Sr Staff Analog IC Design Engineer - Austin, Texas, United States
Originally posted 9 October 2026 by the employer.
Ambiq develops ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions that enable intelligent, battery-powered devices.
About the role
This senior staff analog IC design engineer role leads the definition and development of critical analog and mixed-signal subsystems across the product portfolio. Your work will directly affect power consumption, performance, reliability, manufacturability, and customer success in advanced process technologies, including 22nm, 12nm, and future nodes.
What you'll do
- Lead block- and chip-level specification development for related analog subsystems.
- Define circuit architectures for power management, clocking, data-conversion, or comparable mixed-signal functions.
- Perform transistor-level design and verification for complex, high-risk analog blocks.
- Conduct or technically supervise layout, extraction, and post-layout closure.
- Lead design reviews and resolve cross-block technical issues.
- Define robust analog/digital interfaces in partnership with architecture, RTL, and verification teams.
What you'll need
- BS or MS in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- At least 8 years of experience in analog or mixed-signal IC design with multiple completed silicon design cycles.
- Deep transistor-level design and verification expertise in at least one relevant area, such as power management, clocking, or data converters.
- Strong understanding of analog layout, parasitics, matching, noise, variation, reliability, and advanced-node design constraints.
- Experience with post-silicon bring-up, characterization, debug, and manufacturing test.
- Current authorization to work in the United States for any employer.
Nice to have
- Ultra-low-power, battery-constrained, or subthreshold circuit-design experience.
- Design experience at 22nm or below.
- Breadth across PMU, clocking, and data-converter subsystems.
- Experience supporting multiple products or concurrent tapeouts.
- Familiarity with MCU, wearable, medical, edge-AI, wireless, or sensor-oriented SoCs.
Skills: analog IC design, mixed-signal subsystems, transistor-level design, power management, data converters
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 68-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Analog Design
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Open roles in category
306
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Median days open
68 d
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Median salary
$151k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Ambiq Micro | All employers we track in this specialty (306 roles · 50 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 306 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 4 | 1416 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 21 d | 68 d (−47 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $151k |
Skills observed across this category: analog IC design, mixed-signal subsystems, transistor-level design, power management, data converters
Who's hiring in this category
- Texas Instruments · 38 open roles · median 68 d
- Analog Devices · 26 open roles · median 17 d
- Micron Technology · 26 open roles · median 74 d
- Renesas Electronics · 21 open roles · median 24 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 18 open roles · median 59 d
- onsemi · 15 open roles · median 115 d
How we counted: 306 open Analog IC Design (Analog Design) roles from 50 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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.
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