Staff Engineer, ASIC Development Engineering

• Develop and optimize Serdes PHY, analog and mixed-signal IC layouts, ensuring high performance and manufacturability
• Collaborate with design engineers to understand design requirements and translate them into precise layouts
• Strong experience in debugging DRC, ERC, LVS, EMIR and PERC issues independently
• Work experience of block PnR to closely interact with physical design team ensuring area/timing/backend compatibility of custom blocks into the overall chip design
• Identify and resolve layout-related issues, providing creative solutions to meet design specifications
• Conduct layout reviews and provide technical feedback to improve layout practices and methodologies
• Stay up-to-date with industry trends, tools, and technologies to continuously enhance layout processes

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics, or a related field
• 5-10 years of experience in IO/Analog mixed-signal IC layout design and block level PnR
• Proficiency in layout tools such as Cadence, Synopsys, or Mentor Graphics
• Hands-on experience with custom layout design for various analog and IO circuits is required, including expertise in Bandgap references, LDOs, Clocking circuits, GPIOs, DDR IOs, and ESD circuits
• Familiarity with custom digital layout (i.e. high speed logic paths)
• Knowledge of signal integrity issues (i.e. clock/data routes, differential routing, shielding)
• Strong understanding of analog/IO design principles, including parasitic effects
• Aware of layout techniques to mitigate ESD, latch-up issues
• Holds advanced knowledge of CMOS and FinFET technologies and their impact on design and performance issues in deep sub-micron process nodes, specifically 7nm and below
• Experience with layout concepts that incorporate reliability considerations, including techniques for managing electromigration (EM), IR drop, and self-heating
• Experience with layout optimization for power, performance, and area (PPA) metrics
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail
• Effective communication and teamwork abilities

Knowledge of scripting languages (e.g., Skill,TCL, Python and SVRF) for automation tasks