Strategic Technology Analyst

About the role

This is a newly created role with no direct precedent at ADI. The Strategic Technology Analyst will be a dedicated resource for ADI’s Technology Strategy Board (TSB), focusing on long-term technology research, technology discovery, and future-back strategic insight.

Responsibilities

• Prepare background materials, deep-dives, and synthesis documents for TSB discussions
• Track the TSB's learning agenda, open questions, and evolving hypotheses across workstreams
• Conduct structured analysis to assess technical feasibility, maturity, timelines, and strategic relevance of emerging technologies the TSB is actively evaluating
• Identify, track, and synthesize emerging technologies and research trends across ADI-relevant domains
• Engage selectively with external researchers, academic partners, startups, and consortia to deepen understanding of frontier technologies (primarily analytical and relationship-supporting, not business development-led)
• Develop technology landscape maps, opportunity theses, and future scenarios that inform long-range technology bets and research priorities
• Proactively surface signals, themes, and discontinuities that should command TSB attention — even when not explicitly asked
• Challenge existing assumptions and introduce alternative framings backed by evidence
• Help the TSB refine what questions to ask, not just what answers to pursue
• Communicate uncertainty, assumptions, and alternative futures clearly and credibly, without over-optimizing for short-term conclusions
• Translate complex technical concepts into clear, decision-oriented insights for senior technical and business leaders
• Collaborate cross-functionally across ADI to align long-term technology insights with enterprise direction

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, physics, computer science, materials science, or another quantitative discipline required
• Master’s degree or PhD strongly preferred; MBA optional but not required for success in the role
• Experience: 5–8 years of experience in technical research, advanced development, systems engineering, technology strategy, or deep-tech analysis
• Demonstrated ability to operate credibly across both technical and strategic contexts
• Experience spanning multiple technical domains preferred over deep specialization in any single one
• Prior exposure to semiconductors, industrial systems, healthcare technology, or energy systems is valuable but not required — intellectual range and learning speed matter more

Skills

• Strong structured thinking and hypothesis-driven problem-solving capability
• Ability to assess technologies across Technology Readiness Levels (TRLs), time horizons, and uncertainty levels
• Comfortable working with ambiguity and incomplete information
• Ability to self-direct across multiple open-ended workstreams without waiting for detailed briefs

Benefits

• Medical, vision, and dental coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Paid vacation, holidays, and sick time