Astera Labs
Principal Mixed Analog Design Engineer
$170K–$210K
Irvine, California, United States +1 · Principal · Full-time · Posted Oct 12, 2026
- Location
- Irvine, 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-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits for SerDes, PHY, and high-speed I/O products, leading them from concept through silicon bring-up.
What you'll do
- Design circuits such as PLLs, LDOs, references, SerDes building blocks, ADCs/DACs, and clocking; drive schematic design, layout supervision, and verification across PVT corners.
- Lead silicon bring-up, characterization, debug, and test planning in collaboration with validation and product engineering.
- Set design practices, partner with cross-functional 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, silicon debug, ATE test development, design-for-test, or technical mentoring and design reviews.
Pay
$170,000 to $210,000 (base salary)
Tools
FinFET, Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, PCIe, Ethernet, UALink, UCIe, ATE
AI focus
Designs analog and mixed-signal connectivity circuits for products used in rack-scale AI infrastructure.
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