Voltage Regulator (VR) Architect
$249,900 - $374,900 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 September 2026 by the employer — open 9 days.
About the role
This role defines and drives power delivery solutions, specializing in voltage regulator architectures for various platforms. The focus includes integrated voltage regulator (IVR) technologies across system, package, and silicon.
What you'll do
- Define voltage regulator and power delivery architectures from 48V/12V input rails to sub-1V silicon loads.
- Lead architecture, design, and evaluation of advanced power conversion solutions, including multiphase buck converters, PMICs, IVRs, and switched-capacitor converters.
- Drive system-level optimization of power efficiency, transient response, power density, thermal performance, and reliability.
- Develop and evaluate analog control architectures, compensation schemes, feedback loops, and stability methodologies for high-current voltage regulators.
- Collaborate with silicon, package, board, PDN, thermal, and system architects to co-optimize end-to-end power delivery solutions.
- Lead technology assessments and roadmaps for emerging power delivery technologies, including on-chip and near-die voltage regulation.
What you'll need
- M.S. or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering with emphasis in Power Electronics, Analog IC Design, Power Management, or related field.
- 10 years of experience in voltage regulator, PMIC, power management, or power delivery architecture.
- Deep expertise in Power Electronics.
- Deep expertise in Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design.
- Deep expertise in Control Theory and Loop Compensation.
- Deep expertise in DC-DC Converter Design.
- Deep expertise in Multiphase Voltage Regulators.
- Deep expertise in Integrated Voltage Regulators (IVRs).
- Deep expertise in Power Delivery Networks (PDNs).
- Deep expertise in Power Integrity and Transient Analysis.
- Deep expertise in Efficiency Optimization.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI, HPC, GPU, CPU, or data-center power delivery systems.
- Direct experience implementing on-chip or near-die IVRs.
- Experience working with leading foundries such as TSMC, Samsung, or Intel Foundry.
- Knowledge of advanced CMOS, FinFET, GAA, backside power delivery, and advanced packaging technologies.
- Experience with package-board-silicon co-design and System Technology Co-Optimization (STCO).
Skills: voltage regulator, power delivery architectures, multiphase buck converters, PMICs, Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
This role has been open 8 days — well below the 61-day median for Power Electronics roles.
Power Electronics · Power Management
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Open roles in category
72
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Median days open
61 d
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Median salary
$178k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Qualcomm | All employers we track in this specialty (72 roles · 28 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 72 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 76 | 1320 · 101 employers |
| Median days open | 34 d | 61 d (−27 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $178k |
Skills observed across this category: voltage regulator, power delivery architectures, multiphase buck converters, PMICs, Analog and Mixed-Signal Circuit Design
Who's hiring in this category
- Renesas Electronics · 15 open roles · median 65 d
- Qualcomm (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 34 d
- Monolithic Power Systems · 6 open roles · median 174 d
- Analog Devices · 5 open roles · median 65 d
- Infineon Technologies · 5 open roles · median 62 d
- AMD · 4 open roles · median 82 d
How we counted: 72 open Power Electronics (Power Management) roles from 28 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 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.