Senior Staff Analog IC Design Engineer (Power)

Responsibilities

The Senior Staff Analog IC Design Engineer will work on the design of sophisticated Power Management IC products like Point of loads, PMICs which address a wide range of server, notebook, PC and industrial applications. We are looking for a person who possesses a mix of technical expertise in Analog IC design, passion and experience to build new products starting from specs and taking all the way to Production and strong communication skills. Full chip design experience & silicon debug experience are expected for this role. Experience of Power Management IC design / knowledge of Power converters architecture, Full Power IC design experience (starting from specifications) and Silicon debug experience are must requirements for this role.

Qualifications

The engineer will participate in all stages of product design, drive design and development and support productization. Primary responsibilities include:

• Design and Development of Power Management Products with emphasis on switching converters – Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost
• IC architecture including top-down budgeting, control loop design, efficiency estimation and optimization etc to meet the overall performance requirements.
• Responsible for Analog IC design for blocks like OpAmps, Comparators, Oscillators, Bandgap References, LDOs and layout supervision through all stages of IC development including design closure
• Work with system team for converter modelling, test-plan preparation
• Work with layout engineers on IC floorplan and integration of analog, ESD and digital
• Conduct IC design reviews, layout reviews and provide regular design updates through documentation and presentations
• Understand and implement design and layout methodologies which will meet company and industry standards for product reliability and yield
• Post-silicon debug and support system characterization
• Assist test, operations and application teams during productization
• Experience in the following areas is must
• Knowledge of Power converter architectures – Buck, Boost etc
• Thorough knowledge of Analog design- OpAmp, Comparators, Bandgap References, LDOs etc
• Understanding of process technologies and device behavior which are important for high voltage, high power operation and reliability issues
• 8+ years of experience in Analog IC design

Company Overview

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

 

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

 

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

 

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

 

We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.