Principal Analog Design Engineer

Job Description

Analog Devices (ADI) is hiring a Principal Engineer, Analog Design Engineering with deep expertise in power DC-DC converters to join its Power Controller team in Dublin. You will lead analog IC design and technical project execution, working with digital design, verification, layout, test and silicon evaluation teams to bring power-controller products into production.

Position: Principal Engineer, Analog Design Engineering
Business Unit: Data Center and Energy
Team: Power Controller
Location: Dublin, Ireland (Beaver House, Beech Hill Office Campus, Clonskeagh, Dublin D04Y8X5); Limerick, Ireland is also listed
Employment type: Full time
Travel: Approximately 10%
Key words: Analog IC Design, Power Management, DC-DC Converters, Mixed-Signal

Visa sponsorship and relocation

The posting states: Visa Sponsorship Offered: Yes and Relocation Assistance Offered: Yes.

The business and the team

ADI’s Data Center & Energy business is the key provider of power solutions across ADI’s end markets and is expanding its power team in Ireland. The Power Controller (PWC) design team’s mission is to expand ADI’s portfolio of power devices, adding features such as smart control and integrated digital configurability.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership for analog and mixed-signal IC design of power DC-DC converter controllers, from architecture and feasibility through production release
• Define converter architectures and design critical circuits, including control loops, gate drivers, current sensing, protection and power-management functions
• Optimise stability, transient response, efficiency, accuracy, noise and robustness across process, voltage and temperature
• Lead system and transistor-level design reviews; set specifications, simulation plans, design margins and sign-off criteria for key analog blocks
• Own technical delivery of multiple IC design projects, coordinating priorities, schedules, risks and dependencies across teams
• Guide schematic design, behavioural modelling, mixed-signal integration and verification of analog-digital interfaces
• Work closely with digital designers on system-level requirements and review delivered digital solutions
• Partner with layout engineers on matching, parasitics, isolation, power routing, electromigration, ESD and latch-up
• Direct silicon bring-up and lab characterisation, correlate measurements with simulations, and support qualification and production ramp
• Work with product, applications and test teams to translate customer needs into product requirements and support production test and field debug
• Communicate design status, trade-offs, risks and mitigation plans to stakeholders and senior management
• Mentor analog designers and promote reusable circuits and rigorous design practices

Minimum qualifications

• BSEE (or equivalent) plus 12+ years of relevant experience in analog IC design; advanced degree a plus
• Experience in high-voltage analog circuit design and a solid foundation in semiconductor physics
• Proven technical leadership of multiple IC designs from concept through tape-out, including verification plans, sign-off readiness and lab validation
• Expertise in precision analog blocks, current sensing, gate drivers, fault protection and digitally configurable power systems
• Deep hands-on knowledge of transistor-level analog design and DC-DC converter architectures, control loops and power-management circuits
• Demonstrated leadership of engineering teams and complex IC projects
• Strong analog simulation expertise, including stability analysis, PVT and mismatch verification, layout-aware design and mixed-signal simulation
• Good knowledge of IC reliability, ESD and latch-up prevention, electromigration and production test
• Proficiency with Cadence analog design tools, SPICE and mixed-signal design and verification flows
• Experience with system-level analysis tools such as SIMPLIS, MATLAB/Simulink or Mathcad
• Ability to communicate technical decisions, trade-offs, status and risks to engineers and management

Preferred qualifications

• Behavioural modelling experience using languages such as SystemVerilog
• Experience delivering multiphase buck or high-performance DC-DC converter controllers into production
• Experience developing reusable analog IP and improving design methodologies

About Analog Devices

Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI) is a global semiconductor leader combining analog, digital, AI and software technologies, with revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25 and around 25,000 employees. ADI is headquartered in Wilmington, MA.

For positions requiring access to technical data, ADI may need U.S. export licensing approval, so some applicants may go through an export licensing review. Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer.