Analog Design, Staff Engineer

Category Engineering Hire Type Employee Job ID 17055 Remote Eligible No Date Posted 05/04/2026

We Are

Synopsys is the leader in engineering solutions from silicon to systems, enabling customers to rapidly innovate AI-powered products. We deliver industry-leading silicon design, IP, simulation and analysis solutions, and design services. We partner closely with our customers across a wide range of industries to maximize their R&D capability and productivity, powering innovation today that ignites the ingenuity of tomorrow.

You Are

You are the kind of engineer who can walk into a room with a whiteboard and leave with a block diagram everyone trusts to become silicon. Years spent translating performance specs into transistor-level reality have made you as comfortable with SPICE as you are with debugging a test bench in the lab at 9 pm. You spot design risks early and know how to weigh the tradeoffs between area, power, and cost without losing sight of what makes a design robust in production. You thrive on technical depth and know the satisfaction of seeing your blocks come up on first silicon. You mentor because you want the team to win, not just your project. You do not wait for someone to define the validation plan—you write it, run it, and fix what you find. Collaboration with layout, digital, validation, and product teams is where you turn good design into great silicon. At Synopsys, you will find the scale, the tools, and the technical challenge to keep growing while knowing your work ships in real products.

What You'll Be Doing

• Leading the design and development of advanced analog and mixed-signal circuits, blocks, and subsystems from concept to production
• Developing architecture proposals and evaluating tradeoffs for performance, power, area, and cost using real project constraints
• Running circuit simulation, verification, and optimization with industry-standard tools like SPICE and Spectre
• Owning tape-out activities, silicon bring-up, debug, and hands-on characterization in the lab
• Partnering with layout engineers to ensure your design intent carries through to silicon, with an eye on manufacturability and robustness
• Defining and executing validation plans that actually catch what matters—meeting product requirements, not just checklists
• Reviewing specs, schematics, and lab results, and driving design reviews that raise the technical bar
• Mentoring junior engineers and providing technical leadership across projects and teams
• Working cross-functionally with system, digital, validation, and product teams to resolve issues and keep projects moving
• Driving improvements in design methodologies and best practices so the next project runs smoother than the last

The Impact You Will Have

• Delivering high-quality analog and mixed-signal designs that hit performance targets and ship on schedule
• Raising the technical standard across multiple projects by pushing for clarity in specs, reviews, and debug
• Ensuring smooth transitions from design to layout, validation, and production, cutting down last-minute surprises
• Rapidly identifying and resolving silicon issues so products meet customer needs without delay
• Building a stronger engineering culture by mentoring, sharing knowledge, and leading by example
• Enabling the team to take on more complex challenges with confidence in their analog and mixed-signal foundation

What You'll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field (master’s or PhD preferred)
• Minimum 7 years of hands-on experience in analog and/or mixed-signal IC design
• Deep understanding of transistor-level circuit design and analysis—you know your way around a schematic and simulation results
• Proficiency with simulation tools such as SPICE, Spectre, or equivalent for real-world design and debug
• Practical experience with silicon debug, characterization, and using lab equipment to close the loop between simulation and silicon
• Knowledge of design methodologies for robustness, reliability, and testability—you build designs that survive manufacturing and field stress
• Experience with high-speed interfaces, data converters, PLLs, power management, sensors, or similar analog/mixed-signal blocks is a plus
• Familiarity with deep submicron CMOS processes is helpful
• Exposure to DFT, DFM, or product engineering flows is a plus, not a must
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical discussions is valued

Who You Are

• You catch design flaws early and are not afraid to ask the tough questions in a review
• You can explain a complex tradeoff to a VP in two sentences, and then walk a new grad through the details in the lab
• You are hands-on and do not shy away from the bench or the simulation deck when something does not add up
• You keep projects moving by collaborating across teams, not waiting for handoffs to solve issues
• You push for better processes and tools because you know the pain of doing things the hard way twice
• You share what you know and lift up the engineers around you

The Team You'll Be Part Of

Your recruiter will share more about the team structure and mission during the interview process.

Rewards and Benefits

We offer a comprehensive range of health, wellness, and financial benefits to cater to your needs. Our total rewards include both monetary and non-monetary offerings. Your recruiter will provide more details about the salary range and benefits during the hiring process.

At Synopsys, we want talented people of every background to feel valued and supported to do their best work. Synopsys considers all applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, military veteran status, or disability.