Lead Designer, Layout

About the role

Analog Devices is hiring a Lead Designer, Layout for its Hearables and Wearables Consumer Business Unit. The role sits within the design team, creating high-performance edge processing solutions for connected voice-activated devices and wearable audio peripherals. It is a senior technical position involving complex IC layout challenges, with influence across organizational boundaries.

Key responsibilities

• Develop solutions to complex problems requiring specialized expertise and in-depth analysis
• Act as a primary technical resource for less experienced engineers
• Lead teams and complex projects with substantial business impact
• Influence across organizational boundaries to drive technical excellence
• Lead complex IC layout projects and mentor junior engineers
• Make critical IC architecture design decisions that shape product development
• Perform advanced process evaluations and optimizations
• Develop layout methodologies and best practices that improve team productivity

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent experience
• 7+ years of relevant experience
• Ability to lead complex technical projects from conception through completion
• Strong influence skills up, down and across the organization
• Ability to develop and implement innovative layout methodologies

Required skills

• Advanced technical expertise with recognized influence in the organization
• Expert-level proficiency in IC layout, architecture design and process evaluation

The position requires travel about 10% of the time and is a day shift. Positions requiring access to technical data may require export licensing review; Analog Devices is an equal opportunity employer.