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Principal Design Engineer

Navitas Semiconductor

Job Description:

Title: Principal Design Engineer (Principal Analog IC Designer)

Reports to: VP of IC Design

In Office

Exempt

Based: Torrance, CA - Corporate Office

Job Purpose:

Navitas Semiconductor is a publicly traded MNC that creates the world's fasted integrated GaN Power ICs. Design Engineers will design, implement, and verify power IC through transistor level to top-level for a myriad of PMIC products.

Key Responsibilities and Duties:
  • Evaluate system-level trade-offs for next generation power supply and identify IC architectures in collaboration with the system application team to meet performance requirements
  • Interface with characterization, modeling, and EDA design engineers to define and optimize device characteristics and simulation needs
  • Guide layout engineers on physical design
  • Review layouts and floorplan and provide feedback for optimal layout design
  • Tape out designs on schedule, adhering to required specifications
  • Evaluate and validate designs in the lab and identify any deviations from requirements and implement corrective actions
  • Any and all other duties, as assigned
KSAOs:
  • Knowledge and strong understanding of semiconductor device physics, device safe-operating area, and power transistors used for high-frequency switching
  • Proven track record of designing power IC from concept phase to massive production
  • Strong proficiency with EDA tools (Cadence Specter, Virtuoso XL, Post Parasitic Extraction simulations, Monte Carlo Analysis, etc.)
  • Experience with DFT approaches and development of characterization and production test plans
  • Professionalism towards internal and external partners
  • Demonstrated ability to autonomously manage a myriad of demands and prioritize effectively
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  • Maintains accountability for actions (ownership of work)
  • Extremely reliable and self-motivated with the ability to champion tasks
Requirements:
  • Master's degree in electrical engineering and 10+ years' experience OR
  • PhD in electrical engineering and 7+ years' experience
  • Extensive previous experience in chip design in the power supply field (Analog IC Design, Power Management IC, PMIC, AC-DC, AC-DC Controller, ACF, LLC, QR)
Vacancy posted 4 days ago
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