Principal Systems Engineer (Power)

Responsibilities

The Principal Power Systems Engineer will work on the architecture & design of power management IC products which addresses a wide range of applications such as data center, enterprise, notebook and industrial. The engineer will participate in all stages of IC product development – proposal, design, development, testing / validation and productization. The candidate should possess a mix of technical expertise in power systems systems engineering, bench validation, silicon debug and analog IC design. Knowledge of power system architecture, buck-boost topologies, switching power converters, LDO architecture, validation of power management IC products, ESD, latchup is required. Understanding of process technologies and device behavior which are important for high voltage operation and related reliability issues is advantageous.

• Define and develop system architecture and specifications of power management IC products with emphasis on switching converters – Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost based on marketing requirements. Deep involvement with Product specification by engaging with marketing team and customers.
• Bridge between Marketing / applications and design teams for defining product specifications.
• Perform system feasibility studies and build Simplis / Spice models to evaluate product performance prior to silicon release.
• Define specification of blocks like Op Amps, Comparators, Schmitt Trigger, Voltage references, Current references, Bandgap references, High voltage Tx and Rx, Charge Pump, V2I etc... Actively involved during all stages of IC development including design closure.
• Conduct, participate and close top level system reviews, and provide regular updates to key stakeholders through documentation and presentations.
• Develop system test evaluation boards and test plans in accordance with industry standards for post-silicon product evaluation.
• Own and drive post-silicon bench validation / measurements and system characterization in accordance with signed-off test plans.
• Own and drive post-silicon debugs.
• Wite and own technical documents such as FMEA reports, Datasheets etc.
• Assist test, operations, validation and design teams during productization.
• Work together with key stakeholders such as marketing, design, product / test engineering, validation, applications engineering for smooth execution of product definition, development, bring-up and productization.
• Participate in hiring, candidate screening and interviewing activities to expand the team.
• Guide / mentor new hires and junior engineers within the team.

Qualifications

Company Overview

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world's communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world's most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world's first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn't achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we've developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we've expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel's Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers' needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.

Skills Required

altium , Comparators, Cadence Allegro, silicon debug, bandgap references , Systems engineering, Power Systems, Matlab