Custom Layout Designer (Analog Layout Designer)

Cadence Design Systems; Cary (NC); On-site; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Cadence Design Systems seeks a layout engineer to produce high-quality analog/mixed-signal layouts and IP blocks. You will participate in the back-end flow from floor planning to verification, collaborating with circuit designers and teams worldwide to meet tight schedules.

As part of the Cadence IP Group custom layout team, you will work with Virtuoso and related tools to achieve high speed, accuracy and conformance to design rules across multiple process nodes.

Qualifications

• Experience in analog/mixed-signal layout and back-end flow.
• Familiar with CMOS IP layout and foundry design rules.
• Exposure to global, multi-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Implement high speed and high accuracy cells and IP blocks.
• Layout collaboration with circuit designers and other teams.
• Help develop layout editing and verification tools.
• Understand impact of layout on speed, capacitance, power and area.
• Communicate effectively with customers and internal teams.

Skills

Analog layout

Mixed-signal design

Back-end flow

High-speed layout

Global collaboration

Education

BSEE

MSEE

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

PVS

Job description

At Cadence, we hire and develop leaders and innovators who want to make an impact on the world of technology. Join our team of layout designers creating challenging IP designs for the consumer, industrial, and automotive markets. Our designs are fabricated in the world’s leading edge silicon processes for companies ranging from large multinational companies to hot start-ups. Learn on-the-job how to apply your engineering background to create these robust high performance analog designs. Working with experienced skilled designers, you will be part of the design team using Cadence design tools.

We are looking for a layout engineer capable of producing quality layouts of analog/mixed-signal circuit blocks, working in collaboration with circuit designers. Responsibilities include all facets of the back-end flow, from initial floor planning through detailed layout and final verification of conformance to foundry design rules. The Cadence IP Group custom layout team develops and delivers a variety of high-quality high speed and high accuracy CMOS integrated circuits IP for several foundries and process nodes down to 5n and even below. We are deeply involved in finfet layout and even beyond (gate all-around). As part of Cadence, the Cadence IP group custom layout team not only has access to all the current and future Cadence layout and verification tools, we also participate in the development and validation of the Cadence Virtuoso software, which the most used in the industry.

As a custom layout designer, you will be involved in: Implementing high speed and high accuracy cells, blocks and IP blocks in a timely fashion with high quality and efficiency Working with custom layout designers from groups all over the world to build high quality IP and test-chips Working with circuit designers from groups all over the world to understand their technical and schedule needs Collaborating with the Cadence R&D teams (Virtuoso, PVS developers) to help develop the layout editing and verification tools BSEE, MSEE Exposure to microelectronics design and requirements Understanding of layout effects on the circuit such as speed, capacitance, power and area etc., Knowledge of various analog layout techniques like matching, shielding etc., Exposure to Cadence Virtuoso Layout and physical verification tools Team player, driven, self-motivated and autonomous Excellent communication, presentation and customer service skills

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