Staff Analog Design Engineer

Job Description

At Elevate Semiconductor, our mission is to empower semiconductor and system test customers by delivering world-class test integrated circuits (ICs) that tackle the industry's most complex automated test equipment (ATE) challenges. We pride ourselves on exceeding expectations by designing the lowest power, highest density solutions to achieve the lowest possible cost of test—both today and for the future.

As a Staff Analog Design Engineer, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and executing team activities towards development of leading edge ATE integrated circuits. You will ensure the development of new products from idea through to successful product release meeting current and future needs of our customers.

This is full-time onsite position in San Diego, CA.

Responsibilities

Lead projects and mentor junior designers.

Provide technical leadership in circuit and architecture design.

Collaborate with product and test engineering team for overall project success.

Partner with VPs of Engineering, Operations, Sales and Finance to develop successful products efficiently and on schedule.

Ensure commitments to customers are met and expectations are exceeded.

Identify, recommend, and implement new systems, tools, processes and technologies to improve design, reuse, organizational processes and decision-making.

Schematic design and simulation of circuits for high speed and precision Analog ATE circuits.

Power efficient and high precision analog design.

Layout preplacement and post layout simulation of circuits.

Monte Carlo and corner analysis.

Mixed signal simulation at chip level.

Contribute to the development of innovative circuit architectures to optimize power, performance and density.

Support IC characterization and test development to qualify for ATE specific parameters and use conditions.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Project lead on multiple tapeouts from specification to product release

Clearly understand details of Semiconductor design fabrication

Agile people management and leadership skills

Ability to attract and retain key engineering talent

Excellent verbal and written communication

Experience in simplifying and dealing with complexity across design, project management, and organizational build out

Solid analog CMOS circuit design fundamentals

Solid control theory fundamentals

Ability to design and analyze complex feedback loops

Stability analysis and design of compensation schemes

Ability to seamlessly interface with internal and external functions (engineering, manufacturing, application, etc.)

Understanding of the IC design, qualification and manufacturing cycle

Experience with industry standard analog and mixed signal EDA tools (Cadence/Mentor Graphics. LVS, DRC, and ERC using Cadence or Mentor tools.)

Behavioral modeling of analog circuits for chip level simulation and validation

Experience programming using Verilog, VerilogA, C, C++, Python

Preferred Qualifications

PhD degree

High voltage (100V+) and mixed voltage (multiple supply rails, 6 or more) design experience

Design experience in high speed multi Gbps circuits

Design experience with BiCMOS process technology

ATE specific experience

Benefits

100% Employer Paid Health Insurance (Medical, Dental, Vision)

Unlimited Paid Time Off

Performance Bonuses

Free Lunch Catered in by Local Restaurants

Private Equity Options

Retirement Plans

Sabbatical Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Volunteer Days

Relocation Assistance

Conference Attendance Support

Biweekly Phone Stipend

Employee Assistance Program

The salary range for this role is $150,000-$198,000.00.

Please note: While a salary range is provided, the final compensation will depend on your experience, skill set, and how well you're able to highlight your background throughout the interview process.

Full-time