Staff Engineer, Layout Design

Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (SSI) is a global leader in Memory, System, LSI, and LCD technologies, driving breakthroughs in 5G, SOC, memory, and display. We are seeking a Staff Engineer, Layout Design with a strong background in RF/Analog circuit layout. This role involves developing next-generation RF transceivers and mixed-signal circuits for wireless communication systems, collaborating with circuit designers, optimizing floorplans, and ensuring high-quality layout execution to advance the world's technology.

Must Have

• Work with design engineers to achieve optimal floorplan in terms of areas and performance.
• Lead layout engineers, assisting with planning and execution of complex layout blocks.
• Ensure high-quality completion of layout tasks.
• Collaborate effectively with design and other layout engineers.
• Regularly track schedule and status to meet deadlines.
• Work with remote circuit designers to determine chip floorplan and optimize parasites, area, and High Speed SERDES/analog performance.
• Estimate schedules and plan execution within dedicated timeframes.
• Read foundry design documents to resolve issues like latch-up and DRC.
• Perform custom layout using Virtuoso, ensuring LVS/DRC clean results.
• Familiarity with CAD tools including Virtuoso, Calibre LVS, DRC, and SkillCad.
• Extensive experience in analog/mixed-signal layout design of deep submicron CMOS circuits.
• Recent experience with advanced nodes, including FinFET technologies.
• High proficiency in interpreting CALIBRE DRC, ERC, and LVS reports.
• Extensive experience in analog/RF related circuit layout, including LNA/PA/PLLs.
• High proficiency in CADENCE or MENTOR GRAPHICS layout tools.
• Good communication skills for schedule planning with design leads and engineers.
• Ability to lead a small group of layout engineers to deliver a successful tapeout.

Good to Have

• Experience on chip level design, including bump, pad, and ESD strategies.
• Programming knowledge in SKILL, Perl, and/or Python.

Perks & Benefits

• Charitable giving match and community involvement opportunities
• 4+ weeks of paid time off, plus holidays and sick leave
• Stipend for fertility care or adoption, medical travel support, and virtual vet care
• On-demand emotional wellness apps and free confidential therapy sessions
• Onsite Café and gym, plus virtual fitness classes
• Flexible work environment

Advancing the World’s Technology Together

Our technology solutions power the tools you use every day--including smartphones, electric vehicles, hyperscale data centers, IoT devices, and so much more. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to be part of a global leader whose innovative designs are pushing the boundaries of what’s possible and powering the future.

We believe innovation and growth are driven by an inclusive culture and a diverse workforce. We’re dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves. Together, we’re building a better tomorrow for our employees, customers, partners, and communities.

Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (SSI) is advancing the world’s technology. As a leader in Memory, System, LSI and LCD technologies, our US 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 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.

What You’ll Do

• Work with design engineers to come up with optimal floorplan in terms of areas and performance.
• Be able to lead few layout engineers, help them plan, and execute on layout tasks to accomplish complicated layout blocks.
• Finish layout tasks with good quality.
• Have good communication skills to collaborate with other design and layout engineers.
• Track schedule and status regularly to make sure the layout will be finished on time.
• 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.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's Degree with 10+ years, Master’s with 8+ years, or PhD’s 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 advance nodes including FinFET technologies.
• High level of proficiency in interpretation of CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS, reports.
• Extensive experience in analog/RF related circuit layout, including LNA/PA/PLLs and etc.
• High level of proficiency in CADENCE or MENTOR GRAPHICS layout tools.
• Good communication skills with design leads as well as engineers for schedule planning.
• Being able to lead a small group of layout engineers to deliver a successful tapeout.
• Programming knowledge in SKILL, Perl, and/or Python is a bonus.
• You’re inclusive, adapting your style to the situation and diverse global norms of our people.
• An avid learner, you approach challenges with curiosity and resilience, seeking data to help build understanding.
• You’re collaborative, building relationships, humbly offering support and openly welcoming approaches.
• Innovative and creative, you proactively explore new ideas and adapt quickly to change.