Principal Engineer Analogue IC Design

Romsey, England, United Kingdom

12/19/2024

Location: Romsey, UK

Our Team

Semtech Corporation is a leading supplier of high-quality analogue and mixed-signal semiconductor products. Semtech is an organization headquartered in Camarillo, California with 31 offices in 14 countries around the world. In the UK, the Bristol and Romsey product development team is primarily responsible for PON ONU chipsets for optical fibre to the home (FTTh). The engineering team is 70 strong, of which 25 work in IC design.

Job Summary

PON ONU chipsets comprise APD/PIN TIAs, laser diode drivers, optical receivers and fully integrated transceiver ICs for legacy 2.5Gbps GPON, current 10Gbps XG(S)PON and next generation 25G/50Gbps applications. Laser drivers and TIAs are also key to LiDAR systems, and therefore new opportunities are opening up in this space – specifically for automotive applications. Semtech is a market leader in PON and the role presents an opportunity to join an experienced Analogue RF IC design team working on the next generation of optical access network devices.

Responsibilities

• The Principal Analogue Design engineer is a leading member of the design team.
• Taking the technical lead role on significant chip developments and making key architectural decisions.
• Delivering new and innovative solutions.
• Collaborating with the wider engineering team (product definition, validation, applications and test engineering) to ensure product success.
• Supporting and mentoring more junior engineers.
• Setting the standard for communicating work in a clear and professional manner to the design team.
  
  

Minimum Qualifications

• 16+ years of relevant industry experience in Analogue IC design.
• Must have deep and intuitive understanding of CMOS analogue circuit design practice.
• Evidence of innovation in previous work. (eg. Patented ideas)
• Previous experience as the technical lead on chip developments.
• RF (10GHz +) analogue circuit design experience.
• Expert user of Cadence tools (IC6) and Calibre.
• Fluent spoken and written English.
  
  

Desired Qualifications

• Relevant post-graduate qualification (MSc / PhD)
• 25GHz + circuit design experience
• Experience of strategies for assuring device reliability and high yield (DFM)
• Device modelling experience (Verilog-AMS, SystemVerilog, etc)
• Has experience of circuit layout
• Has understanding of optoelectronic device physics and behavior
  
  

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