The Opportunity:

This role is an analog/mixed-signal IC design lead opportunity in a growing and innovative deep-tech start-up. You are reporting directly to the CTO, and you will be working closely with the technical founders to design and create a new architecture for our innovative AI hardware: Our brain-inspired chip – the central building block of GEMESYS. Your responsibilities will include leading the ASICs team. As one of our key hires, you will have the chance to get a leadership position at an early stage. 

Your Role:

As a Lead Analog Mixed Signal IC Architect, you will be working on our product from conception to user. Every day you will work closely with the team to define system & IC design specifications.   

You are responsible for transferring ideal/theoretical circuits mainly based on mathematical models to concrete requirements, architecture, and block specifications as a base for the schematic design process.  

• Take ownership of the analog IC design from conceptual work to validation and characterization. 
• Work on feasibility studies and analyze new analog design concepts to understand user requirements. 
• Translate chip specifications and chip architectures into design requirements. 

• Define ASIC hardware architecture for ultra-low-power analog applications based on chip specifications with corresponding documentation. 
• Translate system-level requirements to block-level specifications. 
• Take ownership of system-level modeling and simulation design activities. 
• Take ownership of front-end and back-end design flows. 
• Take responsibility for leading the IC Design team. 
• Create technical reports and present findings to the team. 
• Organize and participate in design reviews with the CTO and wider teams. 
• Develop verification, system validation, and test plans. 
• Maintain an overview of competitor solutions.

What you bring:

Essential: 

• Master’s or Ph.D. degree in electrical engineering, computer science, or physics with a minimum of 2+ tape outs. 
• Proficiency with standard IC design tools like SPICE, Verilog AMS/Verilog A, or Cadence/Synopsis. 
• Experience with RC filter, Opamp, and RRAM technology required. 
• Experience with AI accelerators and data-flow architectures. 

• Adaptability and willingness to learn new approaches, solutions, and skills. 
• Self-motivated, creative, hard-working individual with an entrepreneurial mindset. 
• Analytical mindset with the ability to problem solve, work as a team and drive solutions. 
• Excellent communicator. Ability to report and present in English. 
• Flexibility and willingness to work in an agile deep-tech start-up. 

Preferred: 

• Familiarity with state-of-the-art near- and in-memory computing fabrics. 
• Experience with digital designs including mixed-signal components. 
• Proven project and people management skills. 
• Familiarity with state-of-the-art AI models and their hardware implementations.