Staff Digital Design Engineer (PCB Design) - MA, Chelmsford, Elizabeth, United States
Originally posted 28 August 2026 by the employer.
Design integrated modules and subsystems for electronic warfare, communication, and phased array radar systems.
About the role
This Staff Digital Design Engineer role involves designing integrated modules and subsystems with a focus on FPGA/ASIC RTL and schematic capture. You will be working on new technology development for electronic warfare, communication, and phased array radar systems.
What you'll do
- Develop FPGA-based designs for digital data and control paths, including schematic, RTL, simulation, analysis, and interface validation.
- Define and develop system-level architectures for complex digital designs.
- Lead technical teams on complex digital design projects.
- Collaborate with multiple teams for new product development, system design, and performance verification of hardware and software.
- Engage directly with customers on technical requirements and solutions.
- Mentor engineers and help develop technical talent.
What you'll need
- Relevant experience in digital design engineering.
- Expert ability to define and implement complex digital system architectures.
- PCB design, including part selection, schematic capture, debug, and optimization.
- High speed interface design and bring-up and testing (e.g., 100 GigE, Aurora, PCIe).
- Experience with schematic capture and PCB layout tools (e.g., Allegro, PADS).
- Familiarity with high speed PCB layout techniques/concepts.
- Skilled in design techniques that maximize isolation and prevent signal integrity issues.
- RTL design (Verilog, VHDL), simulation, timing closure in large FPGAs.
- U.S. citizenship.
- Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.
- Experience with DOD radar, electronic warfare, or RF communications algorithms.
- Familiarity with C#, Python, C/C++, TCL.
- Familiarity with RF systems.
- Experience with low complexity DC power tree designs and voltage sequencing.
This role has been open 50 days — well below the 60-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1037
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Median days open
60 d
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Median salary
$185k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Analog Devices | All employers we track in this specialty (1037 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 47 | 1037 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 92 | 3202 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 50 d | 60 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 140 open roles · median 64 d
- Synopsys · 86 open roles · median 32 d
- AMD · 71 open roles · median 38 d
- Analog Devices (this employer) · 47 open roles · median 50 d
- NVIDIA · 44 open roles · median 60 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 42 open roles · median 86 d
How we counted: 1037 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.