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Associate Staff Design Modeling Engineer

Silicon Labs

Company websitesilabs.com (Silicon Labs, opens in new tab)

Base salary $124,600  to $231,400

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Austin, TX

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  • LocationAustin, TX
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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About this job

Silicon Labs (NASDAQ: SLAB) is the leading innovator in low-power wireless connectivity, building embedded technology that connects devices and improves lives. Merging cutting-edge technology into the world’s most highly integrated SoCs, Silicon Labs provides device makers the solutions, support, and ecosystems needed to create advanced edge connectivity applications. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Silicon Labs has operations in over 16 countries and is the trusted partner for innovative solutions in the smart home, industrial IoT, and smart cities markets. Learn more at www.silabs.com.

Associate Staff Design Modeling Engineer
Austin, Texas


Meet the Team  

The Digital Subsystems team is responsible for the research and development of digital architectures and IPs from concept to production. We develop compute engines (AI/ML), processors (RISC-V), accelerators, peripherals, and system IP. We develop IC architectures for multi-core, multi-threaded SoCs with an energy-efficient compute backbone for IoT connectivity, security, and sensing subsystems. Our activities include advanced research and development, high-level modeling, architecture, RTL design, timing/power/area optimization, and formal and UVM verification within an automated framework. We value innovation, simplicity, quality, and smart development processes within a highly collaborative and learning-driven team.


Responsibilities   

As an Associate Staff Design Modeling Engineer you will help define and execute a cross discipline modeling framework for architecture exploration and enable virtual hardware development. You will work closely with hardware and software architects to help define and validate our future products. 
 

You will:

  • Architect and develop hardware/software solutions to product-driven requirements
  • Write functional models to enable IP development
  • Write performance models to enable architectural analysis
  • Develop virtual hardware platforms for simulation
  • Propose improvements to the hardware architecture
  • Write application-level and driver-level software
  • Mentor and provide technical leadership to junior modelers
  • Define and maintain our modeling framework
     

Skills You Will Need  

You are an innovator, builder, and tinkerer. You have a curious mind and a drive to succeed. You want to work with a global team of technology enthusiasts and design pioneers.


Here’s what you need:

  • Bachelors/MS/PhD Electrical or Computer Engineering degree or similar and 8+ years of experience.
  • Proficiency in C or C++ is required
  • Knowledge of object-oriented concepts is required
  • Experience with Embedded C or Assembly is required
  • Experience in hardware architecture or modeling is required
  • Experience working in a Linux environment and writing scripts is required
  • Knowledge of building executables and libraries from source is required
  • Digital Design and verification experience is desired
  • Experience with a modeling framework is required (e.g., Renode, Python, Modern C++, or SystemC)
  • Experience with CMake, Visual Studio Code, and RTL simulation software is useful
  • Familiarity with revision control and continuous integration is desired

Benefits & Perks 

You can look forward to the following benefits:   

  • Great medical (Choice of PPO or Consumer Driven Health Plan with HSA), dental and vision plans
  • Highly competitive salary
  • 401k plan with match and Roth plan option
  • Equity rewards (RSUs)
  • Life/AD&D and disability coverage
  • Flexible spending accounts
  • Adoption assistance
  • Back-Up childcare
  • Additional benefit options (Commuter benefits, Legal benefits, Pet insurance)
  • Flexible PTO schedule
  • 3 paid volunteer days per year
  • Charitable contribution match
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Free downtown parking
  • Onsite gym
  • Monthly wellness offerings
  • Free snacks
  • Monthly company updates with our CEO

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The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $124,600 - $231,400 USD. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including but not limited to experience, geographic location where work will be performed and applicant’s skill set. The base pay is just one component of the total compensation package for employees. Other rewards may include an annual cash bonus, equity package and a comprehensive benefits package.

Silicon Labs is an equal opportunity employer and values the diversity of our employees. Employment decisions are made on the basis of qualifications and job-related criteria without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Source: Silicon Labs on Workday · View original posting (opens in new tab)

How this pay compares

Base floor $124,600. The employer's range is $106,800 wide, 86% of the floor. Observed open for 4 days so far (since Nov 4, 2026).

How Silicon Labs pays

3 of Silicon Labs's 14 live roles on this site list a higher base floor and 6 list a lower one. Across them the median floor is $124,600; the middle half runs from $102,638 to $124,600.

Base floors of Silicon Labs's 14 live roles

Base floors of Silicon Labs's 14 live roles$100K to $125K: 78.6% (11); $125K to $150K: 7.1% (1); $150K to $175K: 7.1% (1); $175K to $200K: 7.1% (1)0%20%40%60%80%79%1007%1257%1507%175This job $125K
Each bar counts this employer's live roles by published base floor, in $K. The marker is this job's floor.
Table
Base floors of Silicon Labs's 14 live roles
Floor bandShareRoles
$100K to $125K78.6%11
$125K to $150K7.1%1
$150K to $175K7.1%1
$175K to $200K7.1%1
How this is calculated
Statistic
Employer base floor distribution
Formula
count of the employer's open roles in each $25K band of published base floor / its open roles
Denominator
14 open public roles at this employer
Sample size
14
Hidden when
this employer has fewer than 5 roles
Calculation version
jobpage-analysis-v1
Data as of
current
Employer set
Open jobs on this site that publish a base salary of $100,000 or more
This range next to 6 other live Silicon Labs roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live Silicon Labs roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Associate Staff Design Modeling Engineer (this listing)$124,600 - $231,400
Senior Hardware Product Manager - IoT Wireless$124,600 - $231,400
Senior/ Associate Staff Wireless Embedded Software Engineer$124,600 - $231,400
Associate Staff Analog Design Engineer$124,600 - $231,400
Senior Design Verification Engineer$124,600 - $231,400
Associate Staff Verification Engineer - Wireless$126K - $234K
Staff Field Applications Engineer$120,750 - $224,250

Same $100K to $400K scale as every card. All Silicon Labs roles · How to read the bar

Observed changes

  1. First observed on the employer's board
  2. Began meeting the published-salary criteria
  3. Stopped meeting the published-salary criteria
  4. Began meeting the published-salary criteria
Observed since
Employer-stated posting date
2026-10-22
Where this pay comes from

Location as the employer wrote it: Austin

The annualized base pay range for this role is expected to be between $124,600 - $231,400 USD. Actual base pay could vary based on factors including

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