Advanced R&D - Analog Design Engineer

At Kandou , we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.

Our proprietary MIMO-over-copper technology powers a high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric that is both scalable and energy-efficient . Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution reduces power consumption significantly while preserving high bandwidth and ultra-low latency — unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.

Kandou’s architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it’s a foundational shift in how AI hardware is built for the future.

Job Title: Analog Design Engineer (Advanced Research and Development Department)

Job Location: Switzerland

Key responsibilities

• Develop block level specifications and models for target designs

• Develop, model, design, and verify performance of custom analog circuits in advanced technology nodes

• Layout design and development, including floor-planning, guiding layout engineers, and post-layout verification

• Design verification at different levels (pre- and post-layout, variation-aware)

• Support and collaborate with the design team, including other design and layout engineers, architects and chip level integration engineers, modeling and system level designers.

• Support for post-silicon lab bring-up, debug, characterization and productization.

• Produce reports (progress report, analysis, design, modeling, and verification reports)

• Participate in developing concept level architectures and circuits

Skills

• Deep understanding on design and layout techniques for high-speed and high-precision circuits, problem solver, and excellent analytical skills.

• Experience in developing testbenches and simulation setups to analyze performance of target circuits and systems.

• Skillful in layout techniques, such as matching, parasitic estimation and reduction, and deep-submicron related issues.

• 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, and ESD analysis, among others.

• Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and responsibility.

• Manage workload, schedules and report to internal management and technical teams.

• Excellent communication and reporting skills.

Experience

• 5+ years of experience in design and layout of analog and mixed-signal circuits, especially high-speed and high-precision circuits. Examples are: multi-gigabit serial data-link transceivers, RF circuits, equalizers, clock generators, PLLs, clock and data recovery circuits, data converters (ADC or DAC), biasing and bandgap circuits.

• MSc or PhD in electronics/electrical engineering (equivalent or higher).

• Experienced with modern semiconductor process technologies, such as CMOS 28nm, and FinFET 16/14nm, 7nm.

• Experienced in high-level modelling, top-level simulations, and signal integrity.

• Solid background on Signal Processing and Communications

If this is the role you have been looking for and you want to be part of a growing Company, with an exciting future then we would really love to hear from you. Together We Kandou It !