Principal Analog Design Engineer - Irvine, CA, United States

Originally posted 17 August 2026 by the employer.

About the role

This role involves designing high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits for transceivers and high-speed functions. The focus is on new techniques for the development of optical transceivers.

What you'll do

• Design high-speed analog circuits, including broadband amplifiers (VGA, CTLE, DRV) and clock generation/distribution (VCOs, PLL).
• Design fundamental analog blocks such as bandgap references, LDOs, and temp sensors.
• Develop custom passive components from concept to silicon implementation.
• Supervise analog layouts within advanced process nodes.
• Perform system verification and create circuit design specifications.
• Support silicon bring-up and debug.

What you'll need

• Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or related fields with 5+ years of experience.
• Strong analog design fundamentals and experience in designing analog circuit blocks for broadband amplification, clock generation and distribution, and/or fundamental analog blocks.
• Experience with analog design and verification tools (Virtuoso, Spectre, ADE, and post layout extraction tools).
• Experience in advance CMOS design and verification flows (tools to evaluate self-heating, electromigration, safe operating area).
• Knowledge of the fundamentals on electromagnetism, lump models, and high frequency design.

Nice to have

• Experience with electromagnetic simulation tools (EMX, Momentum, HFSS or other).
• Good understanding of analog layouts in FinFET and its effect on high-speed designs.