Staff Engineer, Layout Design

3 weeks ago


San Diego, United States InnoPhase Full time
Job DescriptionJob Description

About InnoPhase, Inc.

INNOPHASE is a rapidly growing pre-IPO communications semiconductor company with headquarters in San Diego, CA, and advanced design centers in Irvine, CA, San Jose, CA, and Bangalore, India. We are pioneering a revolutionary 5G platform that will transform cellular network deployments. Utilizing our breakthrough, patented, wireless technology we are bringing to market a portfolio of SoCs and solutions with a unique value proposition for 5G applications.

Are you looking to grow your career at a company that 93% of our current staff approve of our leadership, values, and goals?

To learn more about InnoPhase, check out InnoPhase's ceritification profile at GreatPlacetoWork.com and our website at www.innophaseinc.com.

Staff Engineer, Layout Design: In this job, you will be working with a world-class team of engineers to develop novel SoC products for connectivity and communications. You will be responsible for IC layout of analog/mixed-signal, RF, and digital designs in CMOS technologies. Our ideal candidate is methodical, diligence, and discipline.

This contract position is based in California either San Diego, Irvine, or San Jose.

Key Responsibilities

  • Hierarchical floor planning, supply/interconnect planning, die size estimation
  • Layout of block and top-level cells in Finfet technology
  • Improving the flows related to the development and debug of large SOC layouts
  • Work closely with design engineers and digital counterparts developing a solid, efficient, and robust device physical design

Job Requirements

  • AA/AS Degree in Layout Design or related field or equivalent experience
  • Ten or more years commercial experience of developing physical designs
  • Highly skilled in navigating through, summarizing and improving Calibre DRC, ERC, LVS, etc. results
  • Solid knowledge of Cadence layout and Mentor Graphics Calibre tools
  • Analytical and disciplined problem solver
  • Team player with a strong sense of urgency to meet product needs on time
  • Good verbal and written communication and presentation skills

Desirable Skills

  • Use of scripting to automate and/or improve layout flows is desired but not required
  • Experience working on or leading a chip top physical design


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