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.
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 21 days — well below the 64-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Power Management
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Open roles in category
93
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Median days open
64 d
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Median salary
$194k
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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 (93 roles · 14 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 9 | 93 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 73 | 1402 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 37 d | 64 d (−27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $194k |
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 · 24 open roles · median 55 d
- onsemi · 21 open roles · median 48 d
- QORVO (this employer) · 9 open roles · median 37 d
- Texas Instruments · 9 open roles · median 61 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 8 open roles · median 201 d
- Infineon Technologies · 6 open roles · median 124 d
How we counted: 93 open Analog IC Design (Power Management) roles from 14 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 7 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.