
Director of Systems Engineering
Analog Devices · California
- Level
- Director+
- Team
- Manufacturing
- Base pay
- $213k–$308k
- Travel
- 10%
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- 17 days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A director-level manufacturing role at Analog Devices (industrial) in California. Cross-discipline design review process is established and running.
- They ask for
- 7+ years
- Tools it names
- Robotics, Automation
- Base pay
- $213k–$308k
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
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Manufacturing Engineer roles in California: typical posted base $114k–$167k. This one lists $213k–$308k.
Median of the low and high ends of 117 live postings that list pay, out of 320 manufacturing engineer openings in California, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 319 other live manufacturing postings in California.
- Base pay
- About 95% above similar roles
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Typical $111k–$157k, from 105 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- Tooling 53%
- New product launch 51%
- Root cause 40%
- ✓ Automation 35%
- Machining 29%
- CATIA / NX 29%
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Full description from Analog DevicesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Position Summary
We are seeking a Director of Systems Engineering to lead a multidisciplinary organization responsible for the architecture, development, and delivery of next-generation power conversion solutions. This leader will provide strategic technical direction across systems, firmware, package engineering, and magnetics while building a high-performing engineering organization and influencing product roadmaps across Analog Devices.
requirements
and architecture for digital control, telemetry, and system-level communication (e.g., PMBus)
- ✓Direct package engineering efforts for power packages, balancing thermal, electrical, and manufacturability constraints
- ✓Guide magnetics selection and co-design (inductor/transformer) to meet efficiency, size, and EMI targets
- ✓Review and approve key technical deliverables: architecture documents, control loop stability analyses, package floorplans, magnetics specifications
requirements
and specifications
- ✓Own technical risk identification and mitigation planning across the team's deliverables
- ✓Drive schedule adherence for architecture reviews, tape-out readiness, and testchip milestones
- ✓Represent the team in program reviews, providing status, risks, and technical recommendations to senior management
Required Qualifications
- ✓MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering or related field
- ✓7+ years of experience in power electronics, including experience in DC/DC converter design and control loop analysis
- ✓Prior experience leading or mentoring engineers, either as a people manager or senior technical lead
- ✓Working knowledge of firmware/embedded systems concepts as applied to power management (control algorithms, digital compensation, telemetry)
- ✓Familiarity with power package design considerations (thermal management, parasitic inductance, current sensing)
- ✓Familiarity with magnetics design tradeoffs (core material, saturation, winding losses, integration)
- ✓Strong communication skills; able to translate technical detail for both engineers and senior stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Experience managing teams spanning multiple engineering disciplines
- ✓Direct hands-on experience with control loop modeling/simulation tools (e.g., SIMPLIS, MATLAB/Simulink)
- ✓Experience with power module or SiP (System-in-Package) development
- ✓Track record of taking products from architecture definition through testchip and into production
What Success Looks Like (First 6-12 Months)
- ✓Team is staffed, aligned on roles, and operating with clear technical ownership across the four disciplines
- ✓Architecture and control loop methodology for current-generation products is well understood and documented
- ✓Cross-discipline design review process is established and running
- ✓At least one testchip or product milestone is delivered on schedule with the team's technical ownership clearly demonstrated
For positions requiring access to technical data, Analog Devices, Inc. may have to obtain export licensing approval from the U.S. Department of Commerce - Bureau of Industry and Security and/or the U.S. Department of State - Directorate of Defense Trade Controls. As such, applicants for this position – except US Citizens, US Permanent Residents, and protected individuals as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3) – may have to go through an export licensing review process.
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Required Travel: Yes, 10% of the time
Shift Type: 1st Shift/Days
The expected wage range for a new hire into this position is $212,520 to $307,740.
- ✓Actual wage offered may vary depending on work location , experience, education, training, external market data, internal pay equity, or other bona fide factors.
- ✓This position qualifies for a discretionary perform
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About Analog Devices
Analog Devices, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADI ) is a global semiconductor leader that bridges the physical and digital worlds to enable breakthroughs at the Intelligent Edge. ADI combines analog, digital, AI, and software technologies into solutions that combat climate change, reliably connect humans and the world, and help drive advancements in automation and robotics, mobility, healthcare, energy and data centers. With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible. Learn more at www.analog.com and on LinkedIn and X .
Director of Systems Engineering
Team Leadership
- •Manage, mentor, and grow a small team of engineers spanning Systems, Firmware, Packaging, and Magnetics disciplines
- •Set individual and team goals aligned with product roadmaps; conduct regular performance reviews and career development planning
- •Recruit and onboard new team members as the team scales
- •Foster cross-functional collaboration between disciplines that historically operate in silos
Technical Direction
- •Guide DC/DC converter architecture definition, including topology selection, power stage design, and control loop analysis/compensation
- •Oversee firmware
Program & Cross-Functional Execution
- •Partner with Product Marketing, Design, Test, and Package Development teams to define product
Process & Quality
- •Establish and improve design review processes across Systems, Firmware, Package, and Magnetics
- •Ensure design decisions are well-documented and traceable (specs, simulation results, test data)
- •Promote reuse of proven architectures, IP blocks, and magnetics solutions across projects
