Integrated Circuits; IC Engineer

Founded in 1976, Samtec is a privately held, $950 million global manufacturer of a broad line of electronic interconnect solutions, including high‑speed board‑to‑board, high‑speed cables, mid‑board and panel optics, precision RF, flexible stacking, and micro/rugged components and cables. Samtec Technology Centers develop and advance technologies, strategies and products to optimize performance and cost of a system from the bare die to an interface 100 meters away, and all interconnect points in between.

With 40+ international locations and products sold in more than 125 different countries, Samtec’s global presence enables unmatched customer service.

THIS POSITION WILL BE ON‑SITE AT SAMTEC'S DESIGN CENTER IN PHOENIX, AZ

The Integrated Circuit Engineer designs and develops microwave, analog, digital, and mixed‑signal circuits for implementation on IC foundry processes for RF and gigabit‑per‑second data communications applications. IC development tasks include architecture definition, circuit design, synthesis, physical layout, verification, packaging and testing of hardware prototypes and high‑volume IC products.

• Performs/Leads custom IC design on SiGe and CMOS processes, particularly at 130 nm process technologies and below, including schematic capture, IC layout, simulation, package analysis, evaluation board design, and design verification at the circuit block and full‑chip levels.
• Designs microwave/RF/mixed‑signal blocks including LNA, PA, VGA, VCO, PLL, ADC, DAC, and CDR from specification to tape‑out.
• Develops test plans and performs measurements to verify design intent using electronics test equipment including oscilloscopes, VNAs, BERTs, and communications analyzers.
• Designs optical communications circuits including TIA, CTLE, and laser drivers.
• Designs precision supporting circuits including bandgap voltage reference, current sources, op amps, and feedback circuits.
• Designs power management blocks such as linear or switching regulators.
• Executes IC layout and supervises IC layout design specialists.
• Works with characterization and test engineering to define, conduct, and analyze data from product performance characterization through report documentation.
• Documents all relevant product and design information through the design review process and provides guidance on product usage.
• Provides customer support as needed, including on‑site customer engagements, especially with internal customers.

The responsibilities as defined are intended to serve as a general guideline for this position. Associates may be asked to perform additional tasks depending on strengths and capabilities.

• Minimum of 5 years’ experience designing and developing microwave, analog, digital, and mixed‑signal integrated circuits.
• Experience using the Cadence Virtuoso design suite for simulation and creating schematics, symbols, and layouts.
• Extensive design experience for frequencies above 25 GHz; experience with PAM4 designs is a major plus.
• Laboratory measurement skills (analog, high‑speed I/O, as required).
• Strong organizational skills with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills; ability to interact with engineers in different disciplines and with management.
• Must be able to sit/stand for at least 90 consecutive minutes and not suffer from any sensory deprivation and/or paralysis of the limbs.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, equivalent discipline, or equivalent work experience.

SAMTEC, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer and committed to creating a diverse environment. All employment decisions at Samtec are based in business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, pregnancy or parental status, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender and/or gender identity/expression, marital status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws.

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