Staff Engineer, Layout Design

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Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (SSI) is advancing the world’s technology. As a leader in Memory, System, LSI and LCD technologies, our U.S. teams contribute to breakthroughs in 5G, SOC, memory, and display. With our global perspective and diversity of thought, we proudly serve our customers around the world. We are looking for team members who share our commitment to learning and growth and excel when collaborating within and across teams.

Samsung Semiconductor Inc is looking for a talent that has a strong background and hands‑on experience on RF/Analog circuit layout design. The candidate will be developing next‑generation RF transceivers and mixed‑signal circuits for wireless communication systems along with circuit designers.

Location: Daily onsite presence at our San Jose, CA headquarters in alignment with our Flexible Work policy.

• Work with design engineers to come up with an optimal floorplan in terms of area and performance.
• Lead layout engineers, help them plan, and execute layout tasks to accomplish complex layout blocks.
• Finish layout tasks with good quality.
• Maintain good communication skills to collaborate with other design and layout engineers.
• Track schedule and status regularly to ensure the layout is finished on time.
• Work with remote circuit designers to determine the chip floorplan, develop strategies to optimize parasites, reduce area, and improve high‑speed SERDES/analog performance.
• Estimate schedules and develop plans to complete work within dedicated time frames.
• Read design documents provided by the foundry and resolve issues such as latch‑up and DRC.
• Perform custom layout using Virtuoso and achieve clean LVS/DRC.
• Familiarize with CAD tools, including Virtuoso, Calibre LVS, DRC, Skill Cad, and related tools.
• Desire experience with chip‑level design, such as bump, pad, and ESD strategies.
• Communicate effectively with circuit designers.

• Bachelor’s Degree with 10+ years, Master’s with 8+ years, or Ph.D. with 5+ years of relevant industry experience in Electrical Engineering, Technical, or related field preferred.
• Extensive experience in analog/mixed‑signal layout design of deep‑submicron CMOS circuits and recent experience on advanced nodes including FinFET technologies.
• Proficiency in interpreting CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS reports.
• Extensive experience in analog/RF related circuit layout, including LNA/PA/PLLs, etc.
• High level of proficiency in CADENCE or MENTOR GRAPHICS layout tools.
• Strong communication skills with design leads and engineers for schedule planning.
• Ability to lead a small group of layout engineers to deliver a successful tapeout.
• Programming knowledge in SKILL, Perl, and/or Python is a bonus.
• Inclusive attitude, adapting style to situations and diverse global norms.
• Avid learner with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to build understanding.
• Collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support, and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, proactively exploring new ideas and adapting quickly to change.

The pay range below is for all roles at this level across all U.S. locations and functions. Individual pay rates depend on a number of factors—including the role’s function and location, as well as the individual’s knowledge, skills, experience, education, and training. We also offer incentive opportunities that reward employees based on…