Neurophos
Principal Analog Design Engineer
$225K–$280K
Austin, Texas +1 · On-site · Principal · Full-time · Posted Dec 17, 2025
- Location
- Austin, Texas
Sunnyvale, California - Experience
- 10+ years in full-custom analog integrated circuit design and 5+ years dedicated to either GHz-speed RF or GHz-speed broadband analog design.
- Education
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
About the job
Design and deliver high-speed, full-custom analog transceiver blocks that interface with Neurophos’s silicon photonics platform, from architecture through tape-out and testing.
What you'll do
- Design, simulate, verify, and lay out high-speed analog circuits, including drivers, transimpedance amplifiers, ADCs, DACs, and PLLs.
- Define block architectures and specifications; validate performance through post-layout extraction, simulation, and signal- and power-integrity work.
- Collaborate with Photonics and Digital teams and support bench characterization and production testing.
What they ask for
- MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering.
- 10+ years of full-custom analog IC design experience, including 5+ years dedicated to GHz-speed RF or broadband analog design.
- Expert proficiency with Cadence tools, specifically Virtuoso schematic, simulation, and custom layout.
- Deep knowledge of semiconductor device physics, linearity, noise analysis, and high-frequency circuit theory; proven high-speed analog block tape-outs through mass production.
Nice to have
- Background in photonic transceivers or optical communication electronics.
- Experience with TSMC N5P, N3P, or N2P; high-speed data converters; low-jitter clocking/PLLs; EMX or HFSS; or Spectre RF.
Pay
$225K – $280K (base salary)
Tools
Cadence Virtuoso, CMOS, TSMC, N5P, N3P, N2P, EMX, HFSS
AI focus
Develop analog transceiver components for a photonic AI inference platform.
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