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Principal High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer

Principal High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer

NokiaSan Jose, CA, United States
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Principal High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer

In an increasingly connected world, the pandemic has highlighted just how essential telecom networks are to keeping society running. The Network Infrastructure group is at the heart of a revolution to connectivity, pushing the boundaries to deliver more and faster network capacity to people worldwide through our ambition, innovation, and technical expertise.

Join Optical Networks division , where innovation meets scale in the AI-driven data center era. With the recent acquisition of Infinera, we’ve united two industry leaders to create an optical networking powerhouse—combining cutting-edge technology with proven leadership to redefine the future of connectivity.

The successful candidate shall possess the capability to design and analyze high-speed, high-performance analog / mixed-signal circuits, including data converters, PLLs, and SERDES, in advanced CMOS FinFET technologies. They shall bring the design to production. Engaging in high-speed analog circuit design provides the opportunity to create technical differentiation that will allow Infinera to hold market leadership. By building cutting-edge circuitry, we will together revolutionize the era of efficient high-speed transmission.

How You Will Contribute And What You Will Learn

  • Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of various high speed analog circuits, including the ADCs and DACs;
  • Create the layout floor plans to optimize the overall performance; supervise the layout activities and give concise guidelines to layout engineers; hands-on involvement in drawing layout if necessary;
  • Explore trade-offs of different topologies and propose the best solution to achieve or exceed requirements in terms of power / area / linearity / bandwidth, etc.;
  • Develop analog testing plans and work with the PE / TE teams to characterize functionality and performance of the products to ensure quality;
  • Support and comply with the team’s design methodologies and release flows.

Key Skills And Experience

Mandatory Knowledge / Skills / Abilities :

  • Must be extremely familiar with essential CAD tools, such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Incisive, Calibre, EMX, and Totem EM / IR, etc.;
  • Must have a proven track record of designing complex analog / mixed signal IPs or chips in deep submicron CMOS technologies;
  • Must have experience in bringing high performance analog IPs including but not limited to high-speed ADC, high-speed DAC, and high-frequency low-jitter PLL to production;
  • Must have a decent understanding in CMOS analog / mixed signal design methodologies and circuit analysis;
  • Must have a good understanding of device physics and the impacts of layout effects;
  • Able to perform behavioral modeling of blocks and circuits with Verilog-A or Verilog-AMS;
  • Collaborative with other local or remote team members in a fast-paced professional environment.

    Preferred Knowledge / Skill / Abilities :

  • Fluent in verbal and written communications;
  • Independently resolves issues and conquers design challenges;
  • Self-motivated and detail-oriented;
  • Has knowledge of (optical) communication theories and Matlab coding.
  • Education and Experience Requirements :

  • Principal Design Engineer : M.S. in E.E. with 12+ years’ experience, or Ph.D. in E.E. with 8+ years’ experience
  • About Us

    Come create the technology that helps the world act together

    Nokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. Your career here will have a positive impact on people’s lives and will help us build the capabilities needed for a more productive, sustainable, and inclusive world.

    We challenge ourselves to create an inclusive way of working where we are open to new ideas, empowered to take risks and fearless to bring our authentic selves to work.

    What we offer

    Nokia offers continuous learning opportunities, well-being programs to support you mentally and physically, opportunities to join and get supported by employee resource groups, mentoring programs and highly diverse teams with an inclusive culture where people thrive and are empowered.

    Nokia is committed to inclusion and is an equal opportunity employer

    Nokia has received recognitions for its commitment to inclusion & equality :

  • One of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by Ethisphere
  • Gender-Equality Index by Bloomberg
  • Workplace Pride Global Benchmark
  • At Nokia, we act inclusively and respect the uniqueness of people. Nokia’s employment decisions are made regardless of race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, marital status, disability, protected veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.

    Join us and be part of a company where you will feel included and empowered to succeed.

    Additional Information

    US / Canada Nokia offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes but is not limited to :

  • Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
  • Health and dental benefits
  • Short-term disability, and long-term disability
  • Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
  • Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee / Spouse / Child)
  • Paid time off for holidays and vacation
  • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Tution Assistance Plan
  • Adoption assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program / Work Life Resource Program
  • The above benefits exclude students.

    Disclaimer for US / Canada

    Nokia maintains broad annual base salary ranges for its roles in order to account for variations in knowledge, skills, experience and market conditions, and with consideration to internal peer equity.

    All North America job posts will post for a minimum of 7 calendar days and up to 180 days or until candidate(s) identified.

    Seniority level

    Not Applicable

    Employment type

    Full-time

    Job function

    Engineering and Information Technology

    Industries

    IT Services and IT Consulting and Telecommunications

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