SerDes Analog Design Engineer

ForwardEdge ASIC, a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin, is seeking an ASIC Analog SERDES Designer to join its innovative team. This role combines the stability of a Fortune 100 company with the agility of a startup, focusing on delivering cutting-edge microelectronic solutions for commercial, defense, and security sectors.

Responsibilities:

• Design high-speed analog/mixed-signal circuits within ASIC designs.
• Collaborate with customers and cross-functional SERDES design engineers to meet power, area, and performance requirements.
• Engage in system-level and block-level IC design activities, including architecture definition, circuit design, schematic capture, and simulation.
• Utilize advanced CMOS technologies, including FinFET, and commercial IC design CAD tools.
• Apply expertise in high-speed design techniques and low power to circuit design.
• Document analog design blocks and collaborate with Characterization and Product engineers for testing and validation.
• Mentor junior engineers and share knowledge.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in electrical engineering with 6 years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. in a related field.
• Familiarity with SERDES system-level operation and modeling.
• Experience in high-speed equalization techniques.
• Knowledge of high-speed board and package requirements for SERDES.
• Experience in planning high-speed layouts using FINFET technologies.

Skills:

• High-speed analog/mixed-signal circuit design
• System-level and block-level IC design
• Architecture definition
• Circuit design and schematic capture
• Circuit and sub-system simulation
• Mentoring and knowledge sharing
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams