Contract Hardware Engineer Mid.

About the role

Contract Hardware Engineer Mid. (Analog Mix Signal) position based in San Jose, CA (Day-1 Onsite) for a 12-month duration, requiring 8+ years of experience.

What candidate will be doing

• Architect and design high-performance analog/mixed-signal building blocks (e.g., PLLs, ADCs/DACs, LDOs, Bandgaps, SerDes/PHY, Op-Amps)
• Circuit Architecture & Design

What we are looking for

• 8-12+ years of hands-on experience in analog IC design
• Experience architecting and designing high-performance analog/mixed-signal building blocks (e.g., PLLs, ADCs/DACs, LDOs, Bandgaps, SerDes/PHY, Op-Amps)
• EDA exposure including:
  • Custom Design/Schematic: Cadence Virtuoso (ADE/Maestro)
  • Simulation: Spectre, HSPICE, or CustomSim
  • Physical Verification: Mentor Calibre (DRC/LVS/PEX) or Synopsys IC Validator
  • Reliability/Sign-off: Experience with Voltus, RedHawk, or similar power/IR integrity tools
• Multi-Node Design: Translate and optimize designs across different process geometries, including transition strategies from Planar (e.g., 28nm) to FinFET (e.g., 16nm, 7nm) nodes
• Simulation & Verification: Perform comprehensive pre-layout and post-layout simulations, including Monte Carlo, corner analysis, noise analysis, and reliability modeling (EM/IR/Aging/BTI/HCI)
• Methodology: Drive best practices in analog design methodology, including the adoption of automated design tools and script-based verification (Python/SKILL/Tcl)

Education

Bachelor's and/or Master's degree