Principal Layout Engineer

Rambus a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer is seeking to hire a Principal Layout Engineer to join our Memory Interconnect Design team in San Jose this role you will be working with some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world developing products that make data faster and safer.

As a Principal Layout Engineer youll play a pivotal role in Analog/Mixed-signal product this full-time role youll report directly to our Dir of Design Engineering.

Rambus offers a flexible work environment embracing a hybrid approach for most office-based roles. Employees are encouraged to spend an average of at least three days per week onsite allowing for two days of remote work.

• Ownership of block level and chip level layouts
• Define optimal floor plan block partition power grid effort estimation and schedule in co-ordination with circuit/logic design team
• Complete Layout for high performance designs
• Review work done by layout contractors and ensure layouts follow good design practices for analog and high-speed custom designs
• Deliver layouts that meet extracted performance power EMIR and ESD requirements
• Verify layout using LVS DRC ERC tools
• Conduct layout reviews to document and show that the requirements are met and any necessary waivers are approved

• BS EE and 8 years or MS and 6 years experience in CMOS design layout
• Prior experience in FinFET process
• Prior experience in Cadence Virtuoso tools
• Good Knowledge of layout techniques for device matching minimizing parasitic/crosstalk and RC delay electromigration/self-heating mitigation
• Prior experience in Transmitter Receiver PLL DLL clock distribution is highly desirable
• Knowledge of Tapeout Mask and eJobview is desirable
• Familiarity with TSMC PDK foundry is highly desirable
• The position requires strong commitment and ability to work in cross functional and globally dispersed teams in India and US East coast

About Rambus

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company and our innovative spirit drives us to develop thecutting-edgeproducts and technologies essential for tomorrows systems.

Rambus offers a competitive compensation packageincludingbase salary bonus equity matching 401(k) employee stock purchase plan comprehensive medical and dental benefits time-off program and gym membership.

TheUSsalary range for thisfull-timeposition is $133000to $247000.Our salary ranges aredeterminedby roleleveland location. The successful candidates starting pay will bedeterminedbased on job-related skills experience qualifications worklocationand market conditions.

At Rambus we are committed to fostering a workplace where every individual is respected supported and empowered to succeed. We value a range of perspectives and experiences that contribute to innovation and collaboration. Our goal is to ensure that all team members haveequitableaccess to opportunities resources and a sense of belonging. We believe that a culture of fairness and inclusion helps us all do ourbest work.

Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race religion color national origin sex (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veteransduringour job application procedures. If yourequireassistanceoran accommodationdue to a disabilityplease feel free to inform us in your application.

Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters recruitmentagenciesor fee-based recruitment services.

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