Staff Systems Design Engineer

Analog Devices•San Jose, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Staff Systems Design Engineer at Analog Devices, you will drive next-generation mixed-signal IC products from concept through production silicon, working across the full design stack — analog, digital, firmware, and system architecture. You'll provide technical leadership on critical projects, contribute to architectural decisions, and collaborate with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate thrives working across disciplines rather than within a single one, combining deep technical expertise with broader system understanding to drive innovation and ensure successful product delivery. Experience with or strong willingness to adopt AI-assisted design methodologies is essential. Our team actively uses agentic AI and LLM-driven workflows to accelerate design, verification, and process migration. Candidates not open to this approach are not a fit.

Requirements

8+ years of IC design experience spanning analog, digital, or mixed-signal.
MSEE or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
Demonstrated ability to work across disciplines — analog circuit design, digital RTL/synthesis, mixed-signal integration, and system-level architecture. Not a single-domain specialist.
Proven track record of successful IC tape-outs and silicon validation.
Experience delivering designs from concept through layout to production.
Experience with power management, sensor interfaces, and data converter systems.
Proficiency in industry EDA tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/ADE, digital synthesis and place-and-route flows.
Strong understanding of CMOS process technology from mature nodes (180nm) through advanced nodes, including electromigration, aging, and technology limitations.
Deep understanding of IC layout considerations, including parasitics, matching, and performance optimization, with the ability to guide layout decisions.
Silicon bring-up and lab debug experience — comfortable on the bench with scopes, analyzers, and evaluation boards.
Strong customer focus and highly motivated to succeed.
Collaborated across disciplines to ensure products meet customer requirements and timelines.
Experience applying AI/ML tools to IC design workflows — agentic AI, LLM-assisted code generation, automated verification, or AI-driven design exploration.

Nice To Haves

Firmware and embedded development experience (C/C++, Python, microcontroller programming).
SystemVerilog and UVM verification experience.
Experience with multiple foundry process nodes and process migration.

Responsibilities

Drive next-generation mixed-signal IC products from concept through production silicon.
Work across the full design stack — analog, digital, firmware, and system architecture.
Provide technical leadership on critical projects.
Contribute to architectural decisions.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Ensure products meet customer requirements and timelines.