Principal Analog Design Engineer

Qorvo, Inc.; San Jose, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 222,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive base salary

Total Rewards package

EEO employer

Job summary

Qorvo in San Jose, CA is seeking a Principal Analog Design Engineer to lead high-performance analog PMIC design, validation and release in a hybrid work model. You will drive architecture, topology selection and transistor-level work with global teams to deliver robust power management ICs.

The role emphasizes collaboration with system engineers, layout, test and production teams, ensuring efficiency and reliability across devices and markets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering (required).
• 12+ years of engineering in semiconductors or equivalent.
• 8+ years in analog/mixed-signal IC design with PMIC topologies and control methods.
• Able to communicate complex concepts to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience with EDA tools and PMIC production releases.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of high-performance analog power management ICs with focus on efficiency and reliability.
• Define product architecture with system engineers balancing performance, power and cost.
• Select topologies ensuring robustness, yield and manufacturability.
• Conduct transistor-level design, simulation, and validation to meet specs.
• Collaborate with layout to optimize floorplanning and silicon performance.
• Engage with global teams to align development strategies.
• Partner with test/characterization to define validation methods and optimize production tests.
• Drive design reviews and document trade-offs for stakeholders.

Skills

Analog IC design

DC-DC converters

Voltage-mode control

Current-mode control

Transistor-level design

Layout collaboration

Product/system architecting

Stakeholder communication

EDA tools

Power management ICs

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering

Master’s or PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Simplis

ADS

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Principal Analog Design Engineer

Experience Level: Professional

Job Type: Regular

Location: San Jose, CA, US, 95134 Richardson, TX, US, 75081

Requisition ID: 10425

Qorvo (Nasdaq: QRVO) supplies innovative semiconductor solutions that make a better world possible. We combine product and technology leadership, systems-level expertise and global manufacturing scale to quickly solve our customers' most complex technical challenges. Qorvo serves multiple high-growth segments of large global markets, including consumer electronics, smart home/IoT, automotive, EVs, battery-powered appliances, network infrastructure, healthcare and aerospace/defense. Visitwww.qorvo.com to learn how our innovative team is helping connect, protect and power our planet.

Qorvo’s fast-growing Power Management division is at the forefront of innovation in Power Loss Protection, PMICs, Motor Control, and Battery Management solutions, serving a diverse range of applications across Mobile, Consumer, IoT, and Industrial markets. We are seeking a highly skilled Analog Power Design Engineer to develop next-generation, high-performance power management solutions. In this role, you will drive architecture, design, and validation of industry-leading analog power ICs, collaborating closely with cross-functional global teams to deliver world-class products that set new benchmarks in efficiency, reliability, and performance.

This is a hybrid position where the expectation is to be onsite multiple days a week at either our Richardson TX or San Jose CA office.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and development of high-performance analog power management ICs, ensuring best-in-class efficiency, power density, and reliability.
• Collaborate with system engineers to define product architecture and specifications, balancing performance, power, and cost requirements.
• Select and implement optimal circuit topologies, ensuring robustness, yield, and manufacturability.
• Conduct transistor-level design, simulation, and validation to meet functional and performance specifications.
• Work closely with layout engineers to optimize floor planning, parasitic, and overall silicon performance.
• Engage with global design teams, including colleagues in Asia, to align on development strategies and execution plans.
• Partner with test and characterization engineers to define validation methodologies, troubleshoot design issues, and optimize production test strategies.
• Drive technical reviews and documentation, presenting design decisions, analysis, and trade-offs to internal stakeholders.

Required Qualifications:

• A minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering
• 12+ years of engineering experience (or an equivalent amount of education and expereince) working in the semiconductor industry
• 8+ years of experience (or an equivalent amount of education and expereince) in analog and mixed-signal Integrated circuit (IC) design, with DC-DC power converter architectures and control methodologies such as voltage mode control and current mode control
• Ability to communicate highly technical concepts effectively to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Experience working in Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools such as EMIR tools capacitive coupling tools and flows, parasitic extraction tools, floating nodes, etc.
• Experience with production release of power management ICs

Preferred Qualifications:

• Masters or PHD in Electrical Engineering
• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Simplis, and ADS
• Hands-on lab experience supporting high frequency switching power supplies in the semiconductor power management industry

Competitive base salary commensurate with experience: $170,300 - $221,500, relevant for the California Bay Area (subject to change dependent on physical location)

Posted salary ranges are made in good faith. Qorvo reserves the right to adjust ranges depending on the experience/qualification of the selected candidate as well as external competitiveness and internal comparability.

Base compensation is one element of Total Rewards offered at Qorvo. More information on the Total Rewards package can be shared upon request.

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