Senior Mixed Signal Circuit Design Engineer - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$168,000 - $310,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves the design, development, and implementation of high-speed interfaces and analog circuits as part of the Mixed Signal design team.
What you'll do
- Design and implement high-speed interface circuits, including high-speed transceivers and high frequency PLLs.
- Design, simulate, and verify mixed-signal circuits.
- Lead mask designers and provide mentorship for floorplan and layout design.
- Support lab characterization of silicon.
- Take designs through implementation and productization.
What you'll need
- MS in Electrical Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 4+ years of design experience in CMOS analog / mixed-signal circuits.
- Working knowledge of Cadence custom design tools, circuit simulator, timing analysis tool.
- Extensive design experience in Data Converters, Tx, Rx, CDR, PLL for high-speed IO interfaces.
- In-depth understanding of deep submicron CMOS process and related circuit design issues.
- Proven experience in silicon bring-up, debugging, and use of lab instrumentation.
Nice to have
- PhD in Electrical Engineering.
- Knowledge in system level timing budget, signal integrity, and power integrity.
- Experience in Verilog, Matlab, Nanotime.
Skills: high-speed interface circuits, mixed-signal circuits, Data Converters, Tx, Rx, CDR, PLL, deep submicron CMOS
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 92-day median for Mixed-Signal Design roles.
Mixed-Signal Design · Mixed Signal
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Open roles in category
158
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Median days open
92 d
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Median salary
$180k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (158 roles · 40 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 10 | 158 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 27 | 1412 · 104 employers |
| Median days open | 49 d | 92 d (−43 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $180k |
Skills observed across this category: high-speed interface circuits, mixed-signal circuits, Data Converters, Tx, Rx, CDR, PLL, deep submicron CMOS
Who's hiring in this category
- Analog Devices · 18 open roles · median 106 d
- Infineon Technologies · 13 open roles · median 66 d
- SiTime · 11 open roles · median 204 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 10 open roles · median 49 d
- Microchip Technology · 8 open roles · median 203 d
- Qualcomm · 8 open roles · median 72 d
How we counted: 158 open Mixed-Signal Design (Mixed Signal) roles from 40 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.