Senior Principal Architect: RF & Mixed-Signal Systems

Analog Devices; New Jersey; On-site; USD 184,000 - 266,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary bonus

Medical, vision & dental coverage

401k plan

Job summary

Analog Devices, Inc. in New Jersey seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to drive system design and architecture for high‑performance RF and mixed‑signal ICs. You will lead architecture, signal-chain definitions, and collaboration with customers and internal teams to deliver next‑gen industrial products.

The role requires 20+ years in RF/mixed-signal design, expertise in SERDES, PLL, and data converters, and a track record of high-impact architecture decisions across geographies.

Qualifications

• 20+ years of experience in system applications engineering and design of high-performance RF and mixed-signal ICs.
• Expertise in SERDES, RF CMOS, PLL, or data converter design.
• Experience with FinFET or fine-line analog CMOS process technologies and tradeoffs.
• Proficiency in software-defined CMOS communications or radar system design.
• Knowledge of digitally-assisted high-speed analog design.

Responsibilities

• Lead the definition and architecture of multi-GHz digital communication products for test and instrumentation systems, establishing signal chain requirements, subsystem partitioning, signal processing, key interfaces, performance/power targets and process nodes.
• Lead detailed analysis for RF, converter, clocking and synchronization sub-systems, digital features, and calibrations/algorithms driven by application requirements.
• Lead the development of behavioral system modeling infrastructure for mixed-mode simulation and quantitative architecture analysis of IPE devices.
• Lead architecture for clock synthesis and distribution for IPE devices.
• Lead architecture reviews for strategic customer and market opportunities, ensuring proposed solutions are technically credible and aligned with portfolio strategy.

Skills

RF CMOS

SERDES

PLL

Data converters

Mixed-signal IC design

High-performance RF

Software-defined CMOS

Education

BSEE required

MSEE preferred

Job description

Analog Devices, Inc. in New Jersey seeks a Senior Principal Engineer to drive system design and architecture for high‑performance RF and mixed‑signal ICs. You will lead architecture, signal-chain definitions, and collaboration with customers and internal teams to deliver next‑gen industrial products.

The role requires 20+ years in RF/mixed-signal design, expertise in SERDES, PLL, and data converters, and a track record of high-impact architecture decisions across geographies.