Senior RFIC Design Engineer- Acton, MA

Senior RFIC Design Engineer- Acton, MA

Job Responsibilities

We are currently engaged on a search for designers with a combination of multiple skills beginning with proven excellence in high-speed Analog CMOS design for high-volume production and including technical leadership, project management and mentoring capabilities. The company wants an analytic, creative thinker capable of and comfortable with outside-the-box solutions. Responsibilities will include: Analog RFIC circuit design, contributing to the company knowledge base on design for manufacturing techniques, small team leadership.

Required Qualifications

§         An M.S. and/or Ph.D. in EE or related discipline

§         Approximately 10 years directly related design experience in design of high-speed Analog/mixed signal CMOS products including design for manufacturability (DFM), design for test (DFT), and design for verification (DFV) for high-volume production

§         Proven ability in the development of algorithms to solve unique problems

§         Strong mathematical theory and application knowledge

§         Demonstrated technical leadership in the form of patents and papers and conference presentations

§         Original research in Analog CMOS architectures

§         Experience designing ICs in 130nm, 65nm, or 45nm

§         Proven track record of leadership by example while providing solutions to problems in the development of novel electronics

§         A consistent track record of increasing responsibility to design and lead the development of complex products

§         Recognized by subordinates, peers, and management as someone who technologists, marketing, and application staff seek out for input and advice

Desired Qualifications

§         Knowledge of or experience in the design of transceivers, converters or other high-speed devices

§         Knowledge of microwave to millimeter wave bands

§         PCI, ADSL or other communications technologies

APPLY DIRECTLY: Ross@hightechnh.com

 

Verification Engineer/ Mixed Signal Design Engineer

Job Description

Nashua, NH

Function:
You will start in the Nashua development team as a Mixed Signal Design Engineer coached by the System Architect. You will design and/or verify Digital logic to be implemented in imager and image processing products as well as contribute to the top level chip verification.

Accountabilities:
Defines, together with the Business Unit and the System Architect, the optimal digital concepts and specifications for the project, as well as the interface between the digital and analog part of the IC.
Design and implement digital logic and circuits including digital image processing blocks, state machines, and microcontrollers.
Cross-verify digital blocks and systems developed by other M/S Design or by the Digital Competence Center to ensure the quality of the blocks.
Develop and implement system level simulations to ensure the correct operation of both the analog and digital portions of the device.
Work with the analog designers to create digital models of the analog blocks to ensure correct interaction between the analog and digital portions of the design.
Participate in design reviews, evaluation and characterization of prototype units in order to contribute to the early identification of deviations/problems and to propose solutions for them.
Collaborate with the Test Engineer to ensure that the design can be efficiently and fully tested. Provide the Test Engineer with all relevant documentation in order to allow him to release the product in time within specification to the production site.
Contribute to the digital simulation and to the top simulation process to ensure that the product has been developed according to the specification predefined with the Business Unit.
Continuously evaluate design processes to propose improvements in terms of efficiency.
Exchange knowledge across the sites and maximize the standardization of the process and technologies in order to reduce the time-to-market and the product quality.
Take the complete ownership of the digital design and analog/digital interface activities of a project.
Technical Competencies:
Top Level Design: Knowledge of modeling skills principles in order to develop an initial model (block diagram, state flow diagrams, behavioral level HDL code, etc) that forms a foundation for prototyping complex projects. Knowledge of the specific methods used to do this (e.g. Simulink, Visio, Verilog). Able to set up the global digital block specifications and define the interface to analog.
Top Level Simulation: Able to simulate mix-mode design and to perform the final top simulation of a complex project (digital and analog parts), with focus on the digital part. Knowledge of the specific tools and processes to efficiently perform simulations (e.g. Verilog-AMS, SimVision).
Design Implementation: In-depth knowledge of design concepts in order to have the overall database (schematics and HDL code) set up, according to the block and products specifications, complying with standard design-methodology rules in order to maximize design reusability. Knows the specific methods used to implement that database in technical terms (CAD tools). In-depth knowledge of the simulation tools to guarantee an efficient design process and a product according to the specification requirements.
Cross Simulation: Able to develop test benches and to conduct simulation on a block developed by another designer. Take the appropriate decision and propose technical solution if needed
Documentation: Able to document the overall database, simulations, design decisions and characterization results in a thorough way according to design standards.
Test: Contribute to test concept during the design phase in order to guarantee a cost effective test program (test time) with the appropriate test coverage. Make sure that the test group receives the necessary information on time in order to work efficiently.
Product Characterization (ISIR): Able to contribute to the characterization plan. Able to conduct analysis in order to validate the design of the produ

Job Requirements

Requirements: - Bachelor or Masters degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering, 3-5 years of experience in the development of digital and mixed signal semiconductor products.
- Fluency in English is a must. Knowledge of any major European / Asian language is a strong asset
- Working experience in integrating different cultural backgrounds
- Working experience in International Industry is a strong asset
- Working experience in Automotive Industry is a strong asset
- Low Travel Intensity
- Working experience with virtual teams is a strong asset
- Successful track record for design of automotive projects

Infineon returns to profit in Q4

MUNICH, Germany — Being one of the last chip manufacturers to present its quarterly figures, Infineon reports a profit and a significant sales increase in the fourth quarter.
On sales of €855 million (about $1.282 billion) the company achieved an income from continuing operations of €24 million, a significant improvement over the €26 million loss in the preceding quarter. The sales figure illustrates the situation of the company and in a certain way of the entire semiconductor industry: With an increase of 12 percent it improved significantly over the preceding quarter, but the comparison with the same quarter a year earlier still shows a hefty 18 percent decline. However, the sale of its wireline business has reduced the revenue basis for the company.

Infineon CEO Peter Bauer attributes the improvement to two factors: The cost-cutting program the company has implemented over the past 12 months and an increased demand in all segments.

For the first quarter of its FY 2010 (Q4 of calendar year 2009) the company expects sales and results to remain stable. For the entire year 2010, the company predicts an increase in sales of about 10 percent, driven in the first place by a recovery in its automotive segment. The Wireless Solutions and Industrial & Multimarket segments are expected to grow somewhat slower while the Chip Card & Security segment will contribute the smallest growth rates, despite a recently announced large contract with China on passport chips.

Bad news for the Semiconductor industry

TSMC is reporting a hiring freeze. Applied Materials cutting 1800 jobs. National Semiconductor cutting 5% of their workforce. How much longer will it last??

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/18/business/chip.php