Senior Analog IC designer and Chip Lead

Who we are

Our future starts with innovation that improves the lives of all of us. At imec, together with our worldwide partners, we shape the roadmap for the semiconductor industry for the years to come. 
This is the place to deploy your talents.  

We perform advanced research in several high-end applications, where the development of state-of-the-art integrated circuits is a key enabler.  

Do you enjoy working on challenges that no one has solved yet? We have an opportunity for a passionate and experienced Analog IC Designer and Chip Lead.  

By joining our team you focus on high-speed analog design for image sensors and active memory. For this position, a strong background in multi-Gbps serializers and phase-locked loops (PLLs) is highly preferred. 
In addition, as part of imec’s analog design community, you work in a dynamic environment, and  interact with the other analog, mixed-signal and RF design teams. 

Your future role

As an analogue IC designer at imec, you have the chance to make significant contributions to a wide range of projects spanning multiple technology readiness levels (TRLs), from initial proof-of-concept stages through to full product development. This diversity will enable you to broaden your expertise and to have a tangible impact at every phase of innovation. 

Your main responsibilities will be: 

• Design high-end analog building blocks with challenging specifications (e.g. switched-cap amplifiers, analog-to-digital converters, clock generation circuits, high speed serializers...); 
• Contribute to architecture definition, understand or define the specifications at system level and propagate the specifications to the building blocks; 
• Contribute to technical discussions with partners and customers; 
• Master the procedures and tools to develop large circuits and complex on-chip systems; 
• Cooperate in a real team spirit with your colleagues, guide and follow-up junior designers and layout engineers; 
• Cross-collaborate with device and technology experts from other teams; 
• Evaluate the sensor and its building blocks in our lab: define the measurements, specify the measurement hardware and contribute to the development  the measurement software; 
• Participate to the writing of technical publications or patents; 

What we do for you

We offer you the opportunity to join one of the world’s premier research centers in nanotechnology at its headquarters in Leuven, Belgium. With your talent, passion and expertise, you’ll become part of a team that makes the impossible possible. Together, we shape the technology that will determine the society of tomorrow.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer and proud of our open, multicultural, and informal working environment with ample possibilities to take initiative and show responsibility. We commit to supporting and guiding you in this process; not only with words but also with tangible actions. Through imec.academy, 'our corporate university', we actively invest in your development to further your technical and personal growth. 

We are aware that your valuable contribution makes imec a top player in its field. Your energy and commitment are therefore appreciated by means of a market appropriate salary with many fringe benefits. 

Who you are

You have a Master’s or PhD degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, Electronics, or a related field.  

You are a senior analog IC designer with minimum 8 years of experience in analog and/or mixed-signal IC design, and have a strong background in leading complex, highperformance analog and mixedsignal integrated circuits. You bring deep expertise in highspeed analog design, in particular multiGbps serializers and PLLs, and you are comfortable working from systemlevel architecture down to circuit and blocklevel implementation. 

You have hands-on experience across the full IC development lifecycle, including specification definition, design, verification, silicon bringup, and lab evaluation. As a technical or chip lead, you enjoy taking ownership, coordinating across disciplines, and guiding junior designers and layout engineers toward highquality results. 
You thrive in a researchdriven, collaborative environment, enjoy tackling problems that do not yet have a known solution, and are motivated to translate innovative ideas into working silicon. You communicate clearly with colleagues, partners, and customers (corporate language is English), and are eager to contribute to technical publications or patents that help shape the future of semiconductor technology.  

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