Sr. Analog Designer
Advanced Micro Devices
- Austin, TX
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Work with SoC and System Architects and external industry to drive the latest power delivery technologies and innovations for computers and electronics industry.
- Analyze and compare solutions, and then drive team insights and architecture forward into system implementation, SoC silicon, and power delivery silicon.
- Conduct feasibility studies and work with development teams to deliver solutions.
- Technical understanding of power supply architectures and PDN in server, OAM, and PCIe environments.
- Understanding of needed design and validation processes to design power circuits for high quality/reliability requirements.
- Understanding and experience with multi-phase buck/buck-boost regulators, digital PWM controllers, bus converters, LDOs, PMICs, charge pumps, ADCs & DACs, etc
- Working knowledge of 2D/2.5D EM simulation tools such as Sigrity’s PowerDC, PowerSI, SiWave or equivalent
- Strong knowledge of high frequency magnetics design for power electronics
- Printed circuit board design experience is a must.
- Experience in schematic capture, PCB design tools such as OrCAD or Allegro
- Ability to work with multiple cross functional teams to make the right trade-offs on system level performance.
- Fundamental knowledge of control theory, closed loop compensation, stability analysis, phase margin, etc.
- Proficiency with lab equipment such as oscilloscope, eload, function generator, etc.
- Experience with analog circuit modeling and simulation tools (e.g. Simplis, PSpice, HSpice etc.) required.
- Must have good written and verbal communication skills.
- Knowledge of AMD’s SVIx power management interface
- 5+ years of relevant industry experience
- B.S. is required, M.S. preferred.