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Electronic Design Engineer, Principal

MACOM


Job Location:

Zürich - Switzerland

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 21 August 2026 (Yesterday)
Application Deadline: 18 November 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

MACOM (NASDAQ: MTSI) is a global leader in the design and manufacture of advanced semiconductor products across a diverse range of end markets including Data Centers Telecommunications Industrial and Aerospace and Defense. We develop innovative cutting-edge technologies and products across the spectrum of radio frequency (RF) microwave millimeter wave photonics and high-speed analog technologies. Our solutions support critical network infrastructure applications like artificial intelligence high performance computing satellite communications radar unmanned aerial vehicles medical equipment test and measurement and advanced wireless networks.

MACOM has more than 75 years of expertise in semiconductor process development wafer fabrication circuit design advanced packaging systems architecture and applications engineering. We are committed to our customers success. We partner with customers to help solve their most challenging problems by providing semiconductor solutions that are at the forefront of the highest power highest frequency and/or highest data rates.

Leading technologies innovative products and driven employees. Come be a part of MACOM and help advance the next generation of connectivity infrastructure!

The Electronic Design Engineer Principal will utilize specialized in-depth knowledge to develop design and support broadband high-speed optical/electrical interface products. Will demonstrate conceptual and practical expertise in electronic design challenges and basic knowledge of related disciplines.

Key Responsibilities

- Specialized in-depth expertise in the design drafting test and release of new products devices circuits and/or systems.
- Be responsible for all design activities and related product development activities from kick-off through engineering evaluation and write test and assembly plans and procedures.
- Function as a resource to develop team atmosphere together with our transistor designers our application and device engineering teams.
- Initiate prototype builds and manage product characterization. Design evaluation boards and characterization fixtures direct or perform measurements and process and present evaluation data against the product development goals.
- Provide clear status reports by collecting analysing and summarizing test data.
- Expert in formal stage-gate new product introduction process.
- Interpret internal/external business challenges and recommends best practice and innovative solutions to improve products processes or services.
- Awareness of the competition and the factors that differentiate them in the market ability to negotiate.
- Impact a range of customer operational project or service activities within own team and other related teams acts as resource for colleagues and may lead functional teams on projects.
- Work with our Product Engineering group to transfer products to production.

Key Competencies & Skills Required

- In-depth understanding of a variety of Analog/RF/mmWave circuits and systems.
- Analyse best practices to improve product processes or services.
- Strong ability to lead others to solve complex problems and takes a new perspective on existing solutions.
- Fluent with relevant electronics simulation tools software (Cadence ADS) and test equipment (Spectrum Analyzer Network Analyzer etc.).
- Fluent in Electro-magnetic and/or Electro-optic simulations thermal simulation.
- Experience with integration and experience designing for high yield and low cost.
- Specialized knowledge of the operation and calibration of industry standard test equipment.
- Experience with the design of evaluation boards including both electrical and thermal aspects.
- Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
- Required Qualifications and Experience

Qualifications

- MSc or PhD in Electronics Engineering
- Minimum of 8 years of Analog/RF IC design experience.



Required Experience:

IC


About Company

MACOM designs and manufactures high-performance semiconductor products for the Telecommunications, Industrial and Defense, and Data Center industries.

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