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Analog Devices

Analog Devices

Designs high-performance analog and DSP ICs

Staff Analog Design Engineer - AMS

Full-TimeUpdated on 9/21/2026
$131.3k - $190.1k/yr

+ Performance-based bonus

Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Wilmington, MA, USA
In Person
No H1B Sponsorship

About the job

Requirements
  • At least 10 years of work experience and a degree in electrical engineering or a closely related discipline.
  • Extensive experience in analog or mixed-signal integrated circuit design.
  • A proven track record of successful integrated circuit tape-outs and silicon validation.
  • Experience delivering designs from concept through layout to production.
  • Experience providing technical leadership or mentoring engineers.
  • Design experience in several of the following: RF amplifiers, low-noise amplifiers, mixers, variable-gain amplifiers, data converters, phase-locked loops, voltage-controlled oscillators, clock generation, bandgaps, and operational amplifiers.
  • Expert-level ability to design and analyze complex analog circuits and optimize designs for specific applications.
  • Demonstrable understanding of deep-submicron technologies, including electromigration, aging, and technology limitations.
  • Expertise in mixed-signal integrated circuit design and integration, including signal integrity, noise mitigation, and power optimization.
  • Fluency with industry tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, EMX, SPICE, and HeatWave.
  • Deep understanding of integrated circuit layout considerations, including parasitics, matching, and performance optimization, with the ability to guide layout decisions.
  • Test and debug experience, including strong laboratory skills and silicon evaluation.
  • Experience collaborating across disciplines to ensure products meet customer requirements and timelines.
Responsibilities
  • Perform feasibility, conceptual, and detailed design of mixed-signal integrated circuits in deep-submicron CMOS technologies.
  • Design and develop analog and mixed-signal circuits and blocks, ensuring performance across process, voltage, and temperature variations.
  • Develop creative solutions to demanding problems and suggest new architectures and novel ways to overcome customer problems.
  • Evaluate customer requirements and translate information into chip-level and block-level specifications, including area, cost, and power tradeoffs.
  • Anticipate physical-design and block-interaction tradeoffs beyond schematic design, and floorplan and guide physical-design engineers to deliver implementations that meet requirements.
  • Work with RF engineers on laminate design, including ball-out planning, RF performance, isolation, matching, and overall verification.
  • Assist product engineers with silicon validation and debugging by conducting measurements and analyzing laboratory data.
  • Collaborate with product definers, verification engineers, process engineers, test engineers, and application engineers to ensure designs meet performance objectives.
  • Create and present design and evaluation review documentation while working with engineers in geographically disparate locations.
  • Provide technical guidance and support to other engineers, including participation in design reviews.
Desired Qualifications
  • A master's degree or higher.
  • Publications or patents in analog or mixed-signal design.
  • Successful engineering team leadership and/or management experience.
  • Experience with FinFET design.
  • Understanding of RF microwave concepts, including impedance matching, power transfer, isolation, transmission-line design, and S-parameters.
  • Experience with test equipment, strong laboratory skills, and silicon evaluation.

About the company

ADI designs, manufactures, and sells high-performance analog, mixed-signal, and DSP integrated circuits that sense, measure, interpret, connect, and power the physical world in electronic devices. Its products include data converters, amplifiers, and power-management ICs that OEMs embed to handle analog sensing and digital processing inside their products. ADI differentiates itself through a broad, industry-spanning portfolio and close collaboration with customers to solve complex engineering challenges, rather than focusing on a single product type. Its goal is to provide reliable signal-processing solutions that bridge the physical world and digital systems, helping customers create more capable electronic products.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Wilmington, Massachusetts

Founded

1965

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What believers are saying

  • Fiscal Q3 2026 revenue hit $4.02 billion, up 40% year over year.
  • Industrial revenue rose 53% and data center demand drove margin expansion.
  • September 16, 2026 notes priced at 5.10% to 5.75% fund Alif.

What critics are saying

  • ADI adds $3 billion debt while funding Alif and Empower simultaneously.
  • Alif integration and HSR approval can slip past fourth-quarter 2026 expectations.
  • Premium valuation leaves ADI exposed if data-center spending cools in 2027.

What makes Analog Devices unique

  • ADI owns grid-to-core power and sensing chips across industrial, automotive, and data centers.
  • September 2026 Alif acquisition adds AI-native microcontrollers to ADI's analog platform.
  • Empower Semiconductor deepens ADI's integrated voltage-regulation moat for AI infrastructure.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Paid Holidays

Paid Sick Leave

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

4%

1 year growth

4%

2 year growth

4%
Minichart
Sep 17th, 2026
Analog Devices prices $3B senior notes offering across four tranches

Analog Devices has priced a $3 billion senior notes offering, closing on 17 September 2026, according to an SEC filing. The offering comprises four tranches: $500 million of 5.100% notes due 2029, $500 million of 5.350% notes due 2031, $1 billion of 5.600% notes due 2033, and $1 billion of 5.750% notes due 2036. J.P. Morgan Securities served as representative of the underwriters. The notes are unsecured and rank equally with the company's existing senior indebtedness. The weighted average coupon across the four tranches is approximately 5.57%, implying annual pre-tax interest expense of roughly $167 million. The filing does not disclose the intended use of proceeds.

Associated Press
Sep 15th, 2026
Cadence Tensilica IP powers Analog Devices' next-gen automotive audio DSP with 5X performance boost

Cadence has announced a collaboration with Analog Devices to develop the latest generation of SHARC automotive audio processors. The partnership integrates Cadence's Tensilica DSP architecture into ADI's ADSP product family, enabling enhanced audio experiences and AI capabilities for automotive platforms. ADI is introducing the ADSP-SC84x/2184x platform, featuring the new SHARC-FX processor core developed jointly with Cadence. Built on 16nm process technology, the platform delivers five times higher performance compared to the previous generation. The SHARC-FX core supports AI-driven audio processing, including noise cancellation and voice assistance. The processors power various automotive applications, including advanced driver alerts, road noise cancellation, immersive 3D audio, and voice processing. The architecture enables on-chip AI workloads whilst maintaining real-time performance for safety-critical automotive systems.

PR Newswire
Sep 9th, 2026
Analog Devices acquires Alif Semiconductor for $1.35B to advance AI-native edge processing

Analog Devices will acquire Alif Semiconductor for $1.35 billion in cash, with a potential additional $200 million in contingent payments. The deal, expected to close before the end of 2026, aims to advance what ADI calls "Physical Intelligence" — systems that sense, reason, and act locally in real time. Alif provides AI-native microcontrollers and fusion processors designed for edge intelligence. The acquisition will combine Alif's digital processing platform with ADI's analog capabilities in sensing, signal processing, power, and connectivity. The merger targets applications across industrial, data center infrastructure, defence, energy, robotics, digital health, and wearables. Alif's silicon is already shipping to production customers. PJT Partners advised ADI, whilst Qatalyst Partners advised Alif. The transaction requires regulatory approval under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act.

Yahoo Finance
Sep 7th, 2026
ADI shares drop 5.6% in a month amid premium valuation, but data centre and industrial strength drive margin expansion

Analog Devices shares fell 5.6% over the past month, slightly outperforming its industry's 6.1% decline. The stock trades at a forward price-to-sales multiple of 9.76X, well above the industry's 7.74X, with a Zacks Value Score of D indicating premium valuation. The company is benefiting from growth in data centres and power businesses driven by AI infrastructure demands. Its Industrial segment rose 53% year-over-year to $1.97 billion in fiscal Q3 2026, representing 49% of total revenues. Third-quarter adjusted gross margin expanded 330 basis points year-over-year to 72.5%, whilst adjusted operating margin increased 780 basis points to 50%. Management expects continued margin improvement through favourable product mix and pricing actions. ADI's acquisition of Empower Semiconductor strengthens its power delivery capabilities, whilst optical connectivity presents growth opportunities as data centres upgrade speeds.

PR Newswire
Sep 2nd, 2026
Analog Devices CFO to discuss business trends at J.P. Morgan conference in London

Analog Devices announced that Chief Financial Officer Richard Puccio will speak at the J.P. Morgan U.S. All Stars Conference in London on 22 September at 13:00 BST. The session will cover business topics and trends. The webcast will be available live through the company's investor relations website, with an archived replay accessible for at least 30 days afterward. Analog Devices is a global semiconductor company that develops analog, digital, AI and software technologies. The company reported revenue exceeding $11 billion in fiscal year 2025. Its solutions address applications in climate technology, connectivity, automation, robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centres.