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Responsibilities
MaxLinear is a leading provider of radio frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal integrated circuits (ICs) and software solutions for access, connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial applications. MaxLinear's technologies empower next-generation products across a variety of markets, including broadband access, connectivity, infrastructure, and industrial systems. Our Key Product Offerings are:

• Keystone: The first low-power 5-nm 100G PAM4 DSP SoC, optimized for active electrical and optical cables
• Sierra: A single-chip solution for 5G Open RAN radio units
• Wi-Fi 7 Solutions: The world's first Wi-Fi CERTIFIED 7 tri-band single-chip solutions and access points
• Panther: An ultra-low latency Data Processing Unit (DPU) storage accelerator for enterprise and hyperscale data centers, delivering up to 3.2 Tbps throughput

MaxLinear is seeking a Technical Director in Analog, Mixed-Signal, and RF IC Design to join our team. In this role, you will focus on the following:

• Provide hands-on technical leadership, driving key strategic decisions, roadmaps, and architectural developments for mixed-signal designs across global teams
• Collaborate with IC designers and system engineers to develop high-performance analog and mixed-signal circuits for next-generation products
• Recruit, mentor, and develop top engineering talent, fostering a high-performance culture
• Drive collaboration with support teams (CAD, technology, and digital) to enhance productivity across the organization

Qualifications

• Extensive technical expertise in data converters, with hands-on IC tape-out and productization experience
• Strong ability to translate high-level specifications into block-level design requirements
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Proven experience providing customer-facing support throughout product development and release-to-production phases
• BS in Electrical Engineering or related + 13 years of experience, or MS + 11 years of experience, or Ph.D. + 8 years of experience

Compensation and Benefits
MaxLinear has a Total Compensation philosophy which includes base salary and annual discretionary bonus eligibility and many positions also include stock-based compensation.
MaxLinear expects to offer a starting base salary within the range for Southern California of: $143,600 to $222,985 Annually
MaxLinear expects to offer a starting base salary within the range for San Francisco Bay Area of: $159,200 to $247,135 Annually
We offer competitive benefits designed to support employee health, welfare, and retirement and some highlights are: health care benefits, 401k savings plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP), and paid time off.
The actual starting base salary will be determined by the match to certain role-related criteria such as educational degree(s) or equivalent, relevant work experience, skillset needed for the role, and geographic location; this is not an all-inclusive list as some roles may require unique skills or experience.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to, and will not be discriminated against based on race, sex, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status.
Company Overview
MaxLinear is a global, NASDAQ-traded company (MXL) where the entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well. We are a fabless system-on-chip product company, striving to improve the world's communication networks for everyone through our highly integrated radio-frequency (RF), analog, digital, and mixed-signal semiconductor solutions for access and connectivity, wired and wireless infrastructure, and industrial and multi-market applications.
We hire the best people in the industry and engage them in some of the most exciting opportunities that connect the world we live in today. Our growth has come from innovative, bold approaches to solving some of the world's most challenging communication technology problems in the most efficient and effective manner.
MaxLinear began by developing the world's first high-performance TV tuner chip using standard CMOS process technology. Others said we couldn't achieve the extremely high-performance requirements using CMOS, but we proved them wrong and achieved enduring global market leadership with our designs. Since then, we've developed a full line of products that drive 4G and 5G infrastructure; enable data center, metro and long-haul optical interconnects; bring 10Gbit to the home; power the IoT revolution; and enable robust and reliable communication in harsh industrial environments. Over the years, we've expanded through organic growth and through several acquisitions that have perfectly complemented our existing portfolio and enabled us to deliver complete end-to-end solutions in our target markets. One such example was the acquisition of Intel's Home Gateway Platform Division that added Wi-Fi, Ethernet, and Broadband Gateway Processor SoC technology to our connected home portfolio creating a complete and scalable platform of connectivity and access solutions to fully address our customers' needs.
Our headquarters are in Carlsbad, near San Diego, California. We also have major design centers in Irvine and San Jose, California; Valencia, Spain; Bangalore, India; Munich, Germany; Israel; and Singapore.
We have approximately 1,200 employees, a substantial majority of whom have engineering degrees and include masters and Ph.D. graduates from many of the premiere universities around the world. Our employees thrive on innovation, outstanding execution, outside-the-box thinking, nimbleness, and collaboration. Together, we form a high-energy business team that is focused on building the best and most innovative products on the market.