Senior Layout Engineer II: Lead Complex SoC Design

Microchip Technology; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer II-Layout to join the Layout Engineering team in San Jose. You will handle highly complex semiconductor layouts, integration, extraction, verification, manufacturability, reliability, and design-closure challenges.

Ideal candidates have 7.5–10 years in custom physical design, analog/digital/mixed-signal, memory, IO, ASIC or SoC layout, and strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical, Electronics, Computer Engineering, or Physics.
• 7.5–10 years of semiconductor layout or SoC/ASIC layout experience.
• Experience in floorplanning, device placement, routing, extraction, and physical verification.
• Ability to work with complex design rules and cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute complex layout architectures, floorplans, and interconnect strategies.
• Coordinate cross-functional technical decisions and ensure layout closure.
• Review floorplans, layouts, and extracted results for release evidence.
• Provide advanced technical guidance while maintaining qualified authority.

Skills

Layout design

Floorplanning

Device placement

Routing

Extraction

Physical verification

DRC/LVS/ERC

Root-cause analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Signal integrity

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, Computer Engineering, Physics

Tools

Cadence

Synopsys

Mentor Graphics

Job description

Microchip Technology Inc. is seeking a Senior Engineer II-Layout to join the Layout Engineering team in San Jose. You will handle highly complex semiconductor layouts, integration, extraction, verification, manufacturability, reliability, and design-closure challenges.

Ideal candidates have 7.5–10 years in custom physical design, analog/digital/mixed-signal, memory, IO, ASIC or SoC layout, and strong problem-solving and cross-functional collaboration skills.