Senior Staff Analog MS IC Design Engineer

Senior Staff Analog Mixed-Signal IC Design Engineer

Location: Leuven, Belgium

About the Company

A global technology and engineering organization supporting the development of advanced semiconductor and electronics solutions for leading technology companies. The organization combines deep engineering expertise with collaborative, cross-functional teams to deliver complex technology Programms and customer solutions.

The Role

We are looking for a Senior Staff Analog Mixed-Signal Engineer to take architectural and technical ownership of high-performance analog modules within mixed-signal ASICs. This is a senior technical leadership position combining hands-on analog design, system-level architecture, project leadership and the ability to shape technical standards across the wider analog domain.

The ideal candidate will have 8+ years of experience with responsibility for complete mixed-signal ASIC developments, together with strong expertise in analog, high-speed and high-voltage circuit design.

Key Technical Expertise

• Extensive industrial experience in analog and mixed-signal IC design.
• 8+ years of experience with responsibilities covering complete mixed-signal ASIC development.
• Strong expertise in analog circuit design for PMIC applications, including:
  • Voltage and current references
  • Amplifiers
  • Comparators
  • Filters
  • Temperature and voltage sensors
  • Oscillators
  • Voltage clamps
• Strong knowledge of high-speed analog design, particularly:
  • PLLs
  • DLLs
• Strong high-voltage BCD expertise.
• Ability to select components considering voltage, current, speed and thermal factors.
• Experience mitigating noise and EMI in analog circuits.
• Ability to ensure compliance with relevant industry standards and regulations, including EMI/EMC and safety requirements.
• Fluent hands-on experience with Cadence Virtuoso Schematic Editor and ADE Maestro (Assembler & Explorer).

Mandatory Competencies

• English: Fluent written and spoken English.
• Excellent critical-thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work effectively within a global team.
• Able to perform high-level system definition and derive block-level specifications, taking optimal performance trade-offs into account.
• Able to quickly take ownership of existing circuits, including designs developed in a different technology, and independently redesign them.
• Comfortable working with circuit topologies outside your immediate area of expertise, applying fundamental analog design concepts across different circuit types.
• Able to design various analog circuits from scratch based on defined specifications.
• Able to support the verification team in debugging measurement and/or yield-related issues.
• Strong drive to share technical knowledge and collaborate across teams to improve overall quality and execution.
• Able to define layout constraints and verify that layouts meet the required quality standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Contribute to the successful realisation of projects as part of a design team.
• Autonomously derive the most suitable circuit topologies and specifications to meet customer requirements.
• Support other design engineers in resolving complex design challenges.
• Drive the successful realisation of the layout, working closely with the layout team.
• Share design experience and technical knowledge with co-developers and other designers.
• Support the Project Leader during the definition and design phases in a technical lead capacity.
• Lead teams
• establish priorities and timelines, and ensure project milestones are achieved.
• Perform high-level system verification and support Verification Engineers in debugging activities.
• Collaborate across teams to ensure seamless integration of analog and digital components.

Role Impact

• Have a visible impact across the organization, projects and the value delivered to customers.
• Help shape the technical direction of the analog domain across the organization.
• Establish and influence technical standards and best practices across the wider analog design organization.

Quality

• Commit to complying with the requirements of the organization's internal Quality Management System (QMS).
• Contribute to continuously improving the effectiveness of the QMS.

Reporting Structure

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