Principal Analog Engineer -Power Management

NXP Semiconductors enables secure connections and infrastructure for a smarter world, advancing solutions that make lives easier, better and safer. As the world leader in secure connectivity solutions for embedded applications, NXP is driving innovation in the secure connected vehicle, end-to-end security & privacy and smart connected solutions markets. Built on more than 60 years of combined experience and expertise, the company has 45,000 employees in more than 35 countries.

Opportunity

• Join a world class team working on state of the art Tier 1 products. NXP's Highly Profitable Business Line Power & Energy is seeking experienced Power Analog Designers. We engage directly with the most visible and successful mobile companies.

Site Job Description

• Working in the Power Delivery group of the Advanced Power Systems Product line, candidate will be part of a team developing hybrid converter and power delivery solutions for automotive & robotics applications.

Task and responsibilities

• Responsible for technical executions from block design, verification, and validation for mixed signal integrated circuits, Guarantee the technical deliverables of his jobs in terms of quality and performance
• This includes system definition, block architecture, circuit design, simulation and layout. All aspects require good engineering skills together with analysis, creativity, collaboration and customer interaction.
• Must have strong expertise in analog design theory and device physics, and be capable of applying these to original and novel techniques that can provide significant value.
• Write articles for technical publications and conferences, and provide email and phone support for assigned products.
• Documentation for design reviews and design notes, layout guidance, and other cell design activities.

• Our work culture encourages engineering innovation and creativity. Engineers are expected to file patents, publish papers or technical articles and to maintain awareness of current technical developments. Design engineers are part of a team and interact globally and locally with customers, design partners, product, test and packaging engineers, program management, quality, and business teams.

Qualifications

• Candidate needs to hold a minimum of a B.S. degree in electrical engineering. M.S. degree is preferred.
• At least8 years direct experience designing analog and mixed-signal transistor level circuitry for power management applications.
• Must have expertise in analog circuit design theory and device physics and have used this to create original and novel circuits that provide significant value.
• Ability to design traditional analog MOS and BJT circuits such as bandgap references, amplifiers, oscillators, detection circuits, linear LDO and switching regulators.
• Ability to design DC-DC charger, switch cap converter and load switches will be a great additional skills required for the position. Experience in hybrid converter design is highly preferred.
• Other desirable skills include experience with mixed-signal design tools and flow, reading and writing Verilog AMS models.