Senior Principal IC Design Engineer

Company Overview:

MACOM designs and manufactures semiconductor products for Data Center, Telecommunication and Industrial and Defense applications. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, MACOM has design centers and sales offices throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM is certified to the ISO
9001 international quality standard and ISO
14001 environmental management standard.

MACOM has more than 65 years of application expertise with multiple design centers, Si, GaAs and InP fabrication, manufacturing, assembly and test, and operational facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. MACOM offers foundry services that represent a key core competency within our business.

MACOM sells and distributes products globally via a sales channel comprised of a direct field sales force, authorized sales representatives and leading industry distributors. Our sales team is trained across all of our products to give our customers insights into our entire portfolio.

As part of a fast-moving team, the principal design engineer will develop millimeter wave circuits for coherent applications. The candidate must be able to architect, design, layout, measure and productize SiGe and silicon-based ICs and be comfortable with frequencies above 30GHz.

• Take an IC from concept through to productization.
• Architect, schematic design, layout, hands‑on laboratory characterization of high-frequency ICs.
• Manage project, support customers, work with test and application engineers.

• Design experience with 30+ Gbps transimpedance amplifiers, AGC and linear modulator drivers.
• Deep understanding of RF CMOS or SiGe IC design as well as analog design fundamentals.
• Team leadership experience is an advantage.
• Proven track record of mmWave, RF, and analog integrated circuit design.
• Expert knowledge of Cadence schematic design and layout.
• Experience with E&M modelling tools are a plus (ADS, HFSS, Sonnet, etc.).
• Ability to characterize products hands‑on in the lab.
• Ability to support a product through the entire product development and release cycle.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the specific ability to speak to various technical and management levels.
• Willingness to travel when required.
• B.S. plus 12 years of IC design experience.
• M.S. plus 10 years of IC design experience.
• Ph.D. plus 6 years of IC design experience.

MACOM is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to a diverse workforce. MACOM will not discriminate against any worker or job applicant on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, military service, marital status, or any other category protected under applicable law.

MACOM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you have a disability and are in need of a reasonable accommodation with respect to any part of the application process please call  or email  Provide your name, phone number and the position title and location in which you are interested, and nature of accommodation needed, and we will get back to you.

We also work with current employees who request or need reasonable accommodation in order to perform the essential functions of their jobs.