What are the responsibilities and job description for the Staff Electrical Engineer - Analog / Mixed-Signal IC design position at Renesas Electronics?
Company Description
Renesas is one of the top global semiconductor companies in the world. We strive to develop a safer, healthier, greener, and smarter world, and our goal is to make every endpoint intelligent by offering product solutions in the automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT markets. Our robust product portfolio includes world leading MCUs, SoCs, analog and power products, plus Winning Combination solutions that curate these complementary products. We are a key supplier to the world’s leading manufacturers of electronics you rely on every day; you may not see our products, but they are all around you.
Renesas employs roughly 21,000 people in more than 30 countries worldwide. As a global team, our employees actively embody the Renesas Culture, our guiding principles based on five key elements: Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative, and Entrepreneurial. Renesas believes in, and has a commitment to, diversity and inclusion, with initiatives and a leadership team dedicated to its resources and values. At Renesas, we want to build a sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. Join us and build your future by being part of what’s next in electronics and the world.
Job Description
Analog / Mixed-Signal IC design engineering position that will provide key contributions to state of the art circuits for use in high performance networking and communications products. Involvement in product definition, design, layout, lab verification, and release to production. IC design experience with strong emphasis on very high performance Phase Locked Loop (PLL) design. Will be involved with several different aspects of the design flow including, but not limited to, the following duties:
Product Definition: Will work with technical marketers and customers to define the technical requirements and specifications. Will help translate these specifications into a PRD (product requirements document) and FSD (Functional Specification Document) .
Research: Will research potential design solutions to meet the required targets and specifications. Will review technical papers and documents in order to investigate possible solutions.
Design: Will use EDA tools to design circuits required for networking and communications products. Will utilize own understanding of transistor modeling and circuit noise theory to achieve very low noise and high performance. Will perform modeling of these circuits and optimize as necessary to meet the design specifications.
Simulation & Verification: Will use EDA tools to thoroughly simulate and verify that circuits have correct function and meet all target performance specifications.
Layout: Will guide layout engineering team and use EDA tools to layout circuit blocks in a variety of different integrated circuit processes. Will utilize knowledge of optimal layout techniques to achieve good matching, low parasitics, and minimal crosstalk between circuit blocks. Will run extraction tools and re-simulate the circuit to analyze the layout effects and optimize if necessary.
Lab Validation: 5% Will work with verification engineers to verify the product designs and circuit blocks in the lab using the appropriate equipment. Will work with verification and test engineers to verify and characterize the circuit performance.
Qualifications
- A PhD or a MSEE with 5 years professional IC design experience with strong emphasis on very high performance Phase Locked Loop (PLL) design.
- A solid track record in CMOS and/or BiCMOS IC design is required.
- Strong experience in designing low phase noise PLLs, fractional-N synthesizers, LC-Voltage Controlled Oscillators (VCOs), and state machines.
- Related experience in digital PLLs, crystal oscillators, VCXOs, on-chip regulators, DACs and ADCs is desirable.
- An understanding of transistor modeling and circuit noise theory is required. Digital design skills are helpful but not required.
- Great attitude, self motivation and excellent team work is a must.
Additional Information
Renesas Electronics Corporation empowers a safer, smarter and more sustainable future where technology helps make our lives easier. The leading global provider of microcontrollers, Renesas combines our expertise in embedded processing, analog, power and connectivity to deliver complete semiconductor solutions. These Winning Combinations accelerate time to market for automotive, industrial, infrastructure and IoT applications, enabling billions of connected, intelligent devices that enhance the way people work and live. Learn more at renesas.com.
Renesas’ mission, To Make Our Lives Easier, is underpinned by our company culture, TAGIE. TAGIE stands for Transparent, Agile, Global, Innovative and Entrepreneurial. Our goal is to embed this unique culture in everything we do to succeed as a company and create trust with our diverse colleagues, customers and stakeholders.
Renesas Electronics is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to celebrating diversity and fostering a work environment free of discrimination on the basis of sex, race, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, military status, veteran status, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
