Sr Principal Analog IC Design Engineer - San Jose, CA, United States
$193,100 - $251,100 USD yearly
Originally posted 15 September 2026 by the employer — open 0 days.
Join QORVO's Power Management division to develop analog power management ICs.
About the role
As a Sr Principal Analog IC Design Engineer, you will develop high-performance power management solutions. This role focuses on driving the architecture, design, and validation of analog power ICs for QORVO's Power Management division.
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.
- Select and implement optimal circuit topologies.
- Conduct transistor-level design, simulation, and validation.
- Work closely with layout engineers to optimize floor planning and parasitic.
- Partner with test and characterization engineers to define validation methodologies.
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
- 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 IC Design Engineer, analog power management ICs, DC-DC power converter architectures, voltage mode control, current mode control
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 77-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Power Management
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Open roles in category
86
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Median days open
77 d
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Median salary
$173k
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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 (86 roles · 15 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 86 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 80 | 1331 · 103 employers |
| Median days open | 31 d | 77 d (−46 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $173k |
Skills observed across this category: Analog IC Design Engineer, analog power management ICs, DC-DC power converter architectures, voltage mode control, current mode control
Who's hiring in this category
- Renesas Electronics · 23 open roles · median 81 d
- onsemi · 16 open roles · median 76 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 9 open roles · median 179 d
- Infineon Technologies · 7 open roles · median 74 d
- Analog Devices · 6 open roles · median 110 d
- QORVO (this employer) · 6 open roles · median 30 d
How we counted: 86 open Analog IC Design (Power Management) roles from 15 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 15 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.