Sr. Analog IC Design Engineer – IVR Architecture Team

Ferric, Inc. is a New York City-based technology startup revolutionizing power delivery for Integrated Circuits and Electronic Assemblies through innovative thin-film magnetic inductors integrated with CMOS technology. The company is seeking an Analog IC Design Engineer to join its IVR Architecture Team, focusing on advanced integrated voltage regulators for applications ranging from AI processors to wearable devices.

Responsibilities:

• Drive system architecture design to optimize product performance targets such as efficiency, density, load current transient response, input supply rejection, and reference tracking performance for Ferric IVRs.
• Identify specifications for sub-blocks within the overall system based on system-level requirements.
• Maintain and implement various types of system-level models to pioneer novel power conversion and control solutions.
• Perform system-level simulations and verification with a focus on performance prediction through bench correlation.
• Design, simulate, and layout analog IPs pertinent to IVRs as needed.
• Champion system-level performance goals across design, applications, and testing teams to ensure optimal results.

Qualifications:

• MSEE with analog design experience.
• Strong knowledge of control theory and stability analysis.
• Strong knowledge of switching power converter design.
• Deep knowledge of CMOS analog circuit design; knowledge of digital circuit design.
• Experience with custom IC design flows and tools.

Skills:

• Experience designing high switching frequency integrated voltage regulators.
• Experience designing ICs in standard CMOS; exotic semiconductors are a plus.
• Deep understanding of process and device physics concepts.
• Familiarity with mixed signal verification methodologies.
• Experience with Monte Carlo analysis.
• Familiarity with analog design EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, schematic capture, LVS, DRC, SPICE simulation, parasitic extraction, electromagnetics simulators.
• Experience with bench-level validation, characterization, and debug of full ICs and IC sub-systems.
• Proficiency in languages such as Verilog, Verilog-AMS, Python, Perl, Tcl, Cadence Skill, MATLAB, etc.