Senior Principal Analog Design Engineer - San Jose, CA, United States
$193,100 - $251,100 USD yearly
Originally posted 5 August 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves leading the architecture, design, and validation of analog power ICs within Qorvo's Power Management division. You will develop high-performance power management solutions focusing on Power Loss Protection, PMICs, Motor Control, and Battery Management.
What you'll do
- Lead the design and development of high-performance analog power management ICs.
- Define product architecture and specifications in collaboration with system engineers.
- Conduct transistor-level design, simulation, and validation to meet specifications.
- Collaborate with layout engineers to optimize floor planning and parasitic.
- Partner with test and characterization engineers to define validation methodologies.
- Drive technical reviews and documentation, presenting design decisions and analysis.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering.
- 15+ years of engineering experience in the semiconductor industry.
- 8+ years of experience in analog and mixed-signal Integrated circuit (IC) design, with DC-DC power converter architectures, voltage mode control, and current mode control.
- Experience working in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools such as EMIR tools, capacitive coupling tools and flows, parasitic extraction tools, and floating nodes.
- Experience with production release of power management ICs.
Nice to have
- Masters or PHD in Electrical Engineering.
- Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Simplis, and ADS.
- Hands-on lab experience supporting high frequency switching power supplies in the semiconductor power management industry.
Skills: analog power management ICs, DC-DC power converter, voltage mode control, current mode control, transistor-level design, Cadence Virtuoso
This role has been open 53 days — well below the 73-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Power Management
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Open roles in category
88
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Median days open
73 d
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Median salary
$183k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | QORVO | All employers we track in this specialty (88 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 88 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 70 | 1364 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 28 d | 73 d (−45 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $183k |
Skills observed across this category: analog power management ICs, DC-DC power converter, voltage mode control, current mode control, transistor-level design, Cadence Virtuoso
Who's hiring in this category
- onsemi · 22 open roles · median 39 d
- Renesas Electronics · 17 open roles · median 83 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 9 open roles · median 192 d
- Infineon Technologies · 7 open roles · median 87 d
- QORVO (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 28 d
- Texas Instruments · 7 open roles · median 52 d
How we counted: 88 open Analog IC Design (Power Management) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 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.