Analog Design Engineer in Reading

Analog Design Engineer – SerDes / High-Speed
We are partnered with a specialist semiconductor company focused on delivering breakthrough high-speed signaling technology and advanced interconnect solutions.
They are seeking an experienced Analog Design Engineer to contribute to the next generation of custom analog circuits for their multi-gigabit SerDes transceivers.
This is a permanent position based in Reading, UK.
Key Responsibilities:
Contribute to the design, modeling, and verification of custom analog circuits for high-speed SerDes transceivers.
Design and verify complex analog circuits, adhering to defined design flows, documentation, and architecture specifications.
Support the integration of analog IP and full-chip development, collaborating closely with digital design, layout, and verification teams.
Design high-speed circuits, including equalizers, clock generators, CDR circuits, ADCs, and serializers/output drivers.
Support customer-facing activities, including requirements clarification and performance reporting.
Key Requirements:
Expertise in high-speed circuit design, including oscillators, PLLs, DLLs, and building blocks such as amplifiers, buffers, regulators, ADCs, and DACs.
Strong understanding of transistor-level fundamentals and wireline communications.
Skilled in designing high-speed analog SerDes circuits, including DFT, DFM, and ESD protection.
Advanced user of EDA tools for analog design and verification (preferably Cadence Virtuoso) for simulation, extraction, and reliability checks (LVS/DRC).
Experience with modern semiconductor technologies, preferably FinFET-based nodes.
Keywords:
Analog Design Engineer / SerDes / Transceivers / High-Speed Analog / Wireline Communications / FinFET / PLL / CDR / ADC / DAC / Equalizers / Oscillators / Cadence Virtuoso / EDA Tools / DFT / DFM / ESD / Analog IP / Semiconductor Design
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