Senior Principal Engineer, Systems Design/Architecture Engineering

Job Title

Senior Principal Engineer, Systems Design/Architecture Engineering

Role Summary

Senior engineering role on the ADI Industrial Architecture Team to define and drive system-level architectures for high-performance mixed-signal and RF CMOS IC products targeted at industrial and instrumentation markets. The role leads cross-functional technical direction, system modeling, and customer engagements to deliver differentiated multi-GHz communication and data-conversion solutions.

Experience Level

Senior-level position. The posting specifies 20+ years of relevant experience in system applications, system design/architecture, and design engineering of high-performance RF and mixed-signal IC products and systems.

Responsibilities

Lead system-architecture activities from requirements through specification, modeling, and customer alignment. Key responsibilities include:

• Define architecture and system partitioning for multi-GHz digital communication products and test/instrumentation systems.
• Establish signal chain requirements, subsystem interfaces, performance/power targets, and process-node tradeoffs.
• Perform detailed analysis of RF, data converter, clocking/synchronization, PLL, SERDES, digital features, and calibration algorithms.
• Develop behavioral system modeling infrastructure for mixed-mode simulation and quantitative architecture analysis.
• Lead architecture reviews and present trade-offs, risks, and recommendations to engineering teams and senior leadership.
• Engage customers, partners, and standards groups to translate market and customer needs into product requirements and roadmaps.
• Partner with marketing, applications, and FAE teams to convert customer pain points into actionable HW/SW requirements.
• Identify greenfield opportunities and cross-business-unit solutions that leverage heterogeneous integration and advanced packaging.
• Coach and manage system architects to grow the system engineering capability across geographies.
• Travel as required (approximately 10%).

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience to perform the role:

• Expertise in SERDES, RF CMOS, PLLs, and data converter design.
• Experience with FinFET or fine-line planar analog CMOS process technologies and associated trade-offs.
• Proficiency in software-defined CMOS communications or radar system design.
• Knowledge of digitally-assisted high-speed analog design and multi-channel synchronization techniques.
• Strong technical leadership, analytical skills, and excellent written and verbal communication.

Nice-to-have:

• Leadership experience in broadband communications subsystem projects and multi-GHz digital communications.
• Proven track record defining high-performance products combining RF ADCs/DACs, PLLs, and SERDES.
• Experience specifying data converters for wideband digital communication systems and managing crosstalk.

Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) required; Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) preferred.

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.