We at Kandou are a team of passionate professionals striving to make a mark in the trajectory of the semiconductor industry. Our list of costumers reads like a who's who of the technology world. If you love to be part of a start-up that is challenging established tech giants and you are a proactive problem-solver who is motivated by pushing your limits and challenging the status quo, we have an opportunity for you.

Kandou is seeking to fill a senior level position in design and modelling of custom analogue designs, specifically in very high-speed transceivers in advanced technology nodes.

Location:  UK - Reading; Switzerland - Lausanne;

Key Responsibilities

• Develop block level specifications and modelling of very high-speed analogue circuits.
• Design and verification of very high-speed analogue circuits.
• Support and interact with customers on requirements, design specifications, performance results and product delivery.
• Support IP and chip level integration.
• Manage workload and keep schedules.
• Proven track record in technical leadership and team management.
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience in  making technical presentations to customers.

Your Likely Profile

• 10+ years of experience in analogue design of key circuits in multi-gigabit serial data-link transceivers or RF multi tone designs, equalizers, clock generators, clock and data recovery circuits, output drivers, samplers, etc.
• Expertise in design and layout of high-speed circuits such as amplifiers, oscillators, phase-locked loops, delay-locked loops, and other fundamental building blocks like biasing, buffers, regulators, filters, data converters, etc.
• Experience in modern semiconductor process technologies including 28nm, 14/16nm or 7nm nodes.
• Understanding of layout approaches and techniques for high speed circuits, matching constraints and minimization of parasitic.
• Advanced user of EDA tool for design and verification, preferably Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/HSpice, Calibre/PVS DRC/LVS, parasitic extraction and modelling, EM and IR drop tools, ESD, etc.
• Experience in high-level modelling, top-level simulations, SI and PI.
• Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and responsibility. Good communicator and team player.
• Exposure to external customers.

Masters or Ph.D. in Electronic Engineering or other relevant fields