The Allegro team is passionate about providing intelligent solutions that move the world toward a safer and more sustainable future. With more than 30 years of experience developing advanced semiconductor technology, innovation with purpose touches every aspect of our business. From customer engagement and employee recognition to technology advancement and serving the local communities in which we maintain offices, innovation consistently drives our mission and definition of success.
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The Opportunity
Allegro High Voltage Business Unit is looking for a Senior Design Engineer to design and develop advanced power/analogue/mixed signal IC’s for power management circuits with a focus on isolated gate drivers.
Isolated gate drivers are used in many applications such as automotive electric vehicles, data centers, solar power, and industrial applications.
In this role you will determine the best design and simulation practices, analyze and implement behavioral models to explore design tradeoffs. Strong analog design skills, strong foundation in Semiconductor device physics, Power Management IC know-how and creative problem-solving skills are essential for this position. The candidate should be a quick learner and self-motivated with strong technical and communication skills.
What You Will Do
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Ownership of analog and mixed-signal circuits used in automotive applications.
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Proven track record of bringing products from concept through design and validation and qualification to production.
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Performing system level analysis and developing architectures to create optimal system implementations.
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Work with System Engineering/customers to define best topologies for isolated gate drivers applications particularly in the automotive or similar industries.
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Lead the transistor level design phase and mentor junior design engineers in the process.
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Determines design approaches and parameters.
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Design integrated circuit blocks such as amplifiers, comparators, bandgap circuits, power transistors, gate driver and oscillators.
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Validate datasheet specifications via top level simulations.
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Work with layout engineers to ensure designs are efficiently laid out to maximize performance.
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Collaborate with Test, Product Validation and Systems Engineers during silicon evaluation and test development.
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Benches evaluate silicon to debug the design. Evaluate all qualification test results to highlight design shortcomings.
What You Will Need
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BSEE, MSEE (preferred) with 8+ years of experience in analog/mixed signal IC design
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Proficient in using Cadence design tools.
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Experience in Power IC, precision Analog CMOS, BiCMOS, Bipolar and DMOS design.
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Experience with isolated gate driver is a plus.
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Mixed Signal design experience.
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Ability to clearly communicate ideas and concepts.
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Able to solve challenging problems during design and debug.
Top Skills
What We Do
At Allegro MicroSystems, we’re passionate about developing intelligent solutions that move the world toward a safer and more sustainable future – while giving our customers a competitive edge.
With more than 50 years of experience developing advanced semiconductor technology and application-specific algorithms, Allegro is a global leader in power and sensing solutions for motion control and energy-efficient systems. Through our innovations, we are helping our customers make breakthrough advancements in areas like advanced mobility, green energy, and factory automation. Each year, we ship over one billion units into these applications to support our 10,000+ customers around the globe, including over 50 automotive OEMs.
Our diverse team of 3,500+ employees is spread across 13 countries, powering our global engineering, manufacturing, and support and enabling our innovations. That’s why we work hard to create a collaborative, energetic environment that rewards ingenuity and helps our employees make a difference every day.
