Ambiq · 1 week ago
Staff Engineer - Analog Design
Austin, TX
Full-time
Onsite
Lead/Staff
10+ years expAmbiq is a pioneer in ultra-low-power semiconductor solutions, focusing on delivering innovative technologies for AI applications. The Staff Engineer - Analog Design will be responsible for circuit design, verification, and ensuring efficient testing of analog circuit blocks, while collaborating with various teams to meet customer and production needs.
Consumer ElectronicsInternet of ThingsManufacturingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Chip level and block level spec definition
Circuit architectural design and verification
Transistor-level analog IC circuit design and verification
Directly conduct or closely supervise the analog circuit layout
Conduct design reviews and resolve action items generated as a result of these reviews
Attend design reviews to provide input and guidance to other designers
Work with digital designers to interface with and verify analog circuit block
Assist in prototype chip testing to validate analog circuit blocks
Develop and implement a manufacturing test plan for analog circuit blocks; support efficient test program development
Support marketing in product definition
Support product engineering to meet manufacturing/production needs
Support applications engineering to meet customer needs
Qualification
Required
Master's degree or equivalent training in related field and 10+ years of related experience. An advanced degree (e.g., PhD) may reduce the minimum experience required
Experience in the full design flow, from specification to circuit design/verification to prototype testing to high volume production support
Experience designing various analog circuits including voltage regulators, voltage reference generators, analog-to-digital converters, crystal oscillators, and DC-DC converters
Solid background in semiconductor physics and signal processing
Experience working with a team of analog and digital designers in a mixed-signal environment
Experience guiding layout trade-offs for performance and size
Experience designing analog circuits for testability using special test modes, production trimming, etc
Preferred
Experience in top level verification, integration of IP blocks, LVS, DRC, FILL and tape out experience desirable
Experience with IO and ESD is extremely desirable
Experience designing subthreshold-biased or ultra-low power analog circuits is extremely desirable
Experience with mixed mode simulators and Verilog-ams is extremely desirable
Company
Ambiq
Ambiq® was founded in 2010 on the simple yet powerful notion that extremely low-power semiconductors are the key to the future of electronics.
201-500 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$387.13MKey Investors
Q Venture PartnersOUP (Osage University Partners)Kleiner Perkins
2025-07-30IPO
2023-09-12Series Unknown· $83.22M
2022-02-11Series Unknown· $44.81M
Leadership Team
Fumihide Esaka
Chief Executive Officer
Scott Hanson
Founder and CTO
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