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 driving the architecture, design, and validation of analog power ICs within the Power Management division, focusing on high-performance power management solutions. The work centers on power management solutions for Mobile, Consumer, IoT, and Industrial markets.
What you'll do
- Lead the design and development of high-performance analog power management ICs.
- Collaborate with system engineers to define product architecture and specifications.
- Conduct transistor-level design, simulation, and validation to meet functional and performance specifications.
- Work closely with layout engineers to optimize floor planning and parasitic.
- Partner with test and characterization engineers to define validation methodologies and troubleshoot design issues.
- 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 and control methodologies such as 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, floating nodes.
- Experience with production release of power management ICs.
Nice to have
- Master's 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 55 days — below the 63-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Power Management
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Open roles in category
91
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$170k
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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 (91 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 91 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 72 | 1385 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 29 d | 63 d (−34 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $170k |
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 40 d
- Renesas Electronics · 20 open roles · median 64 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 9 open roles · median 193 d
- Infineon Technologies · 7 open roles · median 88 d
- QORVO (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 29 d
- Texas Instruments · 7 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 91 open Analog IC Design (Power Management) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 29 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.