Principal Chip Lead

Job Title

Principal Chip Lead

Role Summary

Lead architecture, design, verification, and productionization of advanced power management integrated circuits on advanced FinFET processes. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-frequency, high-density power converters for AI processors and data-center applications.

Serve as the technical chip lead responsible for top-level design, project schedule, IC bring-up, and transfer to production.

Experience Level

Senior-level — typically 12–15+ years of experience in power IC design with demonstrated chip/project leadership.

Responsibilities

Key responsibilities include:

• Own top-level IC architecture, partitioning, verification strategy, and schedule adherence.
• Design and review IP blocks and communicate design intent to the team.
• Supervise IC floorplan and layout development activities.
• Lead initial bring-up, detailed bench characterization, debugging, and design fixes.
• Develop and support test and qualification plans to enable mass production.
• Coordinate with hardware, firmware, test, and manufacturing teams to deliver products.

Requirements

Must-have skills and experience:

• 12–15+ years' experience in power IC design, including multiple chip/project lead roles (2+ projects) and managing teams of 5+ engineers.
• Proven track record delivering analog power ICs from concept to mass production and working to customer requirements.
• Experience designing switching converters, including power stages and controller architectures.
• Transistor-level circuit design experience in one or more areas: bandgap, precision voltage/current references, variable gain amplifiers, continuous-time filters, PLLs, ADCs (Flash, SAR, sigma-delta), voltage regulators, temperature sensors, I/O blocks, DACs, sensing and protection circuits.
• Strong knowledge of device physics and deep sub-micron/FinFET processes.
• Proficiency with Cadence design and verification tools.
• Strong project management, organizational skills, sense of ownership, and effective verbal/written communication.
• Required travel: approximately 10%.

Education Requirements

MS or PhD in Electrical Engineering (analog/power emphasis) explicitly stated.

About the Company

Company: Analog Devices

Headquarters: Norwood, Massachusetts, USA

Analog Devices is a leading global semiconductor company that bridges the physical and digital worlds, enabling breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. With a focus on innovation, ADI develops solutions that drive advancements in digitized factories, mobility, and digital healthcare. The company employs around 24,000 people globally and reported revenues exceeding $9 billion in FY24, creating technologies that transform lives across various sectors.