Senior IC Design Engineer
Full-time/Direct-hire position
Location: near Minneapolis, Minnesota or remote
US Citizen or US Permanent Resident only
Essential Duties & Qualifications:
• 10 years of industrial experiences with successful product launched. 
• Reviewing and editing target specifications as required for completeness and feasibility
• Significant industrial experience in both AMS and RF design 
• Proven experience working on system and architecture teams to drive block-level and IP requirements 
• Demonstrated deep understanding and prior experience in custom IC design for various analog and RF blocks and chips 
• Familiar with semiconductor technology basics 
• Proficient with all required design tools such as ADS, HFSS, Cadence Virtuoso etc.
• Contribute to specifications and project planning
• Creating circuits and test benches to meet customer specifications
• Experienced with PLL, DDR3/4 PHY, ADC, DAC, implemented in advanced CMOS technology (FinFET custom layout experience highly desirable) 
• Low-speed, low-noise, high-precision analog circuit design experience a plus
• Layout methods in advanced process nodes for analog circuits which includes optimization for parasitics, matching, and other critical non-idealities in an IC process
• Physical design experience including custom circuit layout
• Strong design experience using Cadence PDKs
• Contribute to design and layout reviews
• Laboratory experience in IC validation and characterization
• Strong communications skills in both verbal and written formats
• Self-starter, motivated and takes initiative and able to lead a small team
• Strong technical problem-solving skills
• Modern revision-control tools and best-practices in a collaborative, multi-site design community
• Proficiency with Windows applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, etc.) and Linux OS (EDA tools, scripting, etc.)
Qualifications:
• BSEE required, MSEE preferred or equivalent
• 10 years of direct industry experience with analog integrated circuit design
• Strong design experience using Cadence PDKs
• Physical design experience including custom circuit layout
• Knowledge of OS Linux, scripting languages – e.g., Python, Shell, TCL
• A self-starter with the ability to assume leadership roles
• Ability to work well in a diverse team environment
• Experience with industry standard development tools and methodologies