The role, as published
About the company
Our client is a semiconductor company.
The role
Raydar is recruiting for this role on behalf of our client. Take technical leadership of custom circuit design for upcoming silicon releases, owning significant parts of the chip architecture. The position blends hands-on design, layout and checking with bench evaluation of returned silicon, working alongside colleagues from several technical disciplines.
What you'll do
- Direct the development of circuits that mix analog and digital behavior, including data converters, timing and clock generation, power regulation, reference sources and fast serial interfaces.
- Take ownership of substantial portions of the chip architecture, with the possibility of serving as lead on one of several planned devices.
- Draw physical layouts yourself and run the standard design rule, electrical rule and layout-versus-schematic checks.
- Partner with teammates in circuit design, systems, physics and software to turn novel concepts into working silicon.
- Help characterize returned silicon on the bench with common test and measurement instruments.
What we're looking for
- Track record of creating circuits that combine analog and digital functions, such as clock synthesizers, serial links, converters and oscillators, rather than analog-only work.
- Strong command of analog and mixed-signal design in CMOS technology.
- Several chips taken through fabrication, ideally in FinFET or 28nm/65nm processes.
- Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering with a circuits or integrated circuit design emphasis.
- Fluency with Cadence simulation flows, including parasitic extraction, Monte Carlo and process corner analysis.
- Around 6 or more years of relevant experience.
- Readiness to pitch in wherever the team needs help, even beyond your main area, in a startup environment.
- Based in the Boston area or willing to relocate there.
Bonus points
- Practical experience drawing layouts yourself, beyond reviewing them.
Location and work model
- Boston, MA, United States
- Hybrid: 3 days per week in office
- Full-time
Compensation, as the posting describes it
- Equity