PMIC Analog Design Lead

Texas Instruments India; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 4,200,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Texas Instruments India is seeking a senior IC design engineer to lead PMIC analog power converter design in Bengaluru. You will define architectures for Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, SIMO converters and push performance to maximize battery life in handheld devices.

You will own full IC design flow, mentor juniors, and collaborate across design, systems, and applications teams to ensure robust, high-efficiency PMIC blocks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field is required.
• 7+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC design experience.
• Experience with Buck/Boost converters and PMICs in silicon.
• Strong Cadence tool proficiency: Virtuoso/Spectre.

Responsibilities

• Design high-performance analog power converter circuits — buck, boost, SIMOs, LDOs, and Charge Pumps — meeting targets for density, efficiency, and transient response.
• Define PMIC system architecture and translate customer requirements into silicon specs.
• Own the full IC design flow: schematic capture, simulation, layout review, post-layout verification, silicon bring-up, and characterization.
• Serve as primary technical owner for one or more converter blocks within multi-block PMIC products.
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and ensure design quality, robustness, and reliability.
• Collaborate with internal systems and architecture teams to resolve integration challenges and drive technical closure.
• Mentor and support junior engineers on design methodology, tools, and best practices

Skills

Communication skills

Independent work

Problem solving

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Master's or PhD preferred

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Cadence Spectre

AMS co-simulation

Job description

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Role

In this role you will be choosing switching converter architectures for Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Inverting Buck-boost and SIMO converters, innovating to meet the best efficiency, transient-performance and IQ at high operational frequencies, to enable our customers to get the best battery life for hand-held electronic devices. Suitable candidates with proven experience in leading switching converter designs, track -record in pushing performance boundaries by way of innovation, an in-depth silicon debug experience should apply.

• Design and deliver high-performance analog power converter circuits — buck, boost, SIMOs, LDOs, and Charge Pumps — meeting aggressive targets for power density, efficiency, and transient performance
• Define PMIC system architecture and translate complex customer requirements into silicon specifications, driving alignment across design, systems, and applications teams
• Own technical execution across the full IC design flow: schematic capture, simulation, layout review, post-layout verification, silicon bring-up, and characterization
• Serve as primary technical owner for one or more converter blocks within multi-block PMIC products
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and ensure design quality, robustness, and reliability meet program and customer standards
• Collaborate with internal systems and architecture teams to resolve integration challenges and drive technical closure
• Mentor and support junior engineers on design methodology, tools, and best practices

Role

In this role you will be choosing switching converter architectures for Buck, Boost, Buck-Boost, Inverting Buck-boost and SIMO converters, innovating to meet the best efficiency, transient-performance and IQ at high operational frequencies, to enable our customers to get the best battery life for hand-held electronic devices. Suitable candidates with proven experience in leading switching converter designs, track -record in pushing performance boundaries by way of innovation, an in-depth silicon debug experience should apply.

• Design and deliver high-performance analog power converter circuits — buck, boost, SIMOs, LDOs, and Charge Pumps — meeting aggressive targets for power density, efficiency, and transient performance
• Define PMIC system architecture and translate complex customer requirements into silicon specifications, driving alignment across design, systems, and applications teams
• Own technical execution across the full IC design flow: schematic capture, simulation, layout review, post-layout verification, silicon bring-up, and characterization
• Serve as primary technical owner for one or more converter blocks within multi-block PMIC products
• Lead cross-functional design reviews and ensure design quality, robustness, and reliability meet program and customer standards
• Collaborate with internal systems and architecture teams to resolve integration challenges and drive technical closure
• Mentor and support junior engineers on design methodology, tools, and best practices

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or related field (Master's or PhD preferred)
• 7+ years of analog/mixed-signal IC design experience with deep expertise in power management
• Strong hands-on experience designing at least one of Buck, boost, SIMO converter in silicon.
• Expert hands-on experience of LDOs, Charge Pumps, Boot Strap, Switch Cap circuits.
• Expert command of converter control architectures: Adaptive on Time, Constant on/off Time, peak/valley/average current mode control, control systems and compensations.
• Hands-on transistor-level design of integrated power FETs, gate drivers, oscillators, bandgap/bias circuits, error amplifiers, and frequency compensation networks
• High-efficiency design techniques: adaptive dead-time, DVS, multi-phase current balancing, light-load optimization, and IDDQ minimization at high switching frequencies
• Experience with multi-rail PMIC SoC integration: power sequencing, UVLO, OCP, OTP, and digital interfaces (I2C, SPI, MIPI I3C)
• Fully proficient and deeply comfortable with standard Power IC design flows end-to-end (Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre)
• Worst-case corner analysis, top-level and Monte Carlo simulation, and post-layout PEX sign-off
• Physical layout review: power routing, grounding, signal integrity, thermal management, and die area optimization
• Working knowledge of Simplis and AMS co-simulation flows required; hands‑on expertise is a strong plus
• Strong knowledge of BCD and/or advanced CMOS process trade-offs for high-performance Power IC design
• Full-cycle IC design experience: schematic, simulation, layout collaboration, post-layout verification, silicon validation, and characterization
• Ability to work independently and drive technical decisions with confidence, and multi-task
• Strong written and verbal communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience of designing PMICs for consumer electronics (mobile, laptops, wearables)
• Experience in customer-facing technical alignment and specification negotiation
• Prior experience as a technical lead or design owner on a multi-block PMIC products for consumer electronics (mobile, laptops, wearables)
• Demonstrated ability to drive customer and cross-functional technical discussions with authority and ownership
• Proven track record of mentoring engineers through complex design challenges
• Ability to manage and personally execute multiple concurrent design tasks on aggressive schedules with high autonomy

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