Staff Engineer, High-Speed DRAM I/O Analog-Mixed Circuit

3 weeks ago


San Diego, United States Conductor Full time

What You'll Do

DRAM IO Lab is part of Samsung’s Memory Business Unit, the industry's all-time DRAM and NAND Flash leader both in technology as well as in volume. DRAM IO’s vision is to solve critical bottlenecks in Cloud & Data center, Automotive, and even edge-devices by developing new approaches via high-speed interfaces, and advanced architectures. We are an integral part of Samsung’s paramount R&D innovation engine. We work closely with cross-disciplinary development teams to bring feature innovation to product roadmaps.

Come and join the team that is providing the next generation IO tech solutions to support emerging machine learning applications, data analytics, and edge computing.

Location:

Hybrid, working onsite at our San Diego or San Jose, CA headquarters 3 days a week, with the flexibility to work remotely the remainder of your time.

Hands on in analog circuit design, which includes circuit design, running simulations to confirm functionality and performance, and work with verification team to verify design. The mixed-signal designs will include but are not limited to the following: high-speed data converters, PLL, and SERDES.

Guide layout floor-planning block and top level 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.

Develop the analog testing plans and work with the PE/TE teams to characterize the functionality and performance of the products to ensure that the design meets or exceeds target goals.

Need to help the team to comply with the design methodologies, create and maintain design documents, and follow the release flows.

Ownership of circuit and system specifications

Simulate designs with state-of-the-art CAD tools

Document designs and simulation results

What You Bring

BS 10+ years experience, MS 13+ years of experience, PhD 10+ years experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science preferred.

5+ years of experience working with system on chip architecture, high-speed serial interfaces, analog and mixed-signal circuit designs using advanced CMOS technology nodes

Prior experience in design of any one of the standard high speed interfaces like DDR or LPDDR I/O interface is preferred

Proven experience of full chip design flow from spec to silicon debug.

Needs to be an expert in providing and understanding layout requirements of high speed circuits.

Knowledge of all facets of high speed I/O design but specifically should include DLL / PLL / FFE / CTLE / DFE, output drivers , ODT, Duty cycle correction (DCC), Training/calibration to improve timing, high speed power design and low power design.

Experience working closely with device/process team to define transistor specs

Knowledge of ESD requirements and design

The ideal individual must have proven ability to achieve results in a fast moving, dynamic environment.

Ability to troubleshoot and analyze complex problems.

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills

Experience in high frequency clock distribution design, implementation, and analysis.

Deep understanding of PPA (performance, power, and area) trade-offs.

Ability to handle EDA tools well, such as Cadence, MATLAB (Simulink), and EM tools

Experience on silicon bring-up and automatic measurement using script

Strong scripting and automation skills using Tcl/Perl. Knowledge of Python is a plus.

You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.

An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.

You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches

Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change

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