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Analog Design, Staff Engineer

Canada, Ottawa Employment contract · Job Posted January 24, 2026
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Job Description

In this role, you will work on the design, development, and refinement of Multi-Gbps NRZ & PAM4 SERDES IP. You will be part of a growing analog and mixed signal R&D team developing high speed analog integrated circuits in the world’s most advanced technologies. Working from SERDES standards to block specifications, you quickly identify potential circuit architectures and successful design strategies. You will work with a cross functional design team of analog and digital designers from a wide variety of backgrounds. Our environment is best in class with a full suite of IC design tools supplemented by custom, in-house tools supported by an experienced software/CAD team.

Job Responsibility

  • Review SERDES standards to develop novel transceiver architectures and sub-block specifications
  • Investigate and develop circuit architectures that address architectural bottlenecks and lead to revolutionary improvements in power, area, and performance targets
  • Oversee physical layout to minimize the effect of parasitics, device stress, and process variation
  • Present and review simulation data from internal project teams
  • Document design features and test plans
  • Consult on the overall electrical characterization of the SERDES IP product. Review customer silicon data for design enhancements. Propose solutions for post-silicon design updates

Requirements

  • Ph.D., M.Sc. with 3+ years, or B.Sc. with 5+ years of practical analog IC design experience
  • degree in Electrical Engineering or Computer Engineering or other relevant field of study
  • In depth familiarity with transistor level circuit design - sound CMOS design fundamentals
  • Detailed design experience with one, and familiarity with several other SERDES sub-circuits: receive equalizers, samplers, voltage/current-mode drivers, serializers, deserializers, voltage-controlled oscillator, phase mixer, delay-locked loop, phase locked loop, bandgap reference, ADC, DAC
  • Familiarity with custom digital design (i.e. high-speed logic paths)
  • Experience with analog/digital interactions for optimizing circuit performance (calibration, adaptation, timing-handoff, etc)
  • Understanding of design for reliability (i.e. EM, IR, aging, etc.) and layout effects (i.e. matching, reliability, proximity effects, etc.) as well as ESD issues (i.e. circuit techniques, layout)
  • Experience with tools for schematic entry, physical layout, and design verification
  • Understanding of SPICE simulators and simulation methods
  • Knowledgeable in Verilog-A for analog behavioral modeling and simulation-control/data-capture
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and documentation skills

Nice to have

Experience with TCL, Perl, C, Python, MATLAB, or other scripting languages is desired

What we offer

  • Comprehensive medical and healthcare plans
  • Time Away in addition to company holidays, ETO and FTO Programs
  • Family Support including maternity and paternity leave, parenting resources, adoption and surrogacy assistance
  • ESPP - Purchase Synopsys common stock at a 15% discount
  • Retirement Plans
  • Competitive salaries

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