Semiconductor Design Engineer

Organization & Role

Teradyne’s Semiconductor Test Division in Agoura Hills, CA is looking for an enthusiastic candidate for the position of Semiconductor Design Engineer, to design high-speed analog circuits in mixed-signal ASICs for ATE (Automatic Test Equipment) instruments. We are looking for a candidate with CMOS design, modeling, and layout experience who has successfully taped-out several designs

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed circuit specifications for mixed-signal circuits.
• Design circuit architectures and transistor-level topologies to meet performance requirements.
• Provide guidance for physical implementation (layout) of high-speed circuits.
• Optimize circuits via simulation (using Cadence EDA tools) across various process and operating conditions.
• Create cell / libraries models to be used for high level integrated functional and timing verification.
• Integrate circuit elements into large analog/mixed-signal ASICs.
• Participate in the characterization and testing of ASICs.

Basic Qualifications & Skills

• Involved in all phases of multiple IC developments, from specification to product introduction.
• Thorough knowledge of high-frequency, broad-band Analog Mixed-Signal IC design, covering both electrical and physical aspects.
• Expertise in chip top-level logic and physical design, specializing in timing-aware logical partitioning, floor planning, and fast timing closure for mixed-signal chips.
• Proficient in analog and mixed-signal modeling and verification for complex ICs, emphasizing functional and timing models as well as physical abstraction generation.
• Solid understanding of Cadence RTL/STA/SDF gate-level verification flows.
• Experience with standard and custom cell/IP cell library build, characterization, quality assurance, and release processes.
• Collaborated extensively with EDA vendors to enhance tools and design flows, including Hard IP integration methodology.
• Skilled in IC characterization at high frequency circuits, using tools such as high-speed sampling oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, VNAs, and signal sources.
• Desired experience in CMOS FinFET (16nm or lower) design.
• Verilog or Verilog-A modeling proficiency is a plus.

Education

• MSEE or higher in electrical engineering with 15+ years of experience in designing and characterizing high-frequency, highly integrated mixed-signal integrated circuits.

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