Principal/Sr Principal Circuit Designer – Analog / SERDES (Automotive Transceivers)

Location: San Jose, California, United States. Hybrid schedule with 3 days in the office and 2 days working from home; 100% remote is not available.

Base salary: $191,500–$263,300 annually. The range applies specifically to California.

Company

hirify.global develops semiconductor solutions, including automotive transceivers and high-speed connectivity technologies.

What you will do

• Architect, design, and simulate analog front-end blocks for automotive transceivers, including TX, RX, and clocking circuits.
• Translate system- and PHY-level requirements into block-level specifications and optimize designs for linearity, noise, jitter, power, area, and robustness.
• Perform transistor-level simulations across PVT corners and full automotive temperature ranges.
• Support silicon bring-up, characterization, validation, and production support for analog and SERDES blocks.
• Correlate simulation results with silicon measurements and resolve performance, yield, and reliability issues through root-cause analysis.
• Own critical analog/SERDES blocks, lead design reviews, influence AFE and PHY architecture, and mentor other designers.

Requirements

• MSEE, PhD in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent education.
• 12–15+ years of analog or mixed-signal IC design experience for Principal level, or 15–20+ years for Senior Principal level.
• Hands-on experience designing high-speed SERDES or wireline analog circuits.
• Experience delivering TX, RX, and clocking circuits to production silicon.
• Extensive transistor-level circuit design, simulation, and debugging experience, including advanced CMOS processes and automotive robustness.
• Ability to work in the San Jose office three days per week.

Nice to have

• Experience with 10GBASE-T, 10GBASE-T1, or TDD-based transceivers.
• Familiarity with AEC-Q100, automotive temperature requirements, and EMI/EMC considerations.
• Experience supporting automotive production ramp and customer qualification.
• Exposure to ISO 26262 and functional safety concepts.

Culture & Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) plan and paid leave.
• Competitive benefits, incentive compensation, and equity for certain roles.
• Cross-functional collaboration with layout, digital, DSP, systems, test, and product engineering teams.