Device Engineer - Scottsdale, AZ, United States
Originally posted 1 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role supports the development and release of small signal and protection devices for industrial, automotive, and wireless applications in Scottsdale, Arizona. You will work across design, application, foundry, product, and marketing teams to define and tape out device structures.
What you'll do
- Define new device structures for ESD protection using device physics and TCAD simulations. - Perform design, layout, and verification of protection and small signal products to meet specifications using device and circuit analysis tools. - Execute schematic capture, simulations, DRC, and LVS for tapeout using Cadence design tools. - Lead design reviews, including playback against target device specifications. - Collaborate with marketing, product engineering, and project managers to maintain development schedules while taking joint responsibility for product manufacturability and yield. - Participate in roadmap and strategy development.
What you'll need
- Master's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or a related field with emphasis on semiconductor device physics and process fabrication. - Experience in the Cadence environment for simulation tools. - Strong skills in device physics and TCAD simulations to define device structures for ESD protection. - Experience with schematic capture, simulations, DRC, and LVS for tapeout.
Nice to have
- Experience with 3D EM simulation and/or analog/RF circuit analysis tools. - A track record of innovation and publications.
Skills: device physics, small signal and protection devices, Cadence design tools, schematic capture, DRC, LVS
This role has been open 144 days — well above the 71-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Analog Design
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Open roles in category
313
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Median days open
71 d
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Median salary
$143k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | onsemi | All employers we track in this specialty (313 roles · 52 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 14 | 313 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 49 | 1439 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 137 d | 71 d (+66 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $143k |
Skills observed across this category: device physics, small signal and protection devices, Cadence design tools, schematic capture, DRC, LVS
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 38 open roles · median 83 d
- Analog Devices · 30 open roles · median 32 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 88 d
- Renesas Electronics · 21 open roles · median 49 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 18 open roles · median 92 d
- onsemi (this employer) · 14 open roles · median 137 d
How we counted: 313 open Analog IC Design (Analog Design) roles from 52 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 Oct 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.