AMS Design Engineer
Celestial AI - Santa Clara, CA
posted 2 days ago
About the position
In this role you will drive the innovative, high speed analog architecture for low-power, high-performance AMS solutions customized for AI application. The position involves top-down architectural analysis of AMS systems and developing an understanding of the digital and photonics subsystem and associated requirements on the AMS subsystem. You will utilize knowledge of general concepts of high-performance analog design and compare various topologies that best fit the AMS architecture to support AI application requirements. Enhancing system performance using digitally assisted analog techniques and appropriate partitioning of analog and digital circuits is also a key responsibility. Additionally, you will drive transistor-level feasibility studies for various AMS circuits, define design specifications and verification plans, and define production and bench-level test plans.
Responsibilities
- Top-down architectural analysis of AMS systems.
- Develop understanding of the digital and photonics subsystem and associated requirements on the AMS sub system.
- Utilize knowledge general concepts of high-performance analog design and compare various topologies that best fit the AMS architecture to support AI application requirements.
- Enhance system performance using digitally assisted analog techniques and appropriate partitioning of analog and digital circuits.
- Drive transistor-level feasibility study for various AMS circuits.
- Define design specifications and verification plans.
- Define production and bench-level test plans.
Requirements
- Requires Master's Degree with 6+ years of experience in related areas of expertise or PhD with 3+ years of experience.
- Experience with architecture, design, and production expertise in high-speed data converter architectures and circuits.
- Experience with ultra-low-power analog circuits.
- Experience with digitally assisted analog circuits.
Nice-to-haves
- Highly skilled in MATLAB/Simulink/Verilog A modeling.
- Knowledge of data converter architectures and design trade-offs.
- Expertise in low-power and high-precision analog techniques.
- Ability to architect circuit solutions that achieve challenging noise, linearity, power consumption, and silicon area requirements.
- Familiarity with AMS design flows and chip assembly techniques.
- Experience working with design, layout, and production test engineers.
- Excellent communication skills to work with multiple domain experts, such as digital/VLSI, AI/ML, Photonics, and packaging.
Benefits
- Health insurance
- Vision insurance
- Dental insurance
- Life insurance
- Collaborative and continuous learning work environment
- Opportunity to work with smart and dedicated people engaged in developing the next generation architecture for high performance computing.
