Integrated Circuit Design Engineer at Blue Origin

Compensation

$230,398 – $322,557/yr

Setup: Remote, Hybrid
Location: San Diego, California · San Francisco, California · +1
Type: Full-time

Description

Blue Origin is looking for an experienced Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Engineer to join their team. The role involves leading the design and development of advanced Phase-Locked Loops (PLLs) and clocking systems, specifically in CMOS/SiGe processes, for their TeraWave satellite communication project. Responsibilities include optimizing PLL performance, collaborating with various engineering teams, overseeing design verification, and mentoring junior engineers. The position requires extensive experience in PLL design, strong proficiency in simulation tools like Spectre and AMS, and a deep understanding of analog/RF building block design.

Required Skills

PLLs
Clocking Systems
CMOS/SiGe Processes
Spectre
AMS Flows
MATLAB
SystemVerilog
PLL Silicon Characterization
Analog/Radio-Frequency Building Blocks

Additional Information

Required Previous Experiences: 7+ years of experience in the design and development of fractional-N PLLs, DLLs, and their sub-circuits in FinFET CMOS nodes such as 7nm or more advanced.
Extensive experience in the design of PLL building blocks such as VCOs, high-speed integer and frac-N pre-scalers, PFDs, charge-pumps, etc.
Experience with clock domain synchronization techniques within systems involving multiple PLLs and/or clock domains.
Experience with clock distribution circuit design techniques and optimization, including clock trees, frequency multipliers and dividers, CML buffers, inductive peaking, etc.
Preferred Qualifications: Strong expertise in loop design for phase noise/jitter, spur profile, area, and power optimization.
Experience designing All-Digital PLLs (ADPLL) and/or sub-sampling PLLs is a plus.
Fundamental understanding of device physics for process selection and performance optimization.
Familiarity with digital design, digital verification, and SystemVerilog modeling.

About Blue Origin

Blue Origin

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Blue Origin was founded by Jeff Bezos with the vision of enabling a future where millions of people are living and working in space for the benefit of Earth.

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