Principal Analog Layout Engineer
Core
Designing high-quality layouts for complex Analog Mixed-Signal (AMS) IP blocks including voltage regulators, bandgap references, current sense amplifiers, and high-voltage switches for power management products.
Role type
Principal Analog Layout Engineer
Builds
Power management ICs (PMICs), multiphase controllers, AC-DC converters, LED drivers, and SiC drivers for consumer, industrial, and automotive applications.
Domain
Semiconductor / Analog IC Design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Analog layout fundamentals, AMS IP block design, DRC/ERC/LVS/ESD physical verification, EM/IR-Drop power analysis, floor planning, area optimization, Unix OS proficiency, Cadence Design Environment (CDE) expertise, semiconductor manufacturing process knowledge, DFM techniques, layout design automation scripting.
Preferred skills
Programming in SKILL, Perl, or Python, experience with Mentor Graphics layout tools, microcontroller chip taping out.
Technologies
Cadence Virtuoso, Calibre, SKILL, Perl, Python, Unix
Responsibilities
Produce high-quality layouts for complex AMS IP blocks; contribute to area estimation, floor planning, power routing, and shielding; perform physical verification (DRC, ERC, LVS, ESD) and power analysis; support taping out of high-performance microcontroller chips; develop scripts for layout design automation.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC design with strategic contribution