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Samsung Semiconductor · 10 hours ago

Staff Engineer, Layout Design

San Jose, California, United States

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$157K/yr - $243K/yr

5+ years exp

Samsung Semiconductor Inc. is a leader in technology solutions, powering tools used in smartphones, electric vehicles, and more. They are seeking a Staff Engineer with a strong background in RF/Analog circuit layout design to develop next-generation RF transceivers and mixed-signal circuits, collaborating closely with design engineers and layout teams.

Semiconductor

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Work with design engineers to come up with optimal floorplan in terms of areas and performance

Be able to lead few layout engineers, help them plan, and execute on layout tasks to accomplish complicated layout blocks

Finish layout tasks with good quality

Have good communication skills to collaborate with other design and layout engineers

Track schedule and status regularly to make sure the layout will be finished on time

Working with remote circuit designers to determine the chip floorplan

Come up with strategies to optimize the parasites, reduce area, and improve High Speed SERDES/analog performance

Estimate schedule and come up with plan how to get things done within a dedicated time frame

Read the design document provided by the foundry and figure out how to resolve issues like latch-up and DRC

Perform custom layout using Virtuoso, and be able to get LVS/DRC clean

Be familiar with CAD tools, including Virtuoso, Calibre LVS, DRC, SkillCad and so on

Desired to have experience on chip level design, like bump, pad, and ESD strategies

Good communication skills to discuss with circuit designer

Qualification

RF/Analog circuit layout designDeep submicron CMOS circuitsCALIBRE DRCERCLVSCADENCEMENTOR GRAPHICSHigh Speed SERDES performanceProgramming in SKILLPerlPythonCuriosityResilienceCommunication skillsLeadership skillsCollaboration skills

Required

Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years, Master's with 8+ years, or PhD's with 5+ years of relevant industry experience in Electrical Engineering, Technical, or related field preferred

Extensive experience in analog/mixed-signal layout design of deep submicron CMOS circuits and recent experience on advance nodes including FinFET technologies

High level of proficiency in interpretation of CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS, reports

Extensive experience in analog/RF related circuit layout, including LNA/PA/PLLs and etc

High level of proficiency in CADENCE or MENTOR GRAPHICS layout tools

Good communication skills with design leads as well as engineers for schedule planning

Being able to lead a small group of layout engineers to deliver a successful tapeout

You're inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people

An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding

You're collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches

Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change

Preferred

Programming knowledge in SKILL, Perl, and/or Python is a bonus

Benefits

Medical/Dental/Vision/401k

Charitable giving match

Paid time off a year

Stipend for fertility care or adoption

Medical travel support

Virtual vet care for your fur babies

On-demand apps

Free confidential therapy sessions

Onsite Café and gym

Virtual classes

Flexible environment

Company

Samsung Semiconductor

Samsung Semiconductor, Inc. (SSI) is a multi-billion dollar wide range of industry-leading semiconductor solutions.

Founded in 1974

San Jose, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.samsung.com/us/samsungsemiconductor

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