Senior Analog Design Engineer
5 days ago
Oxford
Staff IC Design Engineer 📍 Location: Oxfordshire (Hybrid) 💼 Salary: Competitive + share options + benefits Wave Recruitment is supporting a pioneering deep-tech company developing the next generation of hardware for AI acceleration — built on a breakthrough approach to high-speed, high-efficiency computing. This is an opportunity to join a world-class engineering team working at the intersection of analogue and mixed-signal IC design, and AI hardware. You’ll help define, architect, and deliver cutting-edge systems that will power a new era of high-performance, energy-efficient computing. The Role As a Staff IC Design Engineer, you’ll take a technical leadership role in designing complex analogue and mixed-signal systems. You’ll architect high-speed, high-performance subsystems, define block-level requirements, and collaborate closely with internal hardware, digital, and software teams, as well as external silicon design partners. Your work will directly shape the architecture and performance of next-generation computing hardware — bridging research innovation with real-world delivery. What You’ll Be Doing • Define and lead the architecture of analogue and mixed-signal components and subsystems, • Develop block diagrams, specifications, and performance targets for custom analogue IP, • Review and assess designs delivered by external design houses and ASIC partners, • Act as the key technical interface between internal teams and external suppliers, • Contribute to system-level integration, signal integrity, power, and packaging design, • Support bring-up, validation, and debug of early prototypes and hardware systems, • Work cross-functionally with digital, packaging, and software teams to optimise system performance What You’ll Need • 8+ years’ experience in analogue/mixed-signal IC design, architecture, or system development, • Strong understanding of analogue and mixed-signal fundamentals — ADC/DACs, PLLs, amplifiers, power management, and signal conditioning, • Experience designing high-speed, high-performance analogue systems (e.g. >1 GSps, GHz-range clocking, high-resolution ADCs), • Proven ability to define system and block-level architecture and translate performance targets into design specifications, • Experience managing and reviewing external ASIC or silicon partners, • Familiarity with simulation, modelling, and verification tools such as Cadence, SPICE, or MATLAB, • Excellent communication and documentation skills — able to explain design trade-offs and influence technical direction Nice to Have • Experience with system integration, board bring-up, or productisation, • Knowledge of mixed-signal verification and high-speed packaging challenges The Offer • Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package, • Share options for long-term alignment, • Opportunity to work on breakthrough hardware innovation with real-world impact 📩 Interested? Send your CV to or drop us a message for a confidential chat.