Staff Design Engineer, IC Layout

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Execute comprehensive transistor-level layouts for RF, mixed-signal, and analog circuit components aimed at high-performance RF and ultra-low-power, compact RFID applications.

• Collaborate with both analog and digital design teams on floor planning, pin arrangement, power supply strategies, and signal distribution among various blocks.

• Carry out layout assessments focusing on power/ground routing, electromigration, matching, and signal coupling.

• Engage in scheduling meetings to synchronize layout and floorplan tasks.

• Provide tape-outs for RFID products, testing chips, reader ICs, and design-of-experiments initiatives.

• Work in partnership with the international analog RFID endpoint IC development team and the Reader IC team.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in computer or electrical engineering.

• Over 8 years of relevant experience.

• Proficiency in custom analog, RF, and mixed-signal layout.

• Capability to work alongside layout engineers on top-level IC floorplans and to collaborate with circuit designers in resolving complex issues.

• Knowledge of semiconductor manufacturing processes and foundry technologies, particularly across advanced process nodes down to 16nm.

• Familiarity with analog layout challenges and layout-dependent effects, such as noise coupling, matching, parasitics, LOD, WPE, PSE, and coloring.

• Understanding of mitigation techniques like guard rings, DNW, PN junctions, parasitic management, signal integrity, EMIR, and ESD.

• Proficient in using Cadence Virtuoso layout editor.

• Skilled in Cadence/Siemens layout verification tools, including PVS and Siemens Calibre DRC/LVS.

• Ability to analyze and rectify ERC, DRC, and LVS error reports.

• Strong communication and collaboration capabilities.

• Excellent technical project management skills.

• Must meet applicable U.S. export control requirements; additional national identity documentation may be necessary to establish export authorization.

🏝️ Benefits

• Merit increases for eligible positions.

• Annual bonuses for qualifying roles.

• Stock options available for eligible positions.

• Sales incentives for qualifying roles, subject to plan and position.

• Healthcare benefits for employees based in the U.S.

• 401(k) plan with company matching.

• Support for remote work arrangements.

• Open paid-time-off policy.

• Work/life balance support initiatives.

• Weekly Q&A sessions with the executive team.

• Competitive benefits offerings.

• Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities.