Working for Micro Systems Engineering, Inc. (MSEI) means joining an elite team to work on some of the most exciting challenges in medical technology today. We are a pioneer in developing innovative implantable medical device technologies and devices that save and enhance the quality of life for millions of individuals living with cardiovascular and chronic neurologic pain disorders. With more than 40 years of experience in design and manufacturing of active implantable medical devices, our continuing success is based on our company's core values - innovation, quality, reliability, integrity, teamwork, and undisputed expertise - thus enabling us to inspire confidence and trust in physicians and patients worldwide. We are continually looking for talented engineers, scientists, and professionals to share in our mission.

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We're looking for a talented Mixed Signal Integrated Circuit (IC) Design Engineer to join our team. In this role, you'll make significant contributions to all aspects of IC design for low-power implantable medical devices, including neuromodulation, pacemaker, and monitoring devices. Your work will span concept and specification development, design partitioning and block-level design, detailed circuit design and simulation, layout floor-planning, transistor-level layout, bench verification and testing, test vector development, and documentation.

You'll collaborate closely with system-level engineers, hardware engineers, firmware engineers, and IC design, test, and layout engineers across our teams in Lake Oswego and Texas. Leveraging state-of-the-art CAD tools, you'll be involved in the design, simulation, integration, and verification of advanced integrated circuits and systems.

Your Responsibilities

• Design and development of high-performance and high-reliability mixed-signal integrated circuits for implantable medical products.
• Active involvement in all aspects of IC design, including the development of functional concepts and specifications, top-level design architecture, design partitioning and block level design, detailed circuit design and simulation, layout floor-planning and transistor level layout, bench verification and testing, test-vector development, and documentation.
• Design of novel very low-power, low-voltage analog/mixed-signal IC functional blocks including but not limited to voltage/current references, operational amplifiers, comparators, switched-capacitor circuits (amplifiers, filters, charge pumps, etc.), ADCs and DACs, oscillators, switching power circuits, communication circuits, etc.
• Design of robust, energy-optimal mixed-signal circuits for neuromodulation applications, including circuits for neural stimulation, neural signal amplification/filtering/signal processing, battery charging and power-management.
• Design of very low power digital functional blocks (combinatorial, sequential, synchronous, asynchronous, state machines, etc.) for timing, control, interfacing and signal processing. A strong grasp of the tradeoffs involved in using various analog and digital circuit design techniques to optimally implement system functions is highly desired.

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Education / Experience Requirements

• BS Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 3 years of experience in analog/mixed-signal IC design with a strong grasp of the tradeoffs involved in using various analog and digital circuit design techniques to optimally implement system functions
• 3 years of experience with CMOS processes, device characteristics, and layout techniques and their effects on circuit performance
• 3 years of experience in lab bench characterization and test-vector generation for pre-silicon and post-silicon verification and production support

• An advanced degree in Electrical Engineering (MS / PhD), with relevant work in the field
• Self-motivated independent thinker able to apply industry research and personal experience to design proposals
• Strong verbal communications and technical document writing skills
• Strong understanding of analog and digital signal-processing techniques and communication theory
• Experience in very low power portable and/or implantable IC circuits and applications
• Experience in the design of very low power RF communication circuits
• Experience with the use of Cadence mixed-signal IC design and layout tools, Verilog and
• Experience with Unix/Linux OS, scripting languages and C/C++

Physical and Travel Requirements:

The physical demands described within this job description are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to be independently mobile.
• The employee is also required to interact with a computer for extended periods of time and communicate with co-workers.
• Must be able to work a minimum of 40 hours / week.
• Must be able to reliably commute to our Lake Oswego, OR campus
• Must be able to travel to other office locations.
• Must be able to travel internationally and domestically, less than 5% of the time.

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Micro Systems Engineering, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with applicable law, the company prohibits discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy or related medical conditions, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, genetic information, uniformed service or any other consideration protected by federal state and local laws. Our commitment to equal opportunity employment applies to all persons involved in our operations and prohibits unlawful discrimination by any employee.

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