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 !
Skills Required
- 5+ years of experience in design and layout of analog and mixed-signal circuits
- MSc or PhD in electronics/electrical engineering
- Deep understanding of design and layout techniques for high-speed and high-precision circuits
- Experience with EDA tools for design and verification
- Solid background on Signal Processing and Communications
What We Do
Founded in 2011, Kandou is the innovative leader in high-speed, energy efficient, chip-to-chip link solutions critical to the evolution of the electronics industry. Kandou enables a better-connected world by offering disruptive technology through licensing and standard products that empower the devices we use every day to become smaller, more energy efficient and more cost effective. Kandou has a strong IP portfolio that includes Chord™ signaling, which has been adopted into industry specifications by JEDEC and the OIF. These innovations and implementations deliver a fundamental advance in interconnect technology that lowers the power consumed and improves the performance of chip links, unlocking new capabilities for customer devices and systems. Kandou is a fabless semiconductor company headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland with offices in Europe, North America and Asia.
