Mixed-Signal, Sr Principal Design Engineer - San Jose, United States
Analog & Mixed-Signal Design
$154,000 - $286,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 26 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves the development of physical IP for industry-standard high-speed serial-links.
What you'll do
- Contribute to mixed-signal design, verification, and testing aspects.
- Perform circuit design and development from high-level architectural specifications.
- Develop and execute post-silicon test plans.
- Collaborate with the digital team for functional and performance closure.
What you'll need
- Thorough understanding of mixed-signal circuit design fundamentals.
- Thorough understanding of mixed-signal circuit design and verification flows.
- Thorough understanding of Cadence analog design environment.
- Thorough understanding of basic signal processing concepts.
- Ph.D. EE degree with 5+ years or MS EE degree with 7+ years of mixed signal design industry experience in advanced process technologies.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with serial link design techniques.
- Familiarity with data converter (ADCs and/or DACs) and/or clock synthesis and recovery (PLLs, DLLs, CDRs) techniques.
- Familiarity with MATLAB or C to facilitate architecture development.
- Familiarity with hardware description languages such as SystemVerilog or VerilogA for functional model development.
- Familiarity with scripting languages such as Perl or Python for automation.
- Silicon validation testing knowledge and experience.
Market context
This role has been open 34 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, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Cadence Design Systems | All employers we track in this specialty (153 roles · 42 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 153 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 29 | 1385 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 153 d | 92 d (+61 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $178k |
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 · 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.
SAN JOSE, United States
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$154,000 - $286,000 USD yearly
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