ANALOG DESIGN ENGINEER SKILLS, EXPERIENCE, AND JOB REQUIREMENTS

Updated: July 28, 2024 - The Analog Design Engineer must demonstrate proficiency in high-speed analog design techniques, including PAM4 modulation and Equalizers such as CTLE and DFE. Strong problem-solving skills, a proactive approach to tasks, and effective communication abilities are essential for collaborative work. Additionally, familiarity with industry-standard tools, advanced semiconductor technologies like FinFET, and scripting languages like Perl and Python is advantageous for successful Analog Design Engineering.

Summary of Analog Design Engineer Knowledge and Qualifications on Resume

1. BS in Electrical Engineering with 6 years of Experience

  • Experience in development and integration of the modules in industrial system 
  • Development of analog board design, high speed, low noise op-amp, filters, A2D and D2A circuits
  • Experience in power supplies (DC-DC) and current sources. 
  • Experience in Analog design and simulation tools (OrCad, Pspice\Tina...)
  • Independent leading development of complex boards/modules 
  • Understanding the system level of multidisciplinary machine as well as detail design
  • Experience in High Voltage circuits, grounding, and EMI 
  • FPGA and Digital Signal processing knowledge 
  • Organized and creative thinker, motivated, and independent learner who can multitask in a dynamic environment, able to create and implement new solutions 
  • Demonstrated problem solving ability, analytical skills and laboratory proficiency
  • Must have excellent documentation, communication skills and ability to work independently

2. BS in Electronics Engineering with 7 years of Experience

  • Excellent knowledge of analog and mixed-signal design, capable of designing new analog IPs and responsibility and have good interpersonal skills. 
  • Initiative and innovation in their previous experience. 
  • Highly motivated with excellent time management and communication skills needed to work with various engineering and product development groups. 
  • Expertise in analog and mixed-signal CMOS IC design.
  • Experience in transistor-level design of full-custom CMOS analog and mixed-signal building blocks including at least one of LDO, Bandgap, analog filters, POR, ADC/DAC/PLL related analog blocks or circuits.
  • Experience with SerDes receiver and transmitter designs.
  • PAM4 (>56Gbps) TX or RX experience a plus.
  • Some design knowledge of Digital blocks such combinatorial logic, counters and state machines.
  • Experience with optimizing/working on analog layout and solving signal integrity issues at package and board level.
  • Experience with system-level tool such as Matlab (Simulink).
  • Experience in using Cadence and Synopsys custom IC design and simulation tools for analog circuit simulation and mixed-signal simulation.
  • Use of ADEXL or ADE Explorer tools
  • Working knowledge of programming and scripting languages (C, Perl, Skill, Verilog etc.)

3. BS in Computer Engineering with 3 years of Experience

  • Experience in analog and mixed signal IC design.
  • A strong technical background in design, simulation and verification of semiconductor electronic circuits.
  • Good understanding of Bi/CMOS/power semiconductor devices.
  • Solid understanding of integrated circuits functionality and design techniques.
  • Knowledge about measurement and verification of electronic circuits.
  • Experience in automotive semiconductors 
  • Experience in analog IC/ mixed signals IC designs, verifications and tests. 
  • Knowledge in low power analog CMOS design or high speed imaging
  • Tool skills : Familiar with Analog Design and layout CAD tools such as Spectre, Spice simulators, Analog Artist, Virtuoso, Calibre and Assura.
  • Good understanding of semiconductor physics
  • Good communication skills and fluency in English.
  • Strong problem solving ability and analytical skills.
  • Self-motivated team player and able to work with minimum supervision.

4. BS in Physics with 5 years of Experience

  • Analog, mixed-signal IC design experience encompassing diverse areas 
  • Proven track record of technical leadership including multiple products taken from specification through design, release, volume manufacturing, and field support.
  • Detailed knowledge of power conversion architectures and analytical methods highly desirable.
  • System modeling skills in SIMPLIS or Matlab highly desirable.
  • Must be familiar with Cadence Virtuoso CAD tool suite: schematic, layout, simulation and verification.
  • Must be experienced with top-down analog behavioral modeling methodology including fluent use of Verilog-A/AMS as appropriate.
  • Skill in design automation tools and scripting environments is essential.
  • Familiarity with Verilog and digital design and verification 
  • Good understanding of low noise amplifiers, AGC and data recovery architectures.
  • Deep understanding of Signal Integrity and Power Integrity modeling for High Speed designs.
  • System knowledge of current generation and next generation silicon photonics based transceiver architectures and standards.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the specific ability to speak to various technical and management levels.
  • Proactive, collaborative and creative approach to innovation, technical development and consensus facilitation to influence optimal project results.

5. BS in Applied Physics with 4 years of Experience

  • Designing analog or mixed signal circuits
  • Must be a US Citizen or Permanent Resident
  • Wide breadth of analog design knowledge is essential as part designs cover a wide range of product type
  • Experience designing with (5V to 40V) Bipolar, BiCMOS, and CMOS processes
  • Experience designing Amplifiers, Comparators, and Regulators
  • Experience designing BiCMOS and CMOS bandgaps
  • Exposure to Analog to Digital (ADC) and Digital to Analog (DAC) converter design and verification
  • Experience performing design verification
  • Be comfortable interfacing with layout, test, and process engineers
  • Familiarity with IC design tools (Schematic Capture, Digital/Analog Simulation, Layout, LVS, DRC, ERC)
  • Strong communication skills, both verbal and written

6. BS in Telecommunications Engineering with 5 years of Experience

  • Relevant industry experience in Analog IC design.
  • RF (10GHz +) CMOS analogue circuit design experience
  • Have fluent spoken and written English, and good presentation skills
  • Solid understanding and enthusiasm for analogue circuit design
  • Has taken full ownership of delivering blocks and minor subsystems
  • Skilled user of Cadence tools (IC6) and Calibre
  • Experience of circuit layout, and show understanding of DFM practise
  • Circuit modeling and system verification experience (SystemVerilog)
  • Coding skills – Scripting (Ocean/SKILL)
  • Understanding of design best practices and a disciplined development flow
  • Expertise in deep submicron technologies and their impairments
  • Familiar with CAD tools like Cadence or Mentor including circuit simulators like SpectreRF or EldoRF

7. BS in Microelectronics Engineering with 7 years of Experience

  • Experience in Mixed Signal RF IC Design used in data center networking products.
  • Experience developing IC for high bandwidth applications in advanced modulation formats.
  • Experience in design management with detailed knowledge of development methodologies, design flows including EDA integration, Foundry PDK and associated collaterals.
  • Deep understanding of high speed mixed signal architectures and design trade-offs.
  • Experience with design of Analog RF front end circuits such as Modulator Drivers, Trans-Impedance Amplifiers(TIA), etc in advanced CMOS process nodes.
  • Good understanding of design tape-out to foundries and solid understanding of supply chain for IC Product development.
  • Good understanding of low noise amplifiers, AGC and data recovery architectures.
  • Deep understanding of Signal Integrity and Power Integrity modeling for High Speed designs.
  • System knowledge of current generation and next generation silicon photonics based transceiver architectures and standards.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the specific ability to speak to various technical and management levels.
  • Proactive, collaborative and creative approach to innovation, technical development and consensus facilitation to influence optimal project results.

8. BS in Instrumentation Engineering with 3 years of Experience

  • Analog design experience and design integration, BSEE, MSEE.
  • Must have knowledge and/or experience in: Analog Bipolar Circuit Design
  • Ability to collaborate in a team environment
  • Knowledge of Spice simulators and CAD tools (Cadence Virtuoso).
  • Ability to problem solve at the transistor and system levels
  • Knowledge of lab equipment including digital oscilloscopes, source generators and BER testers
  • Good presentation and writing/communication skills.
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Effective team player with a continuous learning mindset
  • Willingness to balance multiple tasks
  • Willingness to work in a fast-paced environment and have as much fun and growth as possible in the process

9. BS in Mechatronics Engineering with 5 years of Experience

  • Experience of ASIC frontend 
  • Strong in communication, leadership, investigation, problem solving and analytical skill
  • Proficiency with RTL coding using HDL language(s).
  • Familiarity with logic simulation and debug environments
  • Knowledge of Spyglass, Synthesis, STA (PT), UPF, UVM, Spice and DFT.
  • Knowledge scripting desirable
  • Solid basic knowledge of analog circuits
  • Familiar with layout design
  • Experience in designing one or more of the following circuits: LDO, IO, ESD, ADC, DAC, PLL, VCO, filter, DCDC
  • Familiar with at least one programming language, such as Python, Matlab
  • Have the ability to analyze and derive transfer functions
  • Experience in system modeling

10. BS in Control Systems Engineering with 4 years of Experience

  • Analytical mind with a strong commitment to quality as well as high team spirit and social skills as working with design teams, hardware and software engineers to successfully complete challenging IC and sensor system design projects.
  • Experience with the design of complex analog blocks such as ADC, DAC, PLL, bias generator, gain amplifiers, and comparators and knowledge of image sensor functions.
  • Expert in design from scratch of analog blocks including architectural analysis, noise, power, and area analysis, schematic entry and critical simulation analysis.
  • Experience with the full design flow including Cadence layout from early schematics, area estimation, full layout, parasitic extraction, ECO implementation.
  • Skilled with SPICE simulator types with deep knowledge of tradeoffs such as power modeling, SPICE and fast SPICE, noise, transient, and monte carlo simulations.
  • Knowledge of simulation analysis of analog blocks including a deep understanding of basic (R/L/C/Tr) element fabrication process, simulation models and model accuracy.
  • Experience with LVS / DRC at block and full chip level using tools like Assura and Calibre.
  • Familiar with full physical verification flow and tools.
  • Familiar with parasitic extraction using tools like Cadence QRC, Synopsys StarRC.
  • Experience with power analysis, IR drop measurement, power planning, top level layout of full chips.
  • Goal oriented and innovative approach to problem solving.

11. BS in Electrical Engineering with 3 years of Experience

  • Professional experience in integrated circuit design engineering
  • Deep understanding of the analog design flow steps including architecture, design, and design integration
  • Proven understanding of high-level modeling tools such as Matlab, Simulink, or similar
  • Expertise in power conversion architectures, transistor-level design, and simulation
  • Understanding of control theory for power conversion solutions
  • Experience designing inductive and/or capacitive power converters
  • Hands-on lab test/debug experience with scopes, logic analyzers, and other lab equipment
  • Strong oral and written communication skills
  • hands-on experience in analog and mixed-signal design 
  • Have good design knowledge of Clocking IP, Phase Locked Loops, Crystal Oscillators, Power Management blocks 
  • Have strong analog circuit design knowledge and simulation experience wrt any above circuits
  • Simulation Tools: SPICE level and FastSpice level tools

12. BS in Electronics Engineering with 5 years of Experience

  • Experience in Analog IC design
  • In depth understanding of analog/mixed-signal circuit design, devices, and op-amp topologies
  • Experience in design of low-noise/high-PSRR LDOs and powertree architectures for RF ICs
  • Experience with Power Management ICs with an understanding of Switched-Mode Power Supplies
  • Proficiency in verilogams/veriloga modeling and AMS simulation environment
  • Quick learner, eager to grow with new technologies, self-motivated and striven for high performance
  • Good communication and problem solving skills and ability to work under high pressure
  • Experience in low-power and high-performance analog building block design.
  • Analog design experience with sub-100nm CMOS or BCD process.
  • Understanding of semiconductor device characteristics for low voltage and low power operation.
  • Knowledge of analog transistor-level mixed-signal design experiences in low-voltage, low-power and high-performance analog circuits.
  • Knowledge of semiconductor device physics.
  • Ability to propose innovative and leading-edge architectures / solutions.
  • Good English communication, teamwork and customer skills.

13. BS in Computer Engineering with 7 years of Experience

  • Recent hands-on experience in analog full-custom design, verification, documentation and engineering validation for chips in CMOS or BCD process.
  • Design experience of low-power high-performance analog building blocks or IPs, such as operational amplifier, comparator, reference generator, ADC, DAC, DC-DC converter or clock generator.
  • Detailed chip and PCB layout judgment and supervision capabilities.
  • Hands-on bench measurement skill and able to support test program debugging.
  • Good grip over CMOS circuit design fundamentals, device physics, control and communication and transmission line theory
  • Strong fundamental knowledge and design experience in areas such as: Op-amp applications, power electronics, analog/digital interfaces, signal conditioning and processing.
  • Strong ability to isolate and debug hardware problems to the component level.
  • Understanding functional requirements and specification from customer feasibility analysis with quick turn-around time (with trials on known and new architectures)
  • Should have basic understanding of layout and parasitic extraction.
  • Good understanding of Analog effects, e.g. Noise/Mismatch/PSR etc
  • Working knowledge of Unix/Linux Quick learner with excellent interpersonal, verbal/written communications and problem solving skills
  • Experience in design with good top level understanding along with understanding of all sub blocks
  • Comfortable with DRC/LVS and debug of these verification, Extraction, IR drop, electro-migration tools usage.
  • Good understanding of CMOS and VLSI technologies (device physics and layout effects and sub-micron effects).

14. BS in Physics with 5 years of Experience

  • A high degree of creativity, pioneering spirit, an eye for detail, and passion for excellence
  • Vision for innovation and the end-product’s global impact, not the commoditization of technology
  • Strong IC design fundamentals as well as other key related concept-to-tape out areas of understanding
  • Analytical approach to evaluate all aspects of design and propose solutions, ideas, and pathways
  • Expertise in low-power Power Management IC design with technical leadership experience
  • Experience designing for Tier 1 customers in sophisticated projects considering DC/DC buck/boost converters, GP monitors, LDOs, clocking, both analog and digital interfaces, audio/haptic amplifiers, charge pumps, and hybrid power converters.
  • Strong fundamentals in Analog Integrated Circuit design and/or Semiconductor Physics
  • Extensive experience in CAD tools and programming would also be considered
  • Dynamic, hardworking and detailed with a strong sense of responsibility and teamwork

15. BS in Applied Physics with 2 years of Experience

  • Intuitive and analytical understanding of transistor-level design
  • Hands-on design experience on analog circuits in sub-micron CMOS process
  • Proficient with industry design and simulation tools
  • Experience in Audio design is valuable
  • Familiar with standard lab equipment
  • Experience with mixed-signal design
  • Experience as analog circuit designer.
  • Good knowledge of analog and mixed signal electronics, tools and flows.
  • Design experience with circuits such as amplifiers, DACs, ADCs, bandgaps, bias circuits, LDOs, switching power supply circuits, etc.
  • Strong interpersonal, teamwork and communication skills 
  • Expected to take a full cell ownership role and contribute to the development of new products from architecture selection to implementation and debugging.

16. BS in Telecommunications Engineering with 4 years of Experience

  • Knowledge of high-speed analog design techniques for Serdes, GDDR
  • Good knowledge of PAM4, Equalizers like CTLE, DFE, Adaptation
  • Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills along with attention to details
  • Must be a self-starter, able to drive tasks independently and efficiently to completion
  • Strong/effective communication skills
  • Enthusiastic team-first mentality
  • Ability to provide mentorship and guidance to junior engineers
  • Good knowledge of high-speed GDDR, DDR, LPDDR, or SerDes design (signaling/equalization techniques, analog/mixed-signal circuit design, and signal integrity)
  • Solid knowledge of industry-standard tools and practices for analog/mixed-signal and high-speed digital designs (e.g., HSPICE simulator, Cadence design environment)
  • Experience in advanced deep submicron semiconductor technologies, and FinFET
  • Familiarity with Unix/Linux environments, Perl, Python, and/or MATLAB
  • Ability to read and/or create Verilog models
  • Progressive experience in Analog Design

17. BS in Microelectronics Engineering with 5 years of Experience

  • Strong commercial experience in CMOS Design
  • Experience of designing high performance analog circuits in deep submicron CMOS technology
  • Strong team player, able to operate as both an innovator and an implementer
  • Multi-site developments across different time zones and cultures require excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Experience with the Cadence ADE, ADEXL, Explorer, Schematic editor and ocean scripting
  • A strong analytical approach is desired with a clear track record of success and delivery
  • Good knowledge in Device physics, device modeling, Device Characterization and documentation.
  • Good knowledge of bipolar, BiCMOS, and BCD circuit design techniques and process technologies.
  • Proven experience in designing amplifiers, oscillators, bandgap references, LDOs, DACs, etc.
  • Expertise in various switch-mode power conversion topologies 
  • Understanding of control systems.
  • Strong background in analog design and a proven record of successfully released Power Management products.

18. BS in Instrumentation Engineering with 5 years of Experience

  • Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, or related field.
  • Experience in developing, deploying, and testing analog hardware solutions.
  • Experience programming in C and other relevant languages (Python, R, C, Java, Ruby, C++, etc.).
  • Experience in developing analog sensor drivers and/or RF communications hardware solutions for harsh environments.
  • A solid understanding of RF signal propagation.
  • Experience working in a team-based project from inception to demonstration across multiple disciplines, e.g. sensor hardware selection and interface implementation, data acquisition and analysis, mathematical modeling, algorithm development, application implementation, testing and evaluation.
  • Systems engineering experience.
  • Experience working with WiFi, LTE, 4G/5G, CV2X, and GNSS systems.
  • Proficiency in multiple operating systems such as Windows, UNIX, Linux, etc.
  • Experience with system requirements definition, test driven development, software validation, and Agile software development practices.
  • Demonstrated ability to generate scientific reports and presentations.
  • Familiarity with Artificial Intelligence, specifically Machine Learning.

19. BS in Mechatronics Engineering with 6 years of Experience

  • Strong knowledge of analog circuits and experience in the industry
  • Experience using Cadence design suites, which include OrCAD Schematic Capture, PCB Editor, PSpice, etc or equivalent tools.
  • Highly organized with a proven ability to prioritize workload, meet deadlines, manage several complex projects at one time, and utilize time effectively.
  • Strong computer skills with familiarity with Microsoft Office, Excel, PowerPoint
  • Good communication skills and ability to present technical data to various levels of management, within company, and to customers.
  • Ability to perform electrical stress analysis on EEE components
  • Experience with Military design requirements 
  • Present results for internal management and at external venues such as conferences.
  • Work collaboratively with other team members and across multiple technical areas.
  • Work closely and effectively with external partners – corporations, universities, and automotive suppliers.
  • Be proactive with the ability to manage multiple tasks.
  • Familiarity with autonomous vehicles and/or robotics.
  • Ability to work independently and take ownership of delivery for mission-critical functionality.

20. BS in Control Systems Engineering with 2 years of Experience

  • Circuit design tools and flows, including circuit simulation (Spice, Spectre, ADS) and modeling (MATLAB)
  • Solving challenges of circuit design in deep sub-micron (28nm and smaller), CMOS bulk process, and Finfet nodes (16nm and smaller)
  • Analog design skills in voltage regulators (bias generators or LDOs), feedback control systems (adaptive controls), and offset/mismatch control
  • Designing area/power-efficient custom designs
  • Taking designs through productization and participating in all stages of development
  • Ability to communicate clearly and work with cross-functional teams to optimize the designs
  • Ability to develop scripts using Python or Perl as necessary to improve productivity and reliability.
  • Analog design experience with a semiconductor manufacturer.
  • Hand-on analog design experience, and in a power management related field such as AC/DC converters.
  • Proven track record of releasing products to market.
  • Sound knowledge of thermal management.
  • Excellent technical bench evaluation skills.
  • Strong device physics background plus excellent written and verbal communication skills
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