Conductor is hiring: Senior Staff Engineer, Serdes Layout Design (San Jose) in S

San Jose, California, United States

Samsung Semiconductor Inc. (SSI) is advancing the worlds technology. As a leader in memory, system, LSI, and LCD technologies, our U.S. teams contribute to breakthroughs in 5G, SOC, memory, and display. Were dedicated to empowering people to be their true selves and building a better tomorrow for employees, customers, partners, and communities.

Location

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

What Youll Do

As a senior highspeed mixedsignal layout/analog engineer, you will work with circuit designers located in San Jose, California, USA to accomplish layout tasks for High Speed RX, TX, PLL, CDR, and analog reference circuits. You will optimize the performance and power consumption of SERDES analog PHY and determine the chip floorplan.

• Collaborate with remote circuit designers to develop floorplan strategies that optimize parasites, reduce area, and improve highspeed SERDES/analog performance.
• Estimate schedules and develop plans to complete tasks within dedicated timeframes.
• Read design documents from the foundry and resolve issues such as latchup and DRC.
• Perform custom layout using Virtuoso and achieve clean LVS/DRC.
• Use CAD tools including Virtuoso, Calibre LVS, DRC, SkillCad, and similar.
• Have experience with chiplevel design, e.g., bump, pad, and ESD strategies.
• Communicate effectively with circuit designers and design leads.

What You Bring

• Bachelor's degree with 15+ years of experience, Master's with 13+ years, or Ph.D. with 10+ years.
• Expertise in RF/analog/mixedsignal/serdes layout design of deep submicron CMOS circuits, including FinFET and GAA technologies.
• High proficiency in interpreting Calibre DRC, ERC, and LVS reports.
• Strong analog/mixedsignal layout skills for highspeed I/O blocks such as comparators, transmitters, receivers, and PLLs.
• Experience with Cadence or Mentor Graphics layout tools.
• Excellent communication skills for schedule planning and collaboration.
• Experience leading complex layout projects through successful tapeout.
• Programming knowledge in Skill, Perl, and/or Python (bonus).
• A collaborative mindset, inclusive attitude, and resilience in learning and problemsolving.

Benefits

Base Pay Range: $180,950 $289,050 USD. Our compensation includes incentive opportunities tied to individual and company performance.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), paid time off, family support programs, fertility and adoption assistance, travel support, mental health resources, onsite gym, and flexible work options.

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