Principal Engineer, IC Design - Digital

JOB SUMMARY

Cirtec Medical is a vertically integrated, full-service outsource partner, bringing more than three decades of expertise to every phase of the product development lifecycle for complex medical devices, including state-of-the-art product design, development, and manufacturing. We partner with our customers to bring medical devices to market quickly, predictably, and cost-effectively.

The Principal IC Design Engineer is based out of our Chandler, AZ office. The ideal candidate should be able to architect new innovative circuits to solve electronic system challenges. This position will require a person capable of leading IC development projects which would include directing and mentoring other designers, mapping out schedules, resources, and partitioning the design work. Candidate should be able to quickly analyze product proposals and be able to identify critical and challenging design requirements.   The candidate must also understand the basics of semiconductor devices physics, have strong circuit analysis skills, understand good IC layout practices, and implement or guide the characterization of circuits in electronics laboratories.   

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead design and development of medical ASICs, including transistor level circuit design 
• Develop product specifications and convert to design specifications 
• Develop simulation test bench and other test environments
• Perform top level mixed mode simulations as directed 
• Act as the Technical Lead on IC design programs, conduct design reviews, and interface with internal stakeholders and customers to communicate technical updates and program status
• Lead innovate designs for low power design, power management, data converters, and energy harvesting 
• Develop a post silicon evaluation plan, support bench evaluation and debug of silicon, and support development of production tests 
• Assist with project management, schedule tracking and allocation of technical resources
• Assist business development in generating proposals, analyze product proposals and identify critical parameters for implementation
• Direct and mentor other design engineers
• Other duties as assigned

An individual in this position must be able to successfully perform the essential duties and responsibilities listed above. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of this position. 

QUALIFICATIONS 

• Minimum BS in Electrical Engineering. Higher degrees preferred. 
• Minimum 10 years of experience in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design
• Experience with leading IC design teams and design of large building blocks of ICs
• Good understanding of semiconductor manufacturing, packaging, and testing
• Travel Requirements: Possible need to travel to local or out of state customer or vendor sites.   

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit, talk, and/or hear, and/or use hands to finger, handle, or touch objects, tools, or controls. Long hours at the computer is often required.  The employee is occasionally required to stand, and/or walk.  The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds while moving files or small packages.  The mental and physical requirements described here are representative of those that must be met by an individual to successfully perform the essential functions of this position.

Protective Clothing Required: None

WORKING ENVIRONMENT

Work is performed in an office/manufacturing environment.  The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an individual encounters while performing the essential functions of this position.