Analog Devices
Principal System Engineer
Boston, Suffolk County · Principal · Full-time
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About the role
- 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.
- With revenue of more than $11 billion in FY25, ADI ensures today's innovators stay Ahead of What's Possible.
- Direct, hands-on experience taking a hardware and software product from MVP/prototype through to a manufacturable, production-qualified release - not just participation in reviews. - Cross-domain fluency.
Responsibilities
- Own system requirements.
- Write and maintain System Requirements Specifications (SRS) and Interface Control Documents (ICD) across mechanical, electrical, firmware, software, and sensor sub-systems.
- Lead architecture trade studies. Drive cross-disciplinary decisions (e.g., packaging approach, thermal/mechanical/electrical budget allocation, whether a fix belongs in firmware or host software) where sub-system optima conflict.
- Own the hardware-software boundary.
- Define and maintain the interfaces between sensor/electrical hardware and the software stack that consumes it (calibration, signal processing, drivers/SDK, data formats), so hardware and software teams build to the same contract.
- Drive verification & reliability. Own the V&V plan and FMEA process across the product lifecycle (EVT / DVT / PVT), and translate failure risk into design and test requirements - including software and firmware failure modes.
- Bridge prototype to production. Identify manufacturability, yield, and process risks before they surface at scale; partner with process/fab and contract manufacturing partners.
- Build the practice. Establish lightweight systems-engineering tooling and documentation standards (requirements traceability, review gates) suited to our team's size and stage.
- Lead architecture trade studies.
- Drive cross-disciplinary decisions (e.g., packaging approach, thermal/mechanical/electrical budget allocation, whether a fix belongs in firmware or host software) where sub-system optima conflict.
Requirements
- Direct, hands-on experience taking a hardware and software product from MVP/prototype through to a manufacturable, production-qualified release - not just participation in reviews.
- Hands-on tool proficiency.
- Working proficiency with mechanical CAD (e.g., OnShape or equivalent) and circuit design/schematic-capture tools (e.g., Altium or equivalent) sufficient to review, redline, or directly interrogate designs
- Working knowledge of DFMEA, DVP&R, root-cause analysis, and structured V&V planning, applied across hardware and software.
- Track record of earning trust and technical authority across engineering teams without formal reporting lines.
Nice to have
- 8+ years (12+ years preferred) in systems engineering of complex electromechanical or mechatronic products, including their embedded/host software.
- Domain background.
- Robotics, sensors, tactile sensing, or dexterous manipulation experience is a strong plus
Compensation
- $157k-$227k
Company info
- Interface with external partners. Define and negotiate system-level interfaces - hardware and software/API - with external collaborators and customers integrating our solutions.
- Define and negotiate system-level interfaces - hardware and software/API - with external collaborators and customers integrating our solutions.
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