Company Overview
Ambiq is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.
Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology, our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling. Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.
Our cross-functional teams span design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore. We move fast, tackle hard problems, and create space for people to grow through complex, meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.
We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.
At Ambiq, we live by five values: Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.
If that's you, join us — the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.
Scope
As Senior Staff Engineer, Analog Design at Ambiq, you will drive the specification, architecture, and design of key analog subsystems, including PMUs, clocking, and data converters, with broader scope and greater design autonomy than the Staff level.
This role works closely with the Architecture and RTL teams to create custom analog designs that meet and exceed customer needs, often owning architecture decisions across more than one subsystem or product line simultaneously. Designs will be in leading-edge technologies, such as 22nm, 12nm, and beyond.
The successful candidate is a highly motivated, technically deep individual contributor who, through collaboration and mentorship, helps raise the technical bar for the broader design team without formal management responsibility.
The person in this role will be well-rounded, having been through many design cycles, and will be looked to as a go-to technical authority — from spec definition and whiteboarding through schematic design, layout supervision, validation, and production test.
This role will be onsite, and the candidate will be expected to have a presence on site 5 days a week.
Responsibilities
- Lead chip-level and block-level spec definition across multiple related analog subsystems
- Drive circuit architectural design and verification decisions, often spanning more than one project or product line
- Perform transistor-level analog IC circuit design and verification for the most complex or highest-risk blocks
- Directly conduct or closely supervise analog circuit layout, including for other engineers' blocks
- Lead design reviews and drive resolution of complex, cross-block action items
- Mentor Staff and Senior engineers by providing technical input and guidance in design reviews
- Partner with digital designers to define and verify analog/digital interface behavior at the subsystem level
- Guide prototype chip testing strategy and lead validation of analog circuit blocks
- Develop and implement manufacturing test plans for analog circuit blocks; guide efficient test program development
- Support Marketing in product definition with deep technical input
- Support Product Engineering and Applications Engineering on complex manufacturing and customer issues
Ambiq Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage includes company-paid medical, dental, and vision, with some plans covering 100% of employee-only premiums. Additional provisions include mental health resources, HSA/FSA options, disability coverage, and an EAP.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time away is structured with 15 PTO days per year with carryover up to 180 hours, 15 paid holidays plus a floating day, and a year-end shutdown. Parental and family medical leave are also highlighted.
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Retirement Support — Retirement offerings include a 401(k) with a company match of 50% up to 4% of pay, free retirement planning tools, and access to financial advisors. Basic life and AD&D coverage (1x salary up to $100,000) further bolster financial security.
Ambiq Insights
What We Do
Ambiq® enables intelligence (AI and beyond) everywhere by delivering the lowest-power semiconductor solutions for battery-powered edge devices. As a pioneer in ultra-low power SoCs, Ambiq empowers wearables, IoT, smart home, healthcare, and industrial products with always-on, energy-efficient intelligence. Backed by our SPOT® technology and global innovation leadership, Ambiq is shaping the future of edge AI.
Why Work With Us
Direct influence on silicon architecture Smaller, high-impact teams Hardware/software co-design in real time Faster technical decision cycles Visible ownership at Staff & Director level Austin-based collaboration culture
Ambiq Offices
OnSite Workspace
Building silicon and embedded AI systems requires tight collaboration across firmware, hardware, validation, and architecture teams. We believe the hardest engineering problems are solved through direct, daily collaboration.
