Analog IC Design Engineer | Audio AAA - Dallas, TX, United States
Originally posted 15 July 2026 by the employer — open 66 days.
Design high-efficiency Class D power output stages for automotive and consumer audio amplifier products.
About the role
This role involves designing high-efficiency Class D power output stages, owning the switching power path from architecture through silicon validation for high-volume production ICs. The products include both monolithic power stages and multi-chip module GaN based solutions.
What you'll do
- Architect and design Class D power output stages, including H-bridge and BTL configurations, gate drivers, and dead-time control.
- Design high-voltage switching circuits with a focus on efficiency, thermal performance, and EMI compliance.
- Develop transistor-level schematics in Cadence Virtuoso and verify performance across PVT corners using SPICE simulation.
- Collaborate with systems, layout, and applications engineers to meet audio performance specifications and power delivery targets.
- Analyze and resolve design issues from prototype through production qualification, including EMI/EMC characterization and LC filter optimization.
- Contribute to IP reuse strategy and design methodology improvements, and mentor junior engineers on analog design fundamentals.
What you'll need
- MS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent).
- 5-10+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC design experience.
- Demonstrated experience designing power output stages: gate drivers, H-bridge or BTL output configurations, dead-time control, and overcurrent/thermal protection.
- Strong understanding of high-voltage switching behavior, GaN/MOSFET/LDMOS device physics, and parasitic-aware design techniques.
- Experience with EMI mitigation in switching amplifiers (spread-spectrum modulation, slew-rate control, edge-rate optimization).
- Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso schematic/simulation environment.
- Experience taking designs from concept through tapeout and silicon bring-up.
Nice to have
- Signal-chain design experience: delta-sigma ADCs, DACs, or PWM/PDM switching modulators for audio-band applications.
- Familiarity with sampled-data circuits, loop filter design, and quantizer architectures.
- Experience with automotive-qualified products (AEC-Q100).
- Publications or patents in audio IC design or Class D amplifier techniques.
Skills: Class D power output stages, automotive audio amplifier, gate drivers, H-bridge and BTL, high-voltage switching circuits, EMI mitigation
This role has been open 65 days — slightly above the 57-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Conversion
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Open roles in category
53
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Median days open
57 d
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Median salary
$185k
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| Metric | Texas Instruments | All employers we track in this specialty (53 roles · 24 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 53 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 54 | 1339 · 105 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 57 d (+8 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: Class D power output stages, automotive audio amplifier, gate drivers, H-bridge and BTL, high-voltage switching circuits, EMI mitigation
Who's hiring in this category
- Infineon Technologies · 7 open roles · median 31 d
- Renesas Electronics · 5 open roles · median 38 d
- Power Integrations · 4 open roles · median 48 d
- Analog Devices · 3 open roles · median 57 d
- Navitas Semiconductor · 3 open roles · median 23 d
- onsemi · 3 open roles · median 123 d
How we counted: 53 open Power Electronics (Power Conversion) roles from 24 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 19 Sept 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.