Sr Principal Analog Design Engineer

NXP Semiconductors; Chandler (AZ); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

NXP Semiconductors in Chandler, Arizona is seeking an experienced Power Analog Designer to join the Advanced Power Systems group. You will architect and lead PMIC designs for automotive and industrial applications, guiding them from concept through production.

You will manage mixed-signal IC development, DC-DC converters, and analog/mixed-signal circuits, collaborating with digital, validation, and application teams to meet performance, safety, and reliability goals.

Qualifications

• MSEE required.
• 10+ years in mixed signal IC development; >5 years as architect or tech leader.
• Experience with mixed-signal ICs and analog system design.
• Familiar with power management design.
• DC-DC architecture and design expertise.
• Cadence design tools: Virtuoso, Spectre, AMS.
• Strong communication in English; cross-functional teamwork.
• Creative thinker with broad architectural view.

Responsibilities

• Define IC architecture and lead execution from design to production.
• Lead analog and mixed-signal designs for DC-DC PMICs.
• Ensure performance, quality, reliability, and safety.
• Collaborate with digital, system, validation, and applications teams.
• Align with customers to target PMIC solutions.
• Support test and quality teams through development cycle.

Skills

Mixed-signal IC development

Power management

DC-DC architecture

Analog circuit design

Technical leadership

English communication

Cross-functional teamwork

Creative problem solving

Education

MSEE required

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso/Spectre/AMS

Job description

Job Summary

Working in the Advanced Power Systems group of the Power and Energy business line, candidate will be part of a team developing PMICs for auto and industrial applications. Architect designs of next generation PMICs. Lead these designs throughout the development stages until production.

Key Challenges

Responsible for defining IC architecture and leading technical execution from design, verification, and validation of mixed-signal PMICs for automotive and industrial applications, ensuring all technical deliverables meet performance, quality, reliability, and safety requirements. Based on product and system requirement specifications, create and maintain the IC architecture, partitioning it into subsystem and interface specifications that support automotive and industrial power management solutions. Lead the analog design aspects of product development, driving architecture definition, circuit implementation, and validation for high-performance PMICs used in automotive and industrial systems. Lead the design and development of analog and mixed-signal circuits for DC-DC converters, including error amplifiers, voltage and current references, compensation networks, current sensing circuits, protection circuits, gate drivers, startup circuits, and power sequencing functions. Ensure compliance with automotive and industrial standards, addressing challenges related to power efficiency, robustness, functional safety, thermal performance, and long-term reliability. Collaborate closely with digital, system, validation, and application teams to deliver scalable power management solutions for automotive and industrial customers. Align with customers and product definers to set the right product targets for automotive and industrial PMIC solutions. Support test and quality teams during the product development cycle to ensure robust performance, reliability, and compliance. Work with other team members to build design knowledge and continuously improve PMIC development methodologies and ways of working.

Job Qualifications

• MSEE required
• Minimum 10 years of experience in the development of mixed signal ICs, preferably >5 years as architect or technical leader
• Familiar with integrated circuit electronics including device level physics, particularly analog system and transistor level circuit design
• Experience power management designs is highly desirable
• Expert in DC-DC architecture and Design.
• Experience with the Cadence design tools: Virtuoso, Spectre, AMS etc
• Creative thinker with helicopter view, capable of finding an appropriate solution to complex problems
• Good communicator in both oral and written English
• Team player, able to work in a cross-functional-team environment

Business Line Description

Join a world class team working on state of the art auto and industrial products. NXP’s Highly Profitable Product Line Advanced Power Systems part of Business Line Power and Energy is seeking experienced Power Analog Designers. We engage directly with the most visible and successful auto and industrial companies. The power delivery development team is a small highly-experienced R&D team that works on circuits for auto and industrial power delivery.

Job Location

Chandler, AZ

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