Principal Analog Design Engineer

TylSemi; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

TylSemi in the United States is seeking an experienced Analog Design Engineer to deliver high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits, translating system requirements into silicon-ready designs and validating performance across corners.

You will own end-to-end analog block development, design and optimize analog/mixed-signal circuits, and work closely with layout, verification, test, and product teams to drive first-time-right outcomes.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of analog or mixed-signal IC design experience.
• Strong fundamentals in analog circuit design, device physics, noise, stability/compensation, and feedback systems.
• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools and simulation flows (Spectre/HSPICE, ADE).
• Experience closing designs through post-layout parasitics across PVT corners.
• Ability to translate ambiguous system needs into executable design plans.
• Strong debugging skills and collaboration with lab/validation teams.
• Excellent cross-site, cross-functional communication and ownership.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end analog block development: requirements, architecture, transistor-level design, simulation, and signoff.
• Design and optimize analog/mixed-signal blocks (amplifiers, references, LDOs, regulators, comparators, DACs/ADCs).
• Drive performance across PVT corners, mismatch, aging, and loading interactions.
• Guide floorplanning with layout for matching, guarding, parasitic-aware design, and post-layout closure (PEX).
• Develop testbenches, modeling collateral, and documentation for verification and integration.
• Support silicon bring-up: correlate lab data to simulations and implement fixes or ECOs.
• Collaborate with digital, firmware, DFT, validation, and product teams for system-level success.
• Contribute reusable design collateral and methodology improvements.

Skills

Analog design

Mixed-signal ICs

Post-layout verification

Debugging

Cross-functional collaboration

System requirements to silicon

Clear communication

Tools

Spectre/HSPICE

ADE

Job description

As an Analog Design Engineer at Tylsemi, you will design and deliver high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits that enable robust, manufacturable silicon. This role spans a wide experience range (5‑30 years) and is ideal for engineers who combine strong fundamentals with practical execution—translating system requirements into silicon-ready designs, validating performance across corners, and partnering closely with layout, verification, test, and product teams to drive first-time‑right outcomes.

What You’ll Do

• Own end-to-end analog block development: requirements definition, architecture, transistor-level design, simulation, and signoff
• Design and optimize analog/mixed-signal circuits such as amplifiers, references, biasing, regulators (LDO/DC-DC support), comparators, oscillators/clocking, data converters (as applicable), and sensor/AFE front ends
• Drive performance across PVT corners, mismatch/Monte Carlo, aging/reliability considerations, and realistic loading/interaction with surrounding blocks
• Partner with layout to guide floorplanning, matching/guarding strategies, parasitic-aware design, and post-layout closure (PEX)
• Develop and maintain testbenches, modeling collateral, and documentation to enable efficient verification and integration
• Support silicon bring‑up and debug: correlate lab data to simulations, root-cause issues, and implement design fixes or ECOs
• Collaborate cross-functionally with digital, firmware, DFT, validation, and product engineering to ensure system-level success
• Contribute to design methodology improvements: reusable circuits, checklists, signoff flows, and best practices that scale across programs

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of experience in analog or mixed-signal IC design (scope and ownership aligned to experience level)
• Strong fundamentals in analog circuit design, device physics, noise, stability/compensation, and feedback systems
• Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools and simulation flows (e.g., Spectre/HSPICE, ADE, waveform/debug tooling)
• Experience closing designs through post-layout parasitics and across process/voltage/temperature corners
• Ability to translate ambiguous system needs into clear block requirements and executable design plans
• Strong debugging skills and comfort working with lab/validation teams to correlate silicon to simulation
• Clear communication and high ownership in cross-site, cross-functional environments

Nice to Have

• Experience with high-speed or precision analog (low-noise, low-offset, high-linearity) depending on product needs
• Background in power management (LDOs, bandgaps, references, protection, start-up, transient response)
• ADC/DAC, Power related analog experience
• Familiarity with reliability/ESD considerations and design-for-manufacturability practices
• Experience supporting production ramp: yield learning, characterization, and test correlation

Success in This Role Looks Like

• Analog blocks meet spec with margin across PVT, mismatch, and post-layout effects
• Design reviews are crisp: requirements, tradeoffs, and risks are clearly articulated and managed
• Silicon bring‑up converges quickly through strong correlation, structured debug, and decisive fixes
• Cross-functional partners (layout, verification, test, validation) can execute efficiently with clear interfaces and documentation
• Reusable design collateral and improved methodology reduce cycle time and increase first-pass success

About TylSemi, Inc.

The Opportunity

The AI infrastructure market is exploding. Every hyperscaler, every cloud provider, every AI company is building custom silicon. But they all face the same problem: how do you connect hundreds of chips, deliver clean power at scale, and move terabits of data without melting the package?

That's what we solve. TylSemi builds the chiplet infrastructure IP — the IO, power delivery, and interconnect building blocks — that makes AI/HPC systems actually work at scale.

This isn't a nice-to-have. It's the critical path.

Why Now

The Market Window

The semiconductor industry is going through its biggest architectural shift in 40 years:

• Moore's Law is dead. 2nm and beyond delivers marginal performance gains. The future is chiplets, not monolithic dies.
• Custom silicon is now mainstream. Google, Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, OpenAI — they're all designing their own ASICs. The $50B custom silicon market is growing 30% annually.
• IO and power are the bottleneck. Solve hard problems and provide something which is a category in itself.

Translation: We're entering the market at exactly the moment when every major AI/HPC player needs what we're building, and their alternatives are disappearing.

Culture & Team: How We Work

There are no layers, no approval chains, no corporate theater.

• If you have an idea, we test it. If it works, we ship it.
• No endless meetings, no PowerPoint presentations to convince middle management.

Remote-Friendly, Global Team

• US team: Bay Area preferred, but we hire the best people regardless of location
• India team: Building a world-class design center in Bangalore

Move Fast, Ship Real Products

We're not a research project. We have paying customers, committed capital, and aggressive timelines.

This is a company, not a lifestyle business. We're building to win.

What We Value

• Ownership mindset. You're not here to execute someone else's roadmap. You're here to define it.
• Bias for action. We move fast. Analysis paralysis doesn't fly here.
• Deep technical expertise. This is hard engineering. We need people who've shipped real silicon and debugged real hardware.
• Low ego, high standards. We don't care about titles or politics. We care about results.

The Ask

If you're reading this, you're probably comfortable. You have a good job at a stable company with all the benefits.

We're asking you to walk away from that and bet on us.

Here's why you should:

• The market is real. AI infrastructure spending is $200B+ annually and growing 40% YoY. Every hyperscaler needs what we're building.
• The team has done this before. We've built and exited semiconductor companies at scale. This isn't our first rodeo.
• The traction is de-risked. We have LOIs, strategic investors, and a clear path to revenue.
• The work is consequential. You're not optimizing someone's ad click-through rate. You're building the silicon infrastructure that powers AI.

Or stay comfortable. No judgment.

But if you're the kind of person who wants to take the shot, we'd love to talk.