Design Engineer (Power Mgmt)
Job ID 5782
Job Location Milpitas, CA
Job Category Engineering
Date Posted Oct 10, 2011
Company Information:
Intersil Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of high-performance analog, mixed-signal and power management semiconductors. The Company's products address some of the fastest growing markets within the communications, computing, high-end consumer and industrial electronics markets. For more information about Intersil or to find out how to become a member of our winning team, visit the Company's web site and career page at www.intersil.com.
Position Overview:
Intersil is seeking experienced mixed signal designers, to work on high performance power management products for the fast moving consumer market. The primary responsibilities of the position will be to design and develop LED driver circuits for backlighting applications, both working with existing IP, and developing new and innovative designs. The ideal candidate should have good system level knowledge, and experience in integrated power solutions, and will be exposed to all levels of the product development, from architectural decisions and helping to define product requirements through to design and verification.
Responsibilities and Essential Functions:
• Ability to understand customer and market requirements, and work with other functions (applications, marketing, etc…) to help define new products/architectures.
• Determine design approaches and parameters, driving system level approaches to new product definition and development.
• Detailed transistor level design of analog and digital circuits for new and derivative power management systems.
• Takes responsibility for custom layout, including overseeing the work of layout designers.
• Work closely in small teams and also reporting on design results through design reviews, following up on action items generated.
• Develops innovative new designs with potential for patenting.
• Ability to help find and fix complex integrated circuit problems through laboratory measurements.
• Supports efficient test program development and product engineering to successfully bring new products from initial concept through release to production.
• Supports applications engineering during evaluation and also to meet customer needs.
Requirements:
• Thorough understanding of integrated circuit design.
• Good communication skills.
• Experience of full product cycle from design conception to silicon validation and market release.
• Experience with switched mode power topologies is highly desirable.
• Understanding of control systems.
• Knowledge of high voltage design and some digital experience desirable
• Must be able to work as part of a team and, at times, with low levels of supervision
• MSEE with 5+ years or BSEE with 7+ years of relevant industry experience with a strong background in analog/mixed signal design.
Intersil is an Equal Opportunity Employer. For more info, visithttp://www.intersil.com
