Analog Circuit Design Engineer

Job Details:Job Description: The Role and Impact: At Intel, Analog Circuit Design Engineers are at the forefront of innovation, shaping the future of analog and mixed-signal IPs. This critical role involves designing, developing, and optimizing high-speed analog circuits in advanced process nodes, contributing directly to Intel's industry-leading products and technologies. As part of our high-speed IO design team, you will play a pivotal role in creating next-generation memory interface PHYs, driving power, performance, and functionality improvements in cutting-edge circuits. Your expertise will directly impact Intel's ability to deliver high-quality solutions to meet the ever-evolving demands of technology.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and build analog circuits for advanced process nodes, enabling high-performance and robust functionality.
• Perform circuit design, validation, extraction of chip parameters, and simulation of analog behavior models.
• Optimize circuits for power efficiency, performance, area, timing, and yield goals.
• Create test plans to verify designs against block microarchitecture specifications, evaluating test results for design validation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define design specifications, collect feedback, and resolve design issues.
• Conduct layout reviews and ensure optimal placement and routing in collaboration with architecture and layout teams.
• Contribute to post-silicon debug and validation efforts to support high-volume manufacturing.
• Continuously refine design methodologies and processes to improve turnaround time and design quality.Qualifications:Minimum Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or an equivalent specialized field, or equivalent experience as required for the role.
• 10+ years with Master's degree, or 4+ years with PhD in analog circuit design.
• Proficiency with industry-standard tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, PrimeSim, HSPICE, ADE, and Custom Compiler.
• Expertise in designing high-speed analog circuits such as TX/RX blocks, PLLs, DLLs, SerDes, and voltage regulators.
• Strong fundamentals in CMOS design, circuit simulation, and high-speed analog design concepts.
• Familiarity with DRC, LVS, and post-layout extraction tools.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in post-silicon debug, electrical validation, and correlating measurements to simulations.
• Knowledge of scripting languages such as TCL, Perl, Python, or C for design automation tasks.
• Familiarity with modeling and simulation of high-speed interface interconnects and channels.