ASIC Layout Designer
About The Position
Tektronix is seeking a hard-working and dedicated ASIC Layout Design Engineer. We value inquisitive problem solvers who are motivated and driven. In this role, you will be responsible for block and chip-level layout of high-performance RF Analog ASICs, collaborating closely with design engineers and layout teams. Your mission: ensure outstanding product flow from development to mass production, meeting all manufacturing, quality, and cost goals. Once in production, your contributions to test time reduction, diagnostics, and yield improvement will be critical. Ready for your next challenge? Tektronix may be the place for you!
Requirements
- Minimum 7 years of experience in RF/Analog/Mixed Signal layout design
- Proficient in broadband RF/high-speed layout, sensitive RF analog matching, and parasitic minimization
- Experience with PDKs and multiple foundry processes
- Skilled in efficient chip, block, and cell floor planning and signal path optimization
- Strong understanding of: Electromigration, Well-proximity and length-of-diffusion effects, Common-centroid matching, Differential pairs, Current mirrors
- Comfortable with arrays, mirrored, and quadrature layouts
- Expertise in RF, analog, and digital routing, physical verification, and database management
- Familiarity with layout of: DAC/ADC, Broadband amplifiers, VGAs, Regulators, VCOs, PLLs, dividers, Samplers, Bandgaps, Charge pumps, IO/ESD structures
- Strong understanding of RF, analog, digital, and mixed-signal fundamentals
- CAD Tools: Cadence Virtuoso Schematic L, Layout L and XL
- Physical Verification & Extraction: Cadence Assura, PVS, Pegasus, Siemens tool suits including Calibre, customIC, Solido, Aprisa and Questa
- Design Management: SVN, SOS, Synchronicity, IC Manage (or similar)
- Programming/Scripting: Skill, Python, Ruby, Shell scripting
- P-Cell development
Nice To Haves
- Knowledge of Cadence Allegro PCB Design
Responsibilities
- Layout of cells, blocks, and chips in CMOS, BiCMOS, and Bipolar processes
- Chip-level assembly, verification, and debugging
- Planning and managing layout teams, including contractors and teammates
- Layout tool development and training
- Troubleshooting layout software and PDKs
- Project database management
- Driving top-down abstraction and black-box methodology
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
