Job Offer: Analog Design Engineer (Advanced Research and Development Department)
At Kandou, we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to democratize AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.
Our proprietary MIMO-over-copper technology powers a high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric that is both scalable and energy-efficient. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution reduces power consumption significantly while preserving high bandwidth and ultra-low latency — unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.
Kandou’s architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it’s a foundational shift in how AI hardware is built for the future.
Key Responsibilities:
- Develop block level specifications and models for target designs.
- Develop, model, design, and verify the performance of custom analog circuits in advanced technology nodes.
- Layout design and development, including floor-planning, guiding layout engineers, and post-layout verification.
- Design verification at different levels (pre- and post-layout, variation-aware).
- Support and collaborate with the design team, including other design and layout engineers, architects and chip-level integration engineers, modeling, and system-level designers.
- Support for post-silicon lab bring-up, debug, characterization, and productization.
- Produce reports (progress, analysis, design, modeling, and verification).
- Participate in developing concept level architectures and circuits.
Skills:
- Deep understanding of design and layout techniques for high-speed and high-precision circuits, with excellent analytical skills and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience in developing testbenches and simulation setups to analyze performance of target circuits and systems.
- Familiarity with layout techniques, including matching, parasitic estimation and reduction, and deep-submicron related issues.
- Advanced proficiency in EDA tools for design and verification, preferably Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/HSpice, Calibre/PVS DRC/LVS, and EM/IR drop tools.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of ownership and responsibility.
- Ability to manage workload and schedules, with effective reporting to internal management and technical teams.
- Excellent communication and reporting skills.
Experience:
- 5+ years in design and layout of analog and mixed-signal circuits, particularly high-speed and high-precision circuits, such as multi-gigabit serial data-link transceivers, RF circuits, equalizers, clock generators, PLLs, data converters (ADC or DAC), and bandgap circuits.
- MSc or PhD in electronics/electrical engineering (equivalent or higher).
- Experience with modern semiconductor process technologies, including CMOS 28nm, FinFET 16/14nm, and 7nm.
- Proficient in high-level modeling, top-level simulations, and signal integrity.
- Solid background in Signal Processing and Communications.
If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing company with an exciting future, then we would love to hear from you. Apply online using the form below.
Only applications matching the job profile will be considered.