Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider, is seeking to hire an exceptional Principal Analog Design Engineer to join our Bufferchip Design team in San Jose, California. Candidates will be joining some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world to develop products that make data faster and safer.

As a Principal Analog Design Engineer, the candidate will be reporting to the Sr Director of Analog Design Engineering and is a Full-Time position. Successful applicant will have highly visible role in product definition/design across Rambus sites.

Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for the majority of our office-based roles. We encourage employees to spend an average of at least three days per week working onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.

• Define optimal architecture of PLLs and DLLs to achieve competitive product specifications
• Design PLLs, DLLs and high-sped clock distribution including high-performance and high-speed circuits blocks
• Create high level model for design tradeoff analysis and behavior model for verification simulations
• Create floorplan and work with layout team to demonstrate post extraction performance
• Document analysis and simulation to show that design achieves critical electrical, timing parameters and pre-silicon verification flow
• Work with the Lab/System team for test plan, silicon bring up and characterization
• Mentor junior designers

• MS EE and 5+ years or PhD EE and 7+ years’ experience of CMOS analog/mixed-signal circuit design
• Prior experience in PLL circuit design with silicon demonstration
• Good knowledge of design principles for practical design tradeoffs
• Fundamental knowledge of basic building blocks like bias, VCO, LC-VCO, charge-pump, op-amp and LDO
• Circuit design experience in DSM process nodes 28nm and below
• Experience in modeling with matlab, Verilog-A, verilog is desirable
• Experience in digitally assisted design is desirable
• Experience in designing memory interfaces such as DDR 4/5 or serial links such as PCIE is desirable
• Experience working in leading R&D and future technology development projects is desirable
• The position requires good written & verbal communication skills as well a strong commitment and ability to work in cross functional and globally dispersed teams

About Rambus

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.

Rambus offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, equity, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, time-off program, and gym membership.

The US salary range for this full-time position is $135,400.00 to $251,400.00.  Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions.

Rambus is committed to cultivating a culture where we actively seek to understand, respect, and celebrate the complex and rich identities of ourselves and others. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are geared towards valuing the differences in backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts at Rambus to help enhance collaboration, teamwork, engagement, and innovation. At Rambus, we believe that we can be our best when every member of our organization feels respected, included, and heard.

Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.

Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. For additional information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check out rambus.com/careers/.

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