Sr. Manager Analog Design

• Analog/Mixed signal design lead with 16+ years of professional experience in the semiconductor industry with focus on analog/mixed signal silicon IP design and development.
• Experience successfully leading small to medium size analog/mixed signal design engineering teams.
• Able to lead a team effectively, with good interpersonal skills, enthusiasm and positive energy.
• Analytical thinking, inventive, and Quality-oriented mindset. Strong and effective technical and management communication at the peer and upward management levels.
• Hand-on design experience in high-speed serial and/or parallel (memory, SerDes, die-to-die interfaces) PHY/IO designs.
• Strong fundamentals and knowledge of mixed signal circuit architecture and design techniques for IO receiver/transmitter analog-front-end (AFE) and PLL/DLL/clocking (PCIE, USB, ,LPDDR, HBM, gDDR, , UCIE, )
• Design Experience in FinFET nodes such as 16/14/10/7/5/3nm nodes with a solid understanding of transistor device performance and fundamentals
• A track record of successful design and productization of analog/mixed signal silicon IPs.
• Direct hands-on experience in the following PHY/IO-AFE/PLL/Clocking circuits architecture and design. In-depth knowledge of analog, digital, and semi-digital circuit architecture
• Experience in high-speed custom digital and low power design techniques is highly desirable.
• knowledge of AMS EDA industry-standard tools and best-in-class design practices/methodologies for analog/mixed signal design. Proficient in AMS design flows, tools, and methodologies. Familiar with Cadence schematic capture/virtuoso, Spectre/HSPICE/other circuit simulation tools
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills able to operate without direct supervision but also work cross-functionally, cross-geographies collaborating and being part of a multi-disciplinary team in a dynamic environment.
• strong initiative and ownership. Seek help proactively as well as share and pass on knowledge
• Master s degree in electrical engineering. PhD is preferred

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and manage a team of analog/mixed signal silicon designers
• Responsibilities include detailed circuit design schedule planning, work breakdown, design tasks assignments and progress tracking, prioritization, team members performance review, technical mentoring for junior team members.
• Work with project/IP director, and other cross-functional leads, system architects, SOC designers and physical designers to guarantee quality/timely deliverables meeting schedule and technical requirements
• Contribute to the definition of analog circuit architecture for the various AMS blocks.
• Work with other design functions domains across different geographies and time zones, to ensure successful cross-functional team engagement and high-quality execution
• Ensure quality of work within schedule and mitigate overall risk.
• Proven Track record of successfully taking designs to production
• Contribute to the definition of AMS design flows toward improving team productivity, efficiency and quality of execution. Influence development of AMS design workflows and methodology for best in-class/best PPA circuits designs.
• Complete bottom-up schedule planning and manage analog/mixed circuit design/verification activities guaranteeing AMS IP/sub-blocks designs meets performance, power, reliability and timing requirements.
• Work closely with the layout design teams to deliver the DRC rules compliant physical design GDSII
• Deliver AMS Block production/bench-level test plans for post-silicon characterization/validation. Enable/Support Post-Silicon teams activities toward validation and characterization of mixed IP (Performance, Power, Functionality, ..) ensuring production silicon meets all committed design and compliance specifications.