Principal Analog/Mixed Signal Engineer
- Location
- Boston
- Workplace
- Hybrid
- Compensation
- $200k – $325k + equity
About this role
We are looking for a Principal Analog/Mixed Signal Engineer with 6+ years of experience to lead the design of next-generation thermodynamic computing chips. Extropic is building a fundamentally new compute paradigm that leverages thermal noise in CMOS to perform probabilistic sampling — with potential 10, 000x power savings over traditional approaches. You'll join a ~30-person team that just taped out their third chip (Z1) and is now defining the architecture for three upcoming chips. This is a ground-floor opportunity to own major pieces of chip design at a company poised to reshape AI acceleration and edge computing.
What will you be doing?
Leading the design of analog and mixed-signal blocks (ADCs, PLLs, bandgaps, regulators, high-speed serializers/deserializers, oscillators, and dividers) for upcoming chip tape-outs
Owning large chunks of chip architecture and potentially serving as design lead for one of three planned chips
Performing hands-on layout work as well as design verification (DRC, ERC, LVS) in a startup environment where everyone gets their hands dirty
Collaborating across IC, systems, physics, and algorithms teams to translate probabilistic computing concepts into silicon implementations
Contributing to lab testing and validation of fabricated chips using signal generators, spectrum analyzers, and oscilloscopes
What happens next
Skip the application pile. I get you in front of the people who decide.
Confirm the fit
A few questions to make sure this role is the right shape for you. Two minutes.
I pitch you to the company
I write the intro, send it to the founder, and handle the back-and-forth.
A meeting lands on your calendar
When the company wants to meet, I get the call on your calendar. You just show up.
Culture & values
Tight-knit, full-stack organization of approximately 30 people
Four core groups work in close collaboration: Algorithms, Systems, Physics, and IC Design
Everyone gets their hands dirty across the organization
VP of Engineering participates in hands-on layout work
Engineers pick up tasks outside their core specialty
Distinctly startup culture
Leadership values intellectual curiosity
Leadership values deep technical intuition
Leadership values willingness to tackle unglamorous but necessary work
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