Principal Analog Design Engineer - San Diego, California, United States
$175,000 - $240,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 June 2026 by the employer — open 101 days. Relisted by the employer on 4 September 2026.
About the role
This role involves providing technical leadership and hands-on architecture and circuit design for ATE instrumentation solutions.
What you'll do
- Lead the architecture and hands-on design of advanced ATE instrumentation ICs, including high-voltage analog, precision references, and high-speed pin electronics.
- Own designs from concept and modeling through tapeout, validation, and production release.
- Design and guide development of key building blocks, including DACs, high-current output drivers, high-speed transmitters and receivers, and instrumentation amplifiers.
- Apply digitally assisted analog techniques and develop behavioral/system models using Octave and Verilog-A.
- Mentor analog designers and provide technical leadership through design reviews and complex problem solving.
- Drive design methodologies and best practices across multiple projects to improve execution, reuse, and product quality.
What you'll need
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 20+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC design experience with a Master’s degree, or 15+ years with a PhD.
- Proven track record of successful silicon and leading complex analog ASICs from architecture through verification.
- Deep expertise in high-voltage, precision analog, and mixed-signal IC design.
- Experience with circuits such as ADCs, DACs, PLLs/DLLs, regulators, amplifiers, and interfaces.
- Experience leading and mentoring senior analog design engineers.
- Strong understanding of digitally assisted analog design and behavioral modeling.
- Experience working across layout, digital, and production test teams.
Skills: ATE instrumentation circuits, high-voltage analog, digitally assisted analog, Verilog-A, tapeout
This role has been open 126 days — well above the 66-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Analog Design
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Open roles in category
259
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Median days open
66 d
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Median salary
$156k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Elevate Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (259 roles · 46 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 5 | 259 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 6 | 1317 · 100 employers |
| Median days open | 79 d | 66 d (+13 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $156k |
Skills observed across this category: ATE instrumentation circuits, high-voltage analog, digitally assisted analog, Verilog-A, tapeout
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 33 open roles · median 45 d
- Texas Instruments · 30 open roles · median 111 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 15 open roles · median 65 d
- Renesas Electronics · 14 open roles · median 53 d
- onsemi · 13 open roles · median 111 d
- Semtech · 11 open roles · median 83 d
How we counted: 259 open Analog IC Design (Analog Design) roles from 46 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.