Sr IC Layout Design Engineer

Job Posting Summary:
Collaborates with integrated circuit designers and chip leads to create and optimize chip floor plans, ensuring power distribution, pad location strategies, and high-quality mixed signal and analog layouts.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in electrical or computer engineering
• 5+ years of professional experience as an IC layout designer OR 8+ years of experience in integrated circuit layout design
• Strong analog layout skills
• Experience integrating analog blocks with digital macro blocks
• Experience with planar IC layouts at 65nm, 90nm, 130nm, 180nm nodes
• Layout experience for circuits with frequencies up to 3GHz
• Experience in layouts of sensitive blocks (e.g., current mirrors, amplifiers, bandgap references, voltage-controlled oscillators, ADCs, PLLs)
• Knowledge of Deep N-well, substrate tapping, guard rings, seal rings, and ESD protection devices
• Understanding of layout considerations for device matching, coupling, and noise isolation
• Working knowledge of Linux

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with cryogenic temperature devices
• Skill programming proficiency
• Shell scripting experience (e.g., Perl, Python)
• Experience managing revision control systems
• Circuit design experience

Job Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with IC designers and chip leads to establish chip floor plans, including power and ground distribution strategies
• Accurately estimate layout work schedules and identify areas requiring early investigation
• Perform custom mixed signal and analog circuit block layouts, optimizing for matching and minimizing parasitic capacitance
• Conduct design rule checking (DRC), electrical rule checking (ERC), and layout versus schematic (LVS) checks, resolving any errors
• Execute top-level layout integration with electrostatic discharge structures and pad assembly, ensuring successful final tape out (e.g., density fill, manufacturability checks, GDS/OASIS delivery to the foundry)
• Generate guides and demonstrations to improve team layout techniques

Pay Details: $40.00 to $60.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

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