SEMICONDUCTOR

Product Definer, HandHeld Power – Sunnyvale, CA

A BSEE and 5 years relevant experience
Experience and detailed knowledge of Power Management ICs for handheld applications including cellular phones, Smart Phones, and other portable consumer equipment.
Experience in proposing and defining Power management IC products.
Intimate knowledge of various regulator architectures.
Expertise in using lab equipment to debug and evaluate power management products.
Ability to understand the customers’ problems and needs, and to propose a solution.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Mobile Phone system architecture knowledge is a plus.
Knowledge of Tier 1 handheld customers in North Americal is a plus.
Knowledge of audio functions (codecs, speaker amps) and mobile phone interfaces (I2C, I2S, MIPI/Slimbus) a plus.

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Business Manager – Sunnyvale, CA

The ideal candidate will have previous business management and/or technical marketing experience in the cell phone and handheld markets, or as an applications engineer with power management experience. Some travel and customer contact is required for this position (approximately 2 to 3 weeks per quarter). Position requires a BSEE or higher degree with at least 3 years of industry related experience.

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COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS ENGINEER – Sunnyvale, CA

BS/MS in EE or equivalent, PhD preferred
Minimum 5 years work experience
In-depth knowledge and expertise in one or more areas of Communication Theory, Information Theory, Signal Processing, and Control Systems
Working knowledge of analog circuit behavior and power amplifiers
Fluent in Matlab and C programming
Good hands-on skills in the lab
Understanding and familiarity with cellular wireless standards (including CDMA, WCDMA, EVDO, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, and LTE) is a plus

DIRECTOR OF PRODUCT MARKETING – Sunnyvale, CA

BSEE or equivalent; MBA is a plus
Minimum5 years relevant semiconductor product marketing experience
Experience with complex system-on-chip products comprising of hardware and software components is a must
The ideal candidate will have experience in starting a new line of products that had a significant impact on the market
Knowledge of RF, Signal Processing, Power Amplifiers is desirable
Understanding and familiarity with cellular wireless standards ranging from 2G and 3G to 4G, including CDMA, WCDMA, EVDO, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, and LTE, along with usage scenarios
Willingness to travel

DIRECTOR OF SYSTEM APPLICATIONS - Sunnyvale, CA

Bachelor’s degree in EE or equivalent, Master’s degree preferred
Minimum 10 years work experience, including technical lead or management background
Detailed knowledge of RF, Signal Processing, Power Amplifiers
Understanding and familiarity with cellular wireless standards ranging from 2G and 3G to 4G, including CDMA, WCDMA, EVDO, HSPA, TD-SCDMA, WiMAX, and LTE, along with usage scenarios and application of related test and measurement solutions
Ability to analyze customer requirements, recommend and implement appropriate solutions

FIRMWARE TEST ENGINEER - Sunnyvale, CA

Minimum of Bachelor’s Degree plus 4 years experience in FW/SW development; or, Master’s Degree plus 2 years experience in FW/SW development
Excellent knowledge of C/C++
Excellent knowledge of Matlab
Familiarity with GUI development (C#/Matlab)
Familiarity with Perl/Python and Shell scripting
Familiarity (must have) with LINUX and UNIX environment
Strong experience in developing, testing, and debugging FW and SW
Strong experience with FW development cycle (detail specifications, implementation, unitary and coverage tests, test plans)

PRINCIPAL RF IC / ANALOG MIXED-SIGNAL DESIGN ENGINEER

Minimum of MSEE degree plus 12 years of experience in RF IC design; or, PhD plus 9 years of experience in RF IC design
Proven track record of designing CMOS RF/Analog circuits that have been manufactured in high volume production and that are stable over process, voltage and temperature corners.
Strong understanding of system-on-a-chip isolation techniques
Demonstrated experience in designing and mentoring designers in wireless transceivers building blocks such as mixers, low noise amplifiers, oscillators, programmable baseband filters, data converters, biasing circuits, bandgap references, regulators, op-amps, and PLL blocks
Solid knowledge of analog signal processing and systems theory
Strong hands-on experience with Cadence based IC layout, parasitic extraction, resimulation and verification of RF circuits
Experience with design for test approaches and development of characterization and production test plans
Strong hands-on experience in the lab with silicon evaluation, debugging, characterization, and bring up
Knowledge of CMOS technology (device physics, manufacturing process, DFM, ESD)

SOFTWARE ENGINEER – Sunnyvale, CA

Bachelor’s degree in EE or equivalent, Master’s preferred
Good working knowledge of signal processing and communication theory
Minimum 5 years work experience
Excellent knowledge of C/C++ and Matlab, familiarity with Linux and Unix environments
Strong experience in developing, testing and debugging firmware and software, good hands-on skills in the lab
Experience with 8051 microcontroller is a plus



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Senior DSP Research Engineer – MN


Proficient with assembly language, everything must be hand coded.
Expertise in DSP theory(ideally audio but general would be good).
Solid work history(Don't want a contractor) Need someone who joins companies for the long term.
Excellent communication skills
Masters or PHD

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Senior CAD Engineer - Physical Verification Method – Austin, TX

As a CAD engineer supporting our physical verification methodology, you will develop decks for DRC, LVS, and ERC using Mentor tools.

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Principle IC Design Engineer - Power Management - Santa Clara, CA

BS in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 8+ years of design experience in analog integrated circuit design. The majority of experience should be designing at the transistor level in Bipolar, CMOS, DMOS or BiCMOS processes. Knowledge of analog circuit design techniques, including but not limited to, operational amplifiers, voltage/current references, oscillators, comparators, sample and holds, switched capacitor circuits is required. Knowledge of basic digital circuit design techniques, including but not limited to counters and timers is also necessary.

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Technical Marketing Manager - Automotive Power Management – Virginia

The ideal candidate will have 5 years of experience minimum that includes strong engineering fundamentals combined with operational understanding of automotive battery management systems.

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Mixed Signal IC Design Manager - Power Management - Virginia

Experienced with IC design and development from definition through release to production. Proven team leadership and employee mentoring are required. Self directed individual with initiative to build collaborative relationships with peers and support groups outside of direct organization. Must communicate well with managers, peers, and customers. Knowledge of analog circuit design techniques, including but not limited to operational amplifiers, voltage/current references, sample/holds, data converters, oscillators, filters, and switched-capacitor circuits is necessary. Knowledge of digital circuit design techniques, including but not limited to counters, timers, state-machines and combinational logic is also required. Experience with Cadence design tools for analog/mixed-signal IC design. Complex problem solving skills.

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Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer - Austin, TX

A solid understanding of power management IC’s including buck or boost regulators, PWM/PFM control schemes, and energy efficiency.
- Experience designing the several of the following circuits: DC-DC controllers, LDOs, PLLs, A/D converters, D/A converters, Sigma-delta converters, digital IIR filters, bandgap references.
- Expertise using full suite of analog/mixed-signal design tools (Cadence expertise highly desired).
Educational and Professional Requirements:
Candidates must possess a Master's or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering and 5+ years of professional experience in mixed signal CMOS circuit design.

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Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer - Power Management Products- Austin, TX

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CAD Engineering Manager - Bay area, CA

Analog experience, hands on manager

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Digital IC Design Engineers - Austin, TX

Oversee layout and verification activities including floor-planning, place and route, LVS and DRC.

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Mixed Signal IC Design Engineer - Austin, TX

Strong knowledge of analog integrated circuit design fundamentals
- CMOS operational amplifier design skills
- Discrete time and continuous time signal processing skills
- Expert knowledge in delta sigma data converter design
- Transistor and system level simulation skills
- Strong lab and silicon validation skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Proven experience taking designs from concept to mass production

Educational and Professional Requirements:
Candidates must possess a Master's or Doctorate degree in Electrical Engineering and 4+ years of professional experience in mixed signal CMOS circuit design.

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Product Marketing Engineer - Austin, TX

Qualifications:
- Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering
- At least 3 years of experience as an Applications Engineer with an AC/DC power management IC product line
- Excellent verbal & written communication skills along with effective presentation skills
- Working knowledge of Excel, PowerPoint, Visio, and other software packages
- Ability to plan, outline and deliver professional technical documents on schedule
- Specific experience with resonant power converter topologies is a plus

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Senior Digital IC Design Engineer - Austin, TX

Responsible for design, development, and evaluation of digital circuitry in mixed signal integrated circuits. Involved in all stages of product development including specification, design, verification, synthesis, timing analysis, design for test, backend verification and silicon debug. Oversee layout and verification activities including floor-planning, place and route, LVS and DRC. Work with Product and Test on product specification and characterization of prototype units.
MSEE plus 7+ years experience. Extensive experience with digital design using disciplined design methodologies and latest EDA tools. Knowledge of state machines, circuits and signal processing datapaths, including FIR/IIR filters. Prior project lead experience preferred.

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Technical Marketing Manager - Austin, TX

The person that will join our company's Mixed Signal Audio marketing team will have all of these traits. Bonus points are awarded for individuals who have direct technical experience in handheld consumer multimedia applications, defining or designing mixed signal and digital audio IC's, developing meaningful engineering relationships with big consumer OEMs, and wearing multiple hats in a cross-functional organization in the course of building a profitable business.

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