Entry Level Analog Circuit Design Engineer

About the Team

At IBM Infrastructure & Technology, the teams design and operate the systems that keep the world running, from high-resiliency mainframes and hybrid cloud platforms to networking, automation and site reliability. They focus on the performance, security and scalability that clients and industries rely on every day.

Working here means tackling complex challenges with curiosity and collaboration. You will work with diverse technologies and colleagues worldwide to deliver resilient, future-ready solutions, with continuous learning, career growth and a supportive culture.

Role Overview

As an Analog Circuit Design Engineer, you will contribute to the design, simulation, validation and characterization of analog and mixed-signal circuits for IT infrastructure and quantum computing systems. The role combines hands-on circuit design with laboratory silicon bring-up and verification, covering the full product development lifecycle from concept through silicon validation.

Responsibilities

• Circuit Design: Design analog and mixed-signal circuits such as amplifiers, filters, oscillators, voltage regulators and data converters. Use CAD tools such as SPICE, Cadence Virtuoso and MATLAB for design, simulation and test.
• Simulation and Verification: Run circuit simulations to confirm functionality, performance and reliability. Verify designs through theoretical analysis, simulation and prototype testing.
• Layout and PCB Design: Work with layout engineers on physical layouts that account for parasitics, noise and signal integrity. Review and optimize IC and PCB layouts to meet specifications.
• Post Silicon Validation and Characterization: Support chip bring-up, debug and characterization in the lab. Develop and run test plans, analyze measurement data and compare silicon results against simulations. Identify discrepancies, perform root-cause analysis and improve model-to-hardware correlation.
• Documentation: Prepare design documentation including specifications, schematics, simulation results and test reports. Make sure designs meet relevant industry standards and regulations.
• Collaboration: Work with digital design, firmware and system architecture teams to integrate analog circuits into system designs. Partner with manufacturing and test engineers to support production.
• Continuous Learning: Keep up with advances in analog circuit design techniques, tools and technologies, and apply them to improve design methods.

Preferred Experience

• Familiarity with analog circuit concepts such as biasing, feedback, voltage references and regulators.
• Familiarity with SPICE simulation, including DC, AC, transient, noise, Monte Carlo and corner analysis.
• Knowledge of lab measurement techniques, debug methods and correlating silicon data to simulation.
• Basic scripting in Python or Tcl for test automation and data analysis.
• Understanding of IC development workflows, including schematic design, layout principles and silicon bring-up.