AI Silicon, Analog Design

The role

You will drive invention, prototyping, and validation of core components for a novel computing platform. You will design, architect, and implement complex analog mixed-signal circuits from specification to GDSII.

What you will do

• Define, architect, and implement complex analog mixed-signal circuits from specification to GDSII in deep sub-micron CMOS technologies
• Take ownership of the full design cycle for critical IP blocks
• Conduct comprehensive pre-layout and post-layout verification
• Perform exhaustive analysis for PVT variations, noise, mismatch, stability, and reliability
• Collaborate with digital design teams to define interfaces and conduct top-level mixed-signal simulation
• Define detailed floorplans and critical layout guidelines for high-performance blocks
• Work closely with layout engineers to ensure optimal parasitic, matching, and signal integrity performance

Required qualifications

• Master's degree (MSEE) or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum of 5 years of hands-on, full-cycle Analog/Mixed-Signal IC design experience, resulting in successfully taped-out and characterized silicon
• Deep understanding of transistor-level circuit design, device physics, and noise/mismatch mechanisms in CMOS processes
• Proficiency with scripting languages (e.g., Python, MATLAB) for automation of design flows and data post-processing

Nice to have

• Experience with designing circuits in modern process nodes (22nm, 12nm and newer)
• Deep understanding of device physics
• Experience with behavioral modeling of analog circuits and impairments for system-level verification (e.g., in Verilog, Python, C++, MATLAB)

Benefits

• Best-in-class health benefits
• 401k matching
• Truly unlimited PTO
• Complimentary meals in our Palo Alto office

About the company

Unconventional is rethinking computing from the ground up to build a new foundation for AI that is 1000x more efficient by exploiting the rich physics of semiconductors.