AMS Design Engineer at Celestial AI

Santa Clara, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation

Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level

Full TimeJob Type

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Semiconductors, Photonics, AI InfrastructureIndustries

Requirements

Master’s Degree or PhD in related areas of expertise
10+ years of experience in AMS Design
Experience with architecture, design, and production expertise in high-speed data converter architectures and circuits
Experience with architecture, design, and production expertise in ultra-low-power analog circuits
Experience with architecture, design, and production expertise in digitally assisted analog circuits
Highly skilled in MATLAB/Simulink/Verilog A modeling
Highly skilled in data converter architectures and design trade-offs
Highly skilled in low-power and high-precision analog techniques
Highly skilled in architecting circuit solutions that achieve challenging noise, linearity, power consumption, and silicon area requirements
Highly skilled in AMS design flows and chip assembly techniques
Highly skilled in working with design, layout, and production test engineers
Excellent communication skills to work with multiple domain experts (e.g., digital/VLSI, AI/ML, Photonics, and packaging)

Responsibilities

Top-down architectural analysis of AMS systems
Develop understanding of the digital and photonics subsystem and associated requirements on the AMS subsystem
Utilize knowledge of general concepts of high-performance analog design and compare various topologies that best fit the AMS architecture to support AI application requirements
Enhance system performance using digitally assisted analog techniques and appropriate partitioning of analog and digital circuits
Drive transistor-level feasibility study for various AMS circuits
Define design specifications and verification plans
Define production and bench-level test plans

Skills

Key technologies and capabilities for this role

AMS DesignAnalog CircuitsMixed-Signal CircuitsSilicon PhotonicsCMOS ElectronicsHigh-Speed CircuitsOptical Links50G/100G SerDes

Questions & Answers

Common questions about this position

What is the salary range for this AMS Design Engineer position?

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Is this AMS Design Engineer role remote or onsite?

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What qualifications are required for the Senior AMS Design Engineer role?

A Master’s Degree or PhD in related areas of expertise and 10+ years of experience are required.

What does the team structure look like for this AMS Design Engineer position?

You’ll work closely with a multidisciplinary team across photonics, system, packaging, and validation.

What skills make a strong candidate for the AMS Design Engineer role?

Strong candidates have expertise in top-down architectural analysis of AMS systems, high-performance analog design topologies, digitally assisted analog techniques, transistor-level feasibility studies, and defining design specifications and test plans.

Celestial AI

Optical interconnects for high-performance computing

About Celestial AI

Celestial AI focuses on high-performance computing for hyperscale data centers with its technology called Photonic Fabric™, an optical compute interconnect. This technology reduces DRAM requirements by up to 35% and lowers power consumption while increasing bandwidth capacity, which is essential for multi-tenant cloud environments. Additionally, it allows for the disaggregation of High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) using optics instead of traditional connections. The goal is to provide optical connectivity that supports advancements in Generative AI and complex workloads.

Sunnyvale, CaliforniaHeadquarters

2020Year Founded

$329.6MTotal Funding

SERIES_CCompany Stage

Data & Analytics, Hardware, AI & Machine LearningIndustries

51-200Employees

Benefits

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

Company Equity

Risks

Emerging competition from companies like Lightmatter and Ayar Labs.

Potential integration challenges with existing data center infrastructure.

Dependency on limited suppliers for photonic components poses supply chain risks.

Differentiation

Celestial AI's Photonic Fabric™ offers unique optical compute interconnect technology.

The company reduces DRAM requirements by up to 35%, saving billions annually.

Celestial AI enables disaggregation of HBM over optics, enhancing bandwidth capacity.

Upsides

Acquisition of Rockley Photonics' IP strengthens Celestial AI's competitive position.

$175 million Series C funding supports further innovation and market expansion.

Growing demand for energy-efficient solutions aligns with Celestial AI's sustainable focus.

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