Nokia · 5 days ago
Principal High Speed Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
8+ years expNokia is committed to innovation and technology leadership across mobile, fixed and cloud networks. The successful candidate will design and analyze high-speed, high-performance analog/mixed-signal circuits, contributing to the development of cutting-edge technology in the optical networking field.
ElectronicsEnterprise SoftwareInternet of ThingsMobile DevicesTelecommunications
Responsibilities
Design, implement, and simulate the functionality and performance of various high speed analog circuits, including the ADCs and DACs
Create the layout floor plans to optimize the overall performance; Supervise the layout activities and give concise guidelines to layout engineers, need to be hands on in drawing layout if necessary
Exploring the trade-offs of the different topologies and propose the best solution to achieve or exceed the requirements in terms of power/area/linearity/bandwidth, etc
Develop the analog testing plans and work with the PE/TE teams to characterize the functionality and performance of the products to ensure the quality
Need to support and comply with the team’s design methodologies and release flows
Qualification
Required
Must be extremely familiar with essential CAD tools, such as Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Incisive, Calibre, EMX, and Totem EM/IR, etc
Must have a proven tracking record of designing complex analog / mixed signal IPs or chips in deep submicron CMOS technologies
Must have experiences in bringing high performance analog IPs including but not limited to high-speed ADC, high-speed DAC, and high-frequency low-jitter PLL to production
Must have a decent understanding in CMOS analog / mixed signal design methodologies and circuit analysis
Must have a good understanding of device physics and the impacts of layout effects
Able to perform the behavioral modeling the blocks and circuits with Verilog-A or Verilog-AMS
Collaborative with other local or remote team members in a fast-paced professional environment
Principal Design Engineer: M.S. in E.E. with 12+ years' experience, or Ph.D. in E.E. with 8+ years' experience
Preferred
Fluent in verbal and written communications
Independently resolves issues and conquer design challenges
Self-motivated and detail-oriented
Has the knowledge of (optical) communication theories and Matlab coding
Benefits
Corporate Retirement Savings Plan
Health and dental benefits
Short-term disability, and long-term disability
Life insurance, and AD&D – Company paid 2x base pay
Optional or Supplemental life and AD&D insurance (Employee/Spouse/Child)
Paid time off for holidays and Vacation
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Tuition Assistance Plan
Adoption assistance
Employee Assistance Program/Work Life Resource Program
Company
Nokia
Nokia manufactures mobile devices, network infrastructure, and location-based technology for businesses. It is a sub-organization of Enscryb.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$4.45BKey Investors
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2025-12-16Post Ipo Debt· $511.84M
2025-10-28Post Ipo Equity· $1B
2025-06-30Post Ipo Debt· $1.76B
Leadership Team
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President and CEO
Victoria Hanrahan
Chief of Staff to the CEO
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