Principal Electronic IC Design Engineer - Milpitas, CA, United States
Originally posted 15 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Principal Electronic IC Design Engineer develops millimeter wave circuits for coherent applications. The role spans architecture, schematic design, layout, measurement, and productization of SiGe and silicon-based ICs operating at frequencies above 30GHz.
What you'll do
- Take an IC from concept through to productization. - Architect, execute schematic design, and perform layout of high frequency ICs. - Conduct hands-on laboratory characterization of high frequency ICs. - Manage projects and support customers. - Work with test and application engineers.
What you'll need
- Demonstrated experience architecting, designing, layout, measuring, and productizing SiGe and silicon-based ICs. - Experience with millimeter wave circuits and operating frequencies above 30GHz. - Hands-on laboratory characterization experience for high frequency ICs. - Background in customer support and cross-functional work with test and application engineers.
Skills: schematic design, layout, characterization, high frequency ICs
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 70-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Analog Design
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Open roles in category
314
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Median days open
70 d
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Median salary
$143k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | MACOM | All employers we track in this specialty (314 roles · 52 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 314 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 39 | 1540 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 0 d | 70 d (−70 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $143k |
Skills observed across this category: schematic design, layout, characterization, high frequency ICs
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 34 open roles · median 71 d
- Analog Devices · 30 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology · 26 open roles · median 92 d
- Renesas Electronics · 23 open roles · median 43 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 17 open roles · median 100 d
- Skyworks · 16 open roles · median 32 d
How we counted: 314 open Analog IC Design (Analog Design) roles from 52 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 Oct 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.