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Senior High Speed Mixed-Signal I/O & Analog Layout Engineer

Protingent

San Jose, CA

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JOB DETAILS
SALARY
$100–$110 Per Hour
SKILLS
Analog Signal, CAD/CAM (Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing), CMOS, Cadence, Circuit Design, Communication Skills, Computer Engineering, Customer Support/Service, DRC Flows, Design Document, Electrical Engineering, High Speed I/O, Integrated Circuit (IC) Design, Integrated Circuits (ICs), LVS Flows, Latchup, Linux Operating System, PLL (Phase-Locked Loop), Parasites, Problem Solving Skills, Receivers, SERDES, Schedule Development, Team Lead/Manager
LOCATION
San Jose, CA
POSTED
4 days ago
Job Title: Senior High Speed Mixed-Signal I/O & Analog Layout Engineer

Position Description: Protingent Staffing has an exciting contract Senior High Speed Mixed-Signal I/O & Analog Layout Engineer with our client located in San Jose, CA.

Job Description:
  • As a senior high speed mixed-signal layout/analog layout engineer, you will be working with circuit designers located in San Jose, California, USA to accomplish layout tasks.
  • Circuits that you will need to work on includes High Speed RX (receiver), TX (transmitters), PLL, CDR, Analog reference circuits, and so on.
  • You should have experiences doing layout with sub-micron CMOS technologies.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Working with remote circuit designers to determine the chip floorplan. You need to come up with strategies to optimize the parasites, reduce area, and improve High Speed SERDES/analog performance.
  • You need to be able to estimate schedule and come up with plan how to get things done within a dedicated time frame.
  • You should be able to read the design document provided by the foundry and figure out how to resolve issues like latch-up and DRC.
  • Perform custom layout using Virtuoso, and be able to get LVS/DRC clean.
  • You should be familiar with CAD tools, including Virtuoso, Calibre LVS, DRC, SkillCad and so on.
  • Desired to have experience on chip level design, like bump, pad, and ESD strategies.
  • Good communication skills to discuss with circuit designer.

Job Qualifications:
  • Bachelor’s degree in electrical or computer engineering and 5+ years of professional experience as an IC layout designer; OR 8+ years of professional experience with integrated circuit layout design in lieu of a degree
  • Strong High Speed SERDES/analog layout skills
  • Experience in advanced nodes in IC layout, including finfet 14nm, 8nm, 4nm and 2nm GAA.
  • Experience in IC layouts with frequencies up to 224Gb/s.
  • Experience in critical IC layouts, including VCO, clocking circuit, TX, and RX and so on.
  • Working knowledge in Linux
  • Proficiency in CAD tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Calibre LVS, DRC, and SkillCad.
  • Excellency in communications skills in the form of verbal, email, and in documentations.
  • Be able to work independently.
  • Good to have experience to lead a small team and tape-out an analog IC.

Job Details:
  • Job Type: Contract
  • Pay Range: $100 - $110 an hour.
  • Location: San Jose, CA (Onsite).

Benefits Package: Protingent offers competitive salaries, insurance plan options (HDHP plan or POS plan), education/certification reimbursement, pre-tax commuter benefits, Paid Time Off (PTO), and an administered 401k plan.

About Protingent: Protingent is an Award-Winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation — from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.

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