Senior Analog Design Engineer (Silicon Photonics)

Location: Santa Clara, California, United States; hybrid work model with time split between the assigned hirify.global site and off-site work.

Annual salary range: $141,910–$269,100 USD.

Company

hirify.global develops and manufactures silicon products, with the Integrated Photonics Solutions group focused on silicon photonics integration and high-volume optical connectivity products for data centers.

What you will do

• Architect, design, implement, and validate high-speed analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for advanced optical interconnect products.
• Define circuit architectures that meet power, performance, and functionality requirements for next-generation optical interconnects.
• Lead block-level design and collaborate with digital, multidisciplinary, and cross-functional teams from concept through production.
• Design and validate low-voltage, low-power analog and mixed-signal circuits while balancing performance, schedule, and quality.
• Guide post-silicon test and characterization planning.
• Prepare design specifications, reviews, technical reports, and other comprehensive documentation.

Requirements

• M.S. degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 4+ years of industry experience, or PhD with 2+ years of relevant experience.
• Hands-on experience designing high-speed circuit blocks, including amplifiers, drivers, equalizers, PLLs, phase interpolators, and clock and data recovery circuits, for data rates of 32 Gbps and above.
• Experience designing inductors, transmission lines, transimpedance amplifiers, and optical modulator drivers.
• Strong expertise in high-speed serial link design and analog CMOS/BiCMOS circuit design using deep-submicron process technologies.
• Experience with full-chip integration, ESD design considerations, and verification methodologies.

Nice to have

• Familiarity with optical communication systems and experience developing 400G, 800G, and 1.6T optical links.
• Experience with package design, test setup development, and precision analog circuits such as ADCs and DACs.
• Experience with PAM4 and NRZ link architectures and strong understanding of mixed-signal design methodologies and flows.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Culture & Benefits

• Hybrid work model combining on-site work at the assigned hirify.global site with off-site work.
• Full-time employment with health, retirement, and vacation benefits.
• Total compensation package includes competitive pay and stock bonuses.
• Shift 1 schedule in the United States of America.