Astera Labs
Principal Analog Mixed-Signal Design Engineer
$207K–$230K
San Jose, California, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 11, 2026
- Location
- San Jose, California, United States
California - Experience
- 8+ years of experience in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
About the job
Architects and designs high-speed analog and mixed-signal circuits for SerDes, PHY, and high-speed I/O products, from concept through silicon bring-up.
What you'll do
- Design analog and mixed-signal circuits and drive them from specification and architecture through schematic, layout supervision, and PVT verification.
- Lead silicon bring-up, characterization, debug, and testing against design targets.
- Set design practices, collaborate across engineering teams, and mentor engineers.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
- 8+ years of experience in analog and mixed-signal integrated circuit design.
- Track record designing high-speed analog circuits in advanced CMOS/FinFET nodes.
- Strong understanding of physical-layer design, signal integrity, and high-speed I/O; proficiency with industry-standard design and simulation tools and layout/parasitic-aware design.
Nice to have
- Experience taking multiple designs through production tape-out and high-volume manufacturing.
- Expertise in high-speed serial links and PHY architectures, or familiarity with silicon debug, ATE test development, and design-for-test.
Pay
$207,000 to $230,000 USD base salary
Tools
PLLs, LDOs, ADC, DAC, FinFET, Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, PCIe
AI focus
Designs connectivity circuits for products used in rack-scale AI infrastructure.
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