Senior Analog/Mixed-Signal Engineer

Synaptics is the pioneer and leader of the human interface revolution, bringing innovative and intuitive user experiences to intelligent devices. Synaptics' broad portfolio of touch, display, biometrics, voice, audio, and multimedia products is built on the company's rich R&D, extensive IP, and dependable supply chain capabilities. With solutions designed for mobile, PC, smart home, and automotive industries, Synaptics combines ease of use, functionality, and aesthetics to enable products that help make our digital lives more productive, secure, and enjoyable. (NASDAQ: SYNA) www.synaptics.com

The Mobile Division is advancing Human Interface through our core platforms of biometrics, touch, display, and touch and display Integration, for both consumer and automotive applications. We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced mixed-signal and analog design engineer to join the Mobile ASIC team.

• Help define products and architectures for human interface devices
• Use theoretical analysis and modeling to verify architectural choices and tradeoffs
• Design of mixed-signal blocks, carry out detailed analog and mixed-signal circuit analysis using both hand analysis and computer simulation
• Work with cross functional teams to introduce new products, ensure good yield, manufacturability and testability
• Make test plans and drive silicon evaluation and characterization
• Prepare support documents

• MSEE+10 years in analog/mixed-signal circuit design
• Strong background in transistor level analog/mixed-signal circuit design
• Experience in high performance analog designs including low noise amplifier, filters, and data converters
• Strong background in silicon process
• Strong background in analog signal processing
• Solid system level design knowledge
• Experience in full chip integration/verification
• Experience in SoC design flow
• Proficient in high level modeling tool such as Matlab, Verilog-A.
• Must be a team player with excellent communication skills

• Experience in touch, fingerprint or other sensor AFE designs
• Experience in high resolution and low power ADC (Nyquist rate or over-sampling)
• Experience in precision analog circuits (references, amplifiers, filters, measurement circuits)