Principal Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer - Santa Clara, CA, United States
$164,800 - $226,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 27 January 2026 by the employer — open 225 days.
About the role
This role involves leading the development of analog mixed-signal ICs, owning the top-level design, and architecting chips for design-for-testability (DFT).
What you'll do
- Lead development of analog mixed-signal IC and own the top level.
- Develop analog and mixed-signal architectures and circuits in CMOS or BiCMOS processes.
- Supervise Analog Circuit Physical Design Layout and edit layouts.
- Participate in top-level AMS verification.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams for bench validation, qualification, and final test development.
What you'll need
- M.Sc. with minimum 10 years of relevant experience or Ph.D. with 6 years of relevant experience in Electrical Engineering.
- Proven track record of taking at least one analog-mixed signal part to high-volume production.
- Experience with circuit architecture development and technical feasibility studies.
- Proficiency with EDA tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, ADE, Mixed-mode AMS tools, Layout XL.
- Extensive knowledge of layout effects for circuit and layout design.
- Extensive experience with post-layout extraction and verifications.
- Experience with validation, characterization, qualification, and adherence to production release criteria.
- Detailed design and simulation of one or more of the following: Oscillators, ADCs, DACs, temperature sensors, Integer and Fractional-N PLLs, Digital PLLs, low-noise op-amps, regulators, bandgap circuits in CMOS or BiCMOS processes, subthreshold circuits and architecture.
Nice to have
- Strong team player.
Skills: analog mixed-signal IC, CMOS, BiCMOS processes, transistor-level design, EDA tools, Oscillators, ADCs, DACs, temperature sensors, Integer and Fractional-N PLLs, Digital PLLs, low-noise op-amps, regulators, bandgap circuits
This role has been open 169 days — well above the 79-day median for Mixed-Signal Design roles.
Mixed-Signal Design · Mixed Signal
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Open roles in category
173
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$178k
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| Metric | SiTime | All employers we track in this specialty (173 roles · 44 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 11 | 173 |
| Median days open | 169 d | 79 d (+90 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $178k |
Skills observed across this category: analog mixed-signal IC, CMOS, BiCMOS processes, transistor-level design, EDA tools, Oscillators, ADCs, DACs, temperature sensors, Integer and Fractional-N PLLs, Digital PLLs, low-noise op-amps, regulators, bandgap circuits
Who's hiring in this category
- Analog Devices · 25 open roles · median 117 d
- Infineon Technologies · 14 open roles · median 71 d
- NVIDIA · 12 open roles · median 51 d
- SiTime (this employer) · 11 open roles · median 169 d
- Qualcomm · 10 open roles · median 55 d
- Microchip Technology · 8 open roles · median 168 d
How we counted: 173 open Mixed-Signal Design (Mixed Signal) roles from 44 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 2026. Figures refresh nightly.