Senior Staff Engineer Mask Design
Infineon Technologies
Job Summary
As a Senior Staff Engineer Mask Design, you will collaborate closely with RF circuit designers to optimize circuit layouts for performance. Your role involves performing critical circuit block, subsystem, and top-level layout and verification using advanced tools. You will lead RF layout design, conduct thorough reviews, and plan project schedules. Success requires a strong understanding and hands-on experience in RF/analog layout, deep knowledge of submicron CMOS technologies, and expertise in high-performance RF circuits, including matching, parasitic reduction, ESD, and DFM.
Must Have
- Work closely with RF circuit designers to iterate circuit layouts to achieve performance
- Perform critical circuit block, subsystem and top-level layout and verification using state-of-the-art tools
- Participate in layout design of RF circuits (block/IP/chip) floor planning from scratch
- Conduct thorough layout design reviews internally & external review with RF circuit designers
- Plan overall project schedule and distribute tasks to project team members
- Good understanding and with hands-on experience in RF/analog layout
- Deep understanding of RF/analog circuit layout concepts in submicron CMOS technologies
- Experience with layout design and verification of high-performance RF transmitter, receiver, PLL subsystems
- Expertise on matching, parasitic reduction, ESD, DFM
- Strong expertise in leading one or more IP Layouts (RF modules – LNA, Mixer, PA, VCO for WLAN, BT chip)
Perks & Benefits
- Career development & learning: About 17,000 free LinkedIn Learning courses in 10 languages, Mentoring & Coaching programs, Global Onboarding process as well as Virtual & f2f trainings
- Time & flexibility: Flexible working hours & part-time work, Mobile work (specifications based on job profile and local requirements), Remote work from abroad / Workation (EU), Sabbatical (EU)
- Health & wellbeing: Health activities & programs, Health & Well-being LinkedIn Learning Journey,Health & Well-being Community
- Your working environment: Employee events, Open & global community e.g. cross-site exchange through the virtuality of all meetings, Open office spaces
- Rewards & benefits: Fair and transparent remuneration, Success participation,Performance-related recognition, customised benefit packages
Job Description
Your Role
Key responsibilities in your new role
- Work closely with radio frequency (RF) circuit designers to iterate circuit layouts to achieve performance
- Perform critical circuit block, subsystem and top-level layout and verification using state-of-the art tools (Cadence Virtuoso--VXL &Mentor Calibre) and RF/Analog layout techniques
- Participate in layout design of RF circuits (block/IP/chip) floor planning from scratch, performing routing & layout verification and resolve violations
- Lead/co-lead the RF layout design by working closely with cross functional team leader
- Conduct thorough layout design reviews internally & external review with RF circuit designers
- Plan overall project schedule and distribute tasks to project team members
- Capable in guiding/coaching junior engineers for on time delivery & quality
Your Profile
Qualifications and skills to help you succeed
- Good understanding and with hands-on experience in RF/analog layout from scratch, implementation of RF/analog layout techniques, IR drop/EM analysis
- Deep understanding of RF/analog circuit layout concepts in submicron CMOS technologies
- Experience with layout design and verification of high-performance RF transmitter, receiver, PLL subsystems
- Expertise on matching, parasitic reduction, ESD, DFM etc
- Strong expertise in leading in one or more of the following IP Layouts
- RF modules (high frequency circuits) – LNA, Mixer, PA, VCO for WLAN,BT chip
- Possess strong technical, analytical & problem-solving skills in RF/analog layout
- Capable in driving ideas towards implementation for layout productivity, quality and methodology improvement
- Ability to work as strong team player and participate in cross-functional activities
- Good interpersonal, verbal and communication skill with good initiative at work
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