Senior Technical Staff Engineer – Analog Design

Location: Canada - Montreal. Full-time position with 0%–25% travel.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor technology and products, including timing and communication solutions.

What you will do

• Define architectures, specifications, and design methodologies for high-performance analog IP, including PLLs, DLLs, ADCs, DACs, filters, high-speed I/O interfaces, and related circuits.
• Drive top-level mixed-signal system architecture and integrate analog IP into complex SoC environments.
• Provide technical leadership through design reviews, modeling strategies, simulation methodologies, design trade-off decisions, and verification approaches.
• Lead transistor-level design and advanced simulations across process corners and operating conditions.
• Develop and review behavioral and Verilog-A models, and guide silicon validation, characterization, test planning, and laboratory evaluation.
• Mentor junior and mid-level designers and collaborate with architects, digital and mixed-signal designers, layout teams, product engineers, and multi-site engineering groups to support first-pass silicon success.

Requirements

• Master’s degree or Doctorate in Electrical Engineering or a closely related field.
• 10+ years of industry experience in analog and mixed-signal IC design.
• Proven experience designing analog and high-speed circuits such as PLLs/DLLs, ADCs/DACs, filters, and high-speed I/O.
• Strong fundamentals in device physics, circuit theory, and layout-aware design.
• Extensive experience with Cadence IC design tools and flows.
• Hands-on experience with scripting and automation using tools or languages such as Skill, Python, Perl, or Tcl.
• Strong communication skills and experience working effectively in multi-site engineering teams.

Nice to have

• Advanced academic study or research in analog or mixed-signal design, particularly where it strengthens system-level insight or modeling approaches.
• Experience applying research concepts to practical, production-ready silicon.
• Expertise in mixed-signal system-level design and architecture.
• Strong proficiency in Verilog-A for analog behavioral modeling.
• Experience with silicon bring-up, debugging, and characterization in laboratory environments.
• Exposure to MEMS analog interface circuits.

Culture & Benefits

• Technically rigorous and stable engineering environment.
• Opportunity to influence long-term product direction and mentor the next generation of designers.
• Culture focused on trust, empowerment, respect, diversity, communication, disciplined engineering, and collaboration.
• Microchip leadership development programs and employee development opportunities.
• Focus on delivering reliable products for long-term customer use.