* Design high-speed drivers, TIAs (trans-impedance amplifiers), and control systems for optical communication applications;
* Collaborate on architecture definition, circuit design, layout, and qualification of circuits integrated with photonic components;
* Drive high-speed communication product development through innovative solutions;
* Stay current with advancements in CMOS (complementary metal-oxide-semiconductor), silicon photonics, and optical communications to enhance design approaches.
Your skills and experience
* MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or equivalent practical work experience;
* Background in high-speed analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design, with fundamental concepts such as: circuit noise and linearity, linear amplifiers, low noise linear trans-impedance amplifiers (TIAs), AGC (automatic gain control) circuits and linear equalizers;
* Experience in testing and debugging analog and mixed signal high-speed integrated circuits (ICs) as well as experience with physical design and verification (passive component design using industry-standard tools such as Cadence Virtuoso and HFSS, EMX).
It would be nice if you also had:
* Familiarity with CMOS (Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor) design and manufacturing, including SiGe (Silicon Germanium) and BiCMOS (Bipolar Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor);
* Experience with silicon photonics and optical communications;
* Publications and a record of innovation;
* Familiarity with digital flow (synthesis, static timing, place and route), particularly in the context of state machines for mixed-signal control systems;
* Background in wireline communication and equalization; familiarity with SerDes (Serializer/Deserializer), CDR (clock-and-data recovery), PLL (phase locked loop), ADC (Analog to Digital Converter) and DAC (Digital-to-Analog Converter).