Low Power Analog-Mixed Signal Technologist, Senior Director
$249,900 - $374,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role defines and executes the long-term strategy for advanced sensing, mixed-signal semiconductor platforms, and intelligent edge systems.
What you'll do
- Define and own the long-term technology roadmap for low-power analog, mixed-signal, sensing, and intelligent edge computing platforms.
- Drive technology planning for Robotics, XR, Industrial Automation, Intelligent Sensors, and Edge AI applications.
- Provide executive oversight of system architecture across sensing, mixed-signal ICs, AI processing, embedded software, communication interfaces, packaging, and system integration.
- Guide architecture tradeoffs involving power, performance, scalability, latency, reliability, safety, security, and cost.
- Direct development of advanced mixed-signal technologies such as Analog Front Ends (AFEs), ADCs and DACs, Low-Power Sensor Interfaces, Timing and Synch/Asynch Architectures, Power Management IP, Sensor Fusion Platforms, Intelligent Edge Processing Architectures, AI-Enabled Sensor Systems.
- Define technology strategies for tactile sensing, multi-modal sensing, robot perception, autonomous systems, and intelligent control platforms.
What you'll need
- Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 10 years of relevant industry experience OR M.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related discipline with 14 years of relevant industry experience.
- Proven experience leading large engineering organizations consisting of directors, managers, architects, and senior technical contributors.
- Extensive expertise in low-power analog, mixed-signal, sensor, and semiconductor system architecture.
- Demonstrated success defining and delivering complex semiconductor products from concept to high-volume production.
- Experience leading global cross-functional teams spanning silicon development (pre/post bringup), firmware, software, validation, packaging, manufacturing, and product engineering.
- Strong track record of driving technology strategy, technical innovation, and organizational transformation.
Nice to have
- PhD Degree in Engineering, Information Systems, Computer Science or related field.
- 15 years of ASIC design and Systems Engineering or related work experience.
- 15 years of analog mixed signal domain expertise with low power designs.
- 4 years of experience working in a large matrixed organization.
- 4 years of supervisory experience.
- 3 years of work experience in a role requiring interaction with executive leadership.
- 2 years of working with operating budgets and/or project financials.
- Experience leading semiconductor or system organizations focused on Robotics, XR, Industrial Automation, AI, or Intelligent Edge Computing.
- Deep understanding of edge AI architectures, sensor fusion algorithms, machine learning systems, and autonomous platforms.
- Knowledge of functional safety, reliability engineering, cybersecurity, and mission-critical embedded systems.
- Experience leading development of custom ASICs, sensor platforms, SoCs, or large-scale semiconductor portfolios.
Skills: low-power analog, mixed-signal, sensor ASIC IP, intelligent sensing architectures, edge AI platforms
This role has been open 53 days — well below the 92-day median for Mixed-Signal Design roles.
Mixed-Signal Design · Mixed Signal
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Open roles in category
153
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Median days open
92 d
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Median salary
$178k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (153 roles · 42 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 153 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 75 | 1385 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 57 d | 92 d (−35 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $178k |
Skills observed across this category: low-power analog, mixed-signal, sensor ASIC IP, intelligent sensing architectures, edge AI platforms
Who's hiring in this category
- Analog Devices · 24 open roles · median 77 d
- Infineon Technologies · 14 open roles · median 80 d
- NVIDIA · 11 open roles · median 53 d
- SiTime · 11 open roles · median 189 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 8 open roles · median 57 d
- Broadcom · 7 open roles · median 41 d
How we counted: 153 open Mixed-Signal Design (Mixed Signal) roles from 42 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 30 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.