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Job Description:
Job Title: Staff Engineer, Analog design
Lumentum is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Staff Engineer, Analog Design to contribute to the development of high-performance analog and mixed-signal integrated circuits for optical communication products. This role involves designing, simulating, and validating complex analog blocks and subsystems, ensuring they meet stringent performance, power, and cost requirements.
Job Responsibilities**
* Design and develop advanced analog and mixed-signal circuits, including but not limited to ADCs, DACs, transimpedance amplifiers (TIAs), laser drivers, and various high-speed linear and non-linear circuits for optical modules.
* Perform detailed circuit simulations (e.g., SPICE, Spectre) to verify performance, robustness, and corner case behavior.
* Conduct layout supervision and parasitic extraction, working closely with layout engineers to ensure design integrity and manufacturability.
* Develop comprehensive test plans and participate in silicon validation, debug, and characterization in the lab.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams including digital designers, firmware engineers, system architects, and test engineers to define specifications, integrate designs, and troubleshoot issues.
* Analyze and resolve complex design problems, performance bottlenecks, and yield issues.
* Document design specifications, simulation results, test procedures, and characterization reports.
* Stay abreast of industry trends, new technologies, and design methodologies in analog and mixed-signal design.
* Mentor junior engineers and contribute to best practices within the design team.
Job Qualifications**
* Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field with 8+ years of relevant experience, or a Ph.D. with 5+ years of relevant experience in analog/mixed-signal IC design.
* Proven track record of successfully designing, taping out, and bringing to production complex analog ICs in advanced CMOS processes.
* Strong expertise in the design of high-speed analog building blocks such as op-amps, bandgaps, LDOs, voltage references, drivers, and receivers.
* Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools (e.g., Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Mentor Graphics Calibre, Synopsys Custom Compiler).
* Solid understanding of semiconductor device physics, analog layout techniques, and design for manufacturability (DFM).
* Experience with silicon characterization and debug using lab equipment (e.g., oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, parameter analyzers).
* Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and a strong analytical mindset.
* Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
* Strong written and verbal communication skills.
* Experience in optical communication applications (e.g., coherent transceivers, pluggable optics) is highly desirable.
Pay Range:
P60-USA-1 :$108,800.00 - $155,400.00Disclaimer:
Final base salary for the successful candidate will depend on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job location, where work will be performed, qualifications, work history and relevant experience. With our continual goal of making Lumentum a best place to work for our employees, we strive to offer employees competitive total compensation packages, which may include annual bonus, commission for certain sales roles, equity, and health and welfare benefits.
Skills Required
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering with 8+ years experience, or Ph.D. with 5+ years experience in analog/mixed-signal IC design.
- Proven track record designing, taping out, and bringing complex analog ICs to production in advanced CMOS processes.
- Strong expertise designing high-speed analog building blocks (op-amps, bandgaps, LDOs, voltage references, drivers, receivers).
- Proficiency with industry-standard EDA tools (Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre, Mentor Graphics Calibre, Synopsys Custom Compiler).
- Solid understanding of semiconductor device physics, analog layout techniques, and design for manufacturability (DFM).
- Experience with silicon characterization and debug using lab equipment (oscilloscopes, spectrum analyzers, network analyzers, parameter analyzers).
- Ability to perform detailed circuit simulations (SPICE/Spectre) and analyze corner-case behavior.
- Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, analytical mindset, and strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Experience in optical communication applications (coherent transceivers, pluggable optics).
- Experience mentoring junior engineers and contributing to team design best practices.
Lumentum Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Equity Value & Accessibility — Equity is positioned as a meaningful part of total compensation, with RSUs frequently framed as a valued component of offers. An employee stock purchase plan with a discount and look-back further reinforces equity access as part of rewards.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are presented as a clear strength, with a 401(k) match and immediate vesting highlighted as supportive features. Auto-enrollment and match eligibility details indicate a structured retirement program for U.S. employees.
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Healthcare Strength — Multiple medical plan options are described, including PPO and HDHP/HSA choices and Kaiser in some locations, suggesting breadth and choice in coverage. Health and well-being programming is also characterized as part of a comprehensive benefits approach.
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What We Do
Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading designer and manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and laser applications worldwide. Lumentum optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com.






