Sr. Principal Analog Design Engineer

Are you looking to take the next step in advancing your career in the world of transceiver technology? Skyworks is seeking a strong technical leader to help innovate and develop wireless SOCs for gaming headsets, mice, and keyboards along with music production, sound bars, and other audio applications.

For today's gamers, latency is a killer. A few extra milliseconds can make all the difference in the ultra-competitive nature of modern games. Professional gamers, DJs, and musicians often use wired headsets rather than suffer the added 20 to 50 ms of latency that occurs in most of today's wireless headsets. Our proprietary solution, known as UL2X, removes this limitation by providing outstanding signal quality with uncompressed audio and as little as 8ms latency. The UL2X link is extremely robust and utilizes a reluctant-hopper approach to find the optimal slot in the 2.4 GHz band, allowing excellent coexistence with other wireless signals from Bluetooth and Wi-Fi enabled devices.

We are a passionate and dedicated team of world-class analog, mixed-signal, and digital design engineers committed to building the next generation of wireless and audio SOCs. This position is for an experienced and equally passionate analog and mixed-signal engineer/manager interested in excellent personal and professional growth opportunities.

This is an on-site position in Hillsboro, OR

* Bring state of the art products and IP to market.
* Provide guidance and oversee architecture, design and verification, systems, algorithms, etc. to meet product requirements.
* Interface with System, Digital, RF, DV, Firmware engineers and module design teams to create detailed specifications, report design progress, and to collect, track, and resolve any performance and circuit design issues.
* Participate in roadmap and product definition while balancing innovation and risk to ensure projects are delivered in a timely manner.
* Facilitate and lead detailed technical discussions with different customers to define architectures, drive rapid feasibility studies, and support system studies.
* Perform or lead all aspects of the implementation, including architecture, modeling, design, simulation and characterization, of analog/mixed-signal IP and systems to be included on sub-45nm CMOS SOCs.
* Collaborate with engineers from various disciplines to optimize analog and RF block specifications to meet system requirements for performance, power, and features.
* Develop novel approaches to enhance performance and/or solve issues.
* Model, design, and simulate blocks; develop pre- and post-silicon verification suites.
* Work with layout engineers to guide and optimize final solution.
* Plan and perform post-silicon characterization, troubleshoot issues, and document results
* Work with test engineers to develop efficient manufacturing test solutions.
* Lead and mentor other designers

* 12+ years (MSEE), or 10+ years (PhD) of relevant industry experience
* Expertise in developing state-of-the-art Analog and Mixed signal circuits for complex SOC platforms in cutting-edge processes
* Proficient in data converters, clocking circuits, and signal processing relevant for communication circuitry and precision signal chains.
* Proven track record of bringing advanced low noise and power efficient IP, technology, and products to market
* Understanding of device physics, CMOS fabrication processes, and layout tradeoffs for high performance circuits
* Hands on experience with SOC debug, validation, characterization, test techniques and equipment
* Strong knowledge of IC design CAD tools and related, such as Spectre, Spice, Pnoise, Matlab, etc.
* Able to work in a dynamic environment with changing needs and requirements.
* Adept mentor, technical anchor for team members.
* Good communication skills, able to break down complex problems, set priorities, report progress, and execute to a schedule.
* Proven history of partnering with a strong leadership team to realize a bold product vision and act on corporate growth opportunities.

* Advanced knowledge of Delta Sigma and SAR ADCs, IDACs, PLLs, Switching Regulators, RF circuitry, and Precision Linear Circuits
* Analog and digital signal processing
* Laboratory measurement skills for Audio and wireless SOCs (analog, RF-as req.)
* System knowledge for Audio sub-systems'
* Audio performance concepts (SNR, THD, SINAD, DR, etc.)
* Familiarity with standard interfaces (SPI, I2S, PDM, PWM, USB, etc.)
* Knowledge of scripting language (python, shell, skill)