Principal Engineer, Systems Design/Architecture Engineering

About Analog Devices 
 
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, and software technologies into solutions that help drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare, combat climate change, and reliably connect humans and the world. With revenue of more than $9 billion in FY24 and approximately 24,000 people globally, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible™. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and Twitter (X). 

Position: 

The Data Center Power Control (PWC) team has the mission to rapidly innovate ADI power control device solutions, solving growing customer power density, efficiency and reliability challenges across datacenter, automotive and industrial markets. We are seeking a creative, motivated, experienced design architect for our core power controllers strategy. Your expertise will be key to the creation of high-performance, differentiated and cost-effective IC solutions, pushing the boundaries of technology to solve these complex customer challenges. In this role, you will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams including mixed signal designers, digital designers, product definers, field teams and marketing, to define specifications and develop circuit architectures, creating innovative and novel architectural designs to out-innovate and outpace our competitors. 

Key Responsibilities: 

• Architecture Development: Define and design IC architectures for core power controller products, ensuring they meet lead customer requirements. 

• Collaboration: Work closely with digital and analog mixed signal designers to share system-level requirements, agree on desired behaviour, and verify delivered solutions. Collaborate with systems, marketing, and applications engineering teams to bring differentiated power solutions to market. 

• Performance Optimization: Optimize design performance, reliability, and efficiency through innovative design solutions. 

• Prototyping and Silicon Validation:  Support IC prototyping, testing, and validation processes. Guide prototype system development to test and validate IC designs, including pre-silicon emulation systems.  

• Documentation: Lead design reviews, maintain detailed records of design architectures to ensure effective communication across team, decisions, and results validation 

• Continuous Learning:  Stay updated with advancements in IC design technologies and methodologies. 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Education: Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, or a related field. 

• Experience: Over 15 years of experience in IC design architecture, particularly in power controller technology. Be able to demonstrate leadership or key roles in multiple integrated designs that have been introduced to the market. 

• Skills: Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills. Demonstrate advanced knowledge in circuit theory and design. 

• Tools and Design Environments: Proficiency with Cadence analog design environment, including schematic entry, analog and mixed-signal simulation. Proficiency with other EDA tools targeted to mixed signal or digital design flows. Behavioural modelling of analog circuits and analog mixed signal (AMS) verification techniques. Knowledge of software tools useful for top-down design approach like Simplis, Simulink, Mathcad, Matlab 

• Mentorship: Provide guidance and mentorship to junior engineers and team members. 

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Published technical papers or issued patents in power electronics.

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Attributes:  

• Innovation: Ability to think creatively and develop innovative solutions. 

• Leadership: Proven leadership skills and ability to mentor a team. 

• Team Player: Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment. 

• Execution Focussed: Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced, collaborative environment to deliver results 

Why You Will Like Working At ADI 

• We place great value on individual judgment 

• We allow our employees the freedom to explore new ideas and the autonomy to determine how to best achieve business goals and objectives 

• We emphasize professional development and mentoring 

• Above all, we recognize that the personal goals of our employees and the company’s goals are closely related and must support each other