Principal Analog Design Engineer - San Jose
$190,600 - $262,100 USD yearly
Originally posted 21 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves designing and verifying high performance analog and mixed signal ICs for Automotive Ethernet products.
What you'll do
- Design and verify high performance analog, mixed signal ICs for Automotive Ethernet products
- Research and develop circuit solutions including architecture, design, simulation, modeling, and layout planning and supervision
- Perform lab characterization and silicon debug
- Conduct design reviews and document work products
- Communicate with cross functional teams to support all aspects of product development, including verification, production testing, reliability, and quality assessment
What you'll need
- PhD with 6+ years of relevant experience, or MS EE with 8+ years of experience
- Solid fundamentals in analog, linear circuit design, high speed design
- Proven track record of bringing high performance analog modules from concept to production
- Experience in multiple areas of design of data converters (ADC/DAC), amplifiers, filters, references, regulators, PLLs, clocking circuits, and high linearity transmit drivers, with demonstrated working silicon
Nice to have
- Experience with bidirectional analog front ends and signal processing concepts
- Design experience in FinFet technology nodes
Skills: high performance analog, mixed signal ICs, Automotive Ethernet, data converters (ADC/DAC), FinFet technology
This role has been open 70 days — slightly above the 65-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Analog Design
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Open roles in category
282
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Median days open
65 d
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Median salary
$153k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Infineon Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (282 roles · 51 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 282 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 67 | 1385 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 122 d | 65 d (+57 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $153k |
Skills observed across this category: high performance analog, mixed signal ICs, Automotive Ethernet, data converters (ADC/DAC), FinFet technology
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 33 open roles · median 76 d
- Micron Technology · 27 open roles · median 65 d
- Analog Devices · 22 open roles · median 14 d
- Renesas Electronics · 17 open roles · median 25 d
- onsemi · 16 open roles · median 113 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 15 open roles · median 85 d
How we counted: 282 open Analog IC Design (Analog Design) roles from 51 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.