Senior Analog Layout Designer

OLIX; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Equity & ownership

Living-Local bonus

Retirement benefits

Job summary

OLIX is seeking a Senior Analog Layout Designer to create RX/TX lane macros and support lane-level integration for the DX-1 accelerator family. You will drive advanced layout efforts across multiple FinFET nodes and ensure robust LVS/DRC/DFM verification.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience with Cadence Virtuoso, Calibre, and Pegasus, plus strong cross-functional collaboration and scripting in Python or TCL. This is a fast-paced, highly technical environment in Austin.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of analog layout design experience.
• Understanding of semiconductor fabrication processes and device/layout cross-sections.
• Experience with TSMC FinFET 2nm–5nm processes.
• Tape-outs with FinFET processes and major layout macros.
• Expert-level floor-planning, integration, routing, clock distribution, and power grid implementation.
• Expert-level knowledge of layout effects and EMI/noise considerations.
• Experience with LVS/ERC/DRC/Density/DFM/Antenna verifications.
• Experience with EM/IR analysis and revision-controlled design libraries.

Responsibilities

• Create layouts for RX/TX lane macros and support lane-level integration.
• Lead block/macro floor-planning, routing, and clock distribution.
• Oversee tape-out verifications and ensure design rules are met.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and maintain libraries.

Skills

Analog layout design

Communication skills

Scripting (Python/TCL)

Layout verification mindset

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Calibre

Pegasus

Job description

About OLIX

AI is growing faster than any technology in history and the explosion in demand has created a massive infrastructure gap; we can no longer build chips or power stations fast enough to keep up. The industry is still leaning on a ten-year-old hardware blueprint that has reached its limit. A new paradigm that is faster and more efficient will be the biggest economic opportunity of the next century and create the most important company of the next decade. The OLIX Decode Accelerator 1 (DX-1) is the first accelerator architected specifically for decode. Rack-scale co-design of logic, data movement, packaging, optics and interconnect enables a step change in system level performance.

Role

As a Senior Analog Layout Designer, you will be working to create layouts for RX/TX lane macros and support lane-level integration.

Skills and Experience

• 7+ years of Analog Layout Design experience

• Understanding of the Semiconductor Fabrication process and device/layout cross-sections

• Minimum 3 years of experience with the following TSMC FinFET processes: 2nm, 3nm, 4nm, 5nm

• Several tape-outs with FinFET processes, owning major layout macros (ADC, DAC, TIA, CDR, PLL, BGB, LDO)

• Expert-level knowledge of block/macro floor-planning, block integration, routing, clock distribution, and power grid implementation

• Expert-level knowledge of layout considerations for device matching, symmetry, parasitic reduction, and noise isolation

• Expert-level knowledge of running and debugging LVS/ERC/DRC/Density/DFM/Antenna verifications

• Expert-level knowledge of EM/IR analysis

• Expert-level knowledge of Cadence Virtuoso and Calibre/Pegasus verification tools

• Understanding of ESDs and Clamps, and their layout considerations

• Understanding of layout effects such as LOD/OSE/PSE/WPE/MBE/LDE

• Experience with lane integration and tape out versifications

• Experience working with revision-controlled design libraries

• Good communication skills

• Knowledge of SKILL, TCL, and Python scripting is a plus

Compensation & Equity

• Competitive Salary: Commensurate with your experience, skills, and location

• Equity & Ownership: Meaningful stock options. You're not just joining the mission; you're owning a piece of it

• Proximity Bonus: We value your time. To minimise your commute and maximise your life, we offer an annual Living-Local Bonus if your residence is within 20 minutes of the office

• Retirement Benefits: Employer-contributed retirement plans to help you build long-term financial security

Due to U.S. export control regulations, candidates’ eligibility to work at OLIX depends on their most recent citizenship or permanent residency status. We are generally unable to consider applicants whose most recent citizenship or permanent residence is in certain restricted countries (currently including Iran, North Korea, Syria, Cuba, Russia, Belarus, China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Venezuela). Applicants who have subsequently obtained citizenship or permanent residency in another country not subject to these restrictions may still be eligible.