Senior Analog IC Design Engineer 

What you will do

You will be integrated into a multidisciplinary ASIC design team of imec's. This full custom analog IC design team supports internal research groups and external customers with analog implementation services. The team that you will join is specialized in the development of radiation-hardened IC building blocks and chips for use in space missions and high-energy physics experiments.

In this job, you will participate in the development of various product as an analog IC design team member. This analog IC design team is creating and supporting:

• Imec’s own Design Against Radiation Effects (DARE) solutions in co-operation with the European Space Agency (ESA). 
• Analog designs to support solution using innovative MEMS or new hardware development of other imec research teams 
• Imec's IC-link industrial customers and partners. 

We will offer you to participate in the development of such projects and activities. 

Your responsibilities are:

• Design state-of-the-art analog IPs in various technologies.
• Perform analog design from specification to documentation on block and top level according to the imec design flow.
• Support the layout activities from an analog design perspective.
• Contribute actively to design review meetings on-site and at customer premises.
• Coach junior colleagues.
• Keep yourself up to date with the state-of-the-art in analog design flows.
• Communicate with customers and translate their ideas into specifications.
• Provide the technical inputs and resources estimate to business managers for project proposals.
  
  

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/Electronic Engineering with an emphasis on analog design. 
• You are enthusiastic to work in a service environment and contribute to a customer’s goals. 
• You have an excellent understanding of various MOS technologies as well as the analog/mixed-signal implementation flow including schematic design, simulation and full custom layout. Knowledge of ultra-low power technics is also an asset. 
• You are a self-motivated and creative experienced analog designer, with a proven track record in analog design projects for at least 5 years. 
• Imec’s environment requires a flexible and enthusiastic team player with good communication and reporting skills. The day-to-day contact with people from all over the world makes fluency in English a necessity, both written and spoken.