software capabilities and try new things.
- Make a real impact by developing innovative products and solutions to meet our global customers' evolving needs and help make people's lives easier, safe and secure.
- Maximize your performance and wellbeing in our flexible and inclusive work environment. Our people-first culture and global support system, including the remote work option and Employee Resource Groups, will help you excel from the first day.