Nokia
Principal High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer
6373 San Ignacio Avenue, San Jose, CA 95119-1200
Hybrid · Full-time
First seen by offpeak October 4, 2026
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- 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, need to be hands on in drawing layout if necessary;
- Exploring the trade-offs of the different topologies and propose the best solution to achieve or exceed the requirements in terms of power/area/linearity/bandwidth, etc.
- Develop the analog testing plans and work with the PE/TE teams to characterize the functionality and performance of the products to ensure the quality;
- Need to support and comply with the team’s design methodologies and release flows.
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 tracking record of designing complex analog / mixed signal IPs or chips in deep submicron CMOS technologies.
- Must have experiences 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 the behavioral modeling the 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 conquer design challenges;
- Self-motivated and detail-oriented;
- Has the 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