Senior Foundation IP Manager

MaxLinear is seeking a Senior Foundation IP Manager to join our growing team. MaxLinear values the critical importance of Design Technology Co-Optimization (DTCO) activities, especially for advanced technology such 5nm/4nm nodes in multiple foundries. The goal is to get maximum benefits from Foundation IP and MSIP to achieve the best PPA a product can get on a given technology node without compromising Silicon Reliability, and design TAT. As a manager of this team, you will join us in driving Foundry/EDA/Foundation IP (FIP)-Development to unlock new technology potential, which is key towards our business success. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Lead DTCO activities from early Technology Development (TD) up to tape-out and revision
• Manage the Foundation IP (FIP) team and exploration in the latest technology nodes, coordinating with the global FIP design team, both in-house and at the foundry
• Collaborate with global design methodology teams and drive global R&D teams from various Electronic Design Automation (EDA) vendors
• Embrace innovation and continuous learning to solve complex problems, seeking root causes while engaging others to brainstorm possible outcomes
• Drive future-oriented changes and generate creative perspectives and solutions, challenging past practices to introduce new innovation opportunities
• Facilitate cross-company collaboration with a global perspective, fostering effective communication and proactive partnership

• Domain expert in at least one of these technical areas: Advanced Methodology development, encompassing Physical Design (P&R), transistor-level / circuit Layout, Signoff, Electrical / Physical Verification, and Design for Manufacturing (DFM)
• Experience in Technology Enablement (TE) and DTCO at advanced technology nodes (below 16nm), including technology, logic, and memory cell architecture exploration, with multiple-foundry experience being advantageous
• Design experience in Foundation IP (both Library Cell and SRAM Memory) design and architecture up to Mass Transfer Optimization (MTO) and post-silicon activity
• Familiarity with Microprocessor-Specific IP (MSIP), such as Phase-Locked Loop (PLL) or Complex General-Purpose Input/Output (GPIO), is a plus
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 11 years of experience, or MS + 9 years of experience, or Ph.D. + 6 years of experience

MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.

MaxLinear expects to offer a starting base salary within the range of:  $144,200 to $204,435 Annually

We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are:  health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), paid time off, and a hybrid work schedule.

The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.

Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.

MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world’s communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.

We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world’s most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.

MaxLinear began by developing the world’s first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn’t achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we’ve developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we’ve expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel’s Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers’ needs.

Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Waltham, Massachusetts; Vancouver, Canada; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore and Chennai, India; Villach, Austria; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.

We have approximately 1,500 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.