Senior IC Layout Designer
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Job Location:
Austin, TX - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 65 - 80
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Posted on:
3 hours ago
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Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
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Job Summary
Senior IC Layout Designer
Employment Type: Full-Time (Hourly) Contractor Opportunities Available
Compensation: Competitive Hourly Rate Benefits Bonus Opportunities
Work Authorization: US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
Build Next-Generation Silicon at Advanced Technology Nodes
We are looking for a Senior IC Layout Designer to join a highly skilled semiconductor engineering team developing advanced digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits. This role is ideal for an experienced layout professional who enjoys solving complex physical design challenges and turning innovative circuit designs into high-quality production-ready silicon.
You will work closely with IC designers verification engineers and process teams to deliver layouts optimized for performance power area reliability and manufacturability across advanced process technologies.
What Youll Do
Join a team working on challenging semiconductor designs where your layout expertise directly impacts silicon performance and product success. Youll collaborate with experienced engineers tackling real-world challenges in advanced IC development.
If you are passionate about precision layout design advanced nodes and building world-class silicon we would love to connect.
We offer a competitive hourly rate ranging from $65 to $80 per hour based on experience skills and qualifications. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package and bonus opportunities
Full-Time Benefits:
15 days of PTO per calendar year
10 paid Holidays per calendar year
Comprehensive Medical Benefits: Company covers 80% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
Dental & Vision: Company covers 50% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
Voluntary Benefits: Life Insurance FSA (Health and Dependent Limited Purpose) HAS and Gap Insurance
Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
401k - Traditional & Roth
Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability
Tuition reimbursement
Equal Opportunity Policy Statement
Encore Semi Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race religion creed color age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression national origin genetics ancestry marital status civil union status medical condition disability (mental and physical) military and veteran status pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws and ordinances.
Encore Semi is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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Employment Type: Full-Time (Hourly) Contractor Opportunities Available
Compensation: Competitive Hourly Rate Benefits Bonus Opportunities
Work Authorization: US Citizen or Lawful Permanent Resident
Build Next-Generation Silicon at Advanced Technology Nodes
We are looking for a Senior IC Layout Designer to join a highly skilled semiconductor engineering team developing advanced digital and mixed-signal integrated circuits. This role is ideal for an experienced layout professional who enjoys solving complex physical design challenges and turning innovative circuit designs into high-quality production-ready silicon.
You will work closely with IC designers verification engineers and process teams to deliver layouts optimized for performance power area reliability and manufacturability across advanced process technologies.
What Youll Do
- Develop block-level and full-chip physical layouts for complex digital and mixed-signal IC designs.
- Translate schematics into high-quality layout implementations while maintaining design intent.
- Perform floorplanning placement routing optimization and layout refinement for PPA (Power Performance Area).
- Drive DRC LVS and ERC closure including debugging complex layout and verification issues.
- Analyze and optimize layouts for parasitics signal integrity timing and manufacturability.
- Collaborate with circuit designers physical verification teams and foundry partners during tapeout and silicon release activities.
- Support improvements in layout methodologies automation and design flows.
- Mentor junior layout engineers and contribute technical expertise across the team.
- 7 years of hands-on IC layout design experience in advanced semiconductor technologies.
- Strong expertise with industry-standard EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso Synopsys tools or equivalent platforms.
- Deep understanding of CMOS process technology physical design concepts and layout best practices.
- Proven experience achieving DRC/LVS closure and resolving complex physical verification challenges.
- Strong knowledge of parasitic extraction signal integrity timing impact and layout optimization techniques.
- Experience collaborating within cross-functional semiconductor design teams.
- Hands-on experience with FinFET and sub-7nm technology nodes.
- Experience with high-speed digital mixed-signal or advanced SoC designs.
- Familiarity with layout automation and scripting using SKILL Python TCL or similar languages.
- Track record supporting successful production tapeouts.
Join a team working on challenging semiconductor designs where your layout expertise directly impacts silicon performance and product success. Youll collaborate with experienced engineers tackling real-world challenges in advanced IC development.
If you are passionate about precision layout design advanced nodes and building world-class silicon we would love to connect.
We offer a competitive hourly rate ranging from $65 to $80 per hour based on experience skills and qualifications. The position includes a comprehensive benefits package and bonus opportunities
Full-Time Benefits:
15 days of PTO per calendar year
10 paid Holidays per calendar year
Comprehensive Medical Benefits: Company covers 80% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
Dental & Vision: Company covers 50% of premiums for Employee and Dependents
Voluntary Benefits: Life Insurance FSA (Health and Dependent Limited Purpose) HAS and Gap Insurance
Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
401k - Traditional & Roth
Life/AD&D and Long-Term Disability
Tuition reimbursement
Equal Opportunity Policy Statement
Encore Semi Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race religion creed color age sex sexual orientation gender gender identity or expression national origin genetics ancestry marital status civil union status medical condition disability (mental and physical) military and veteran status pregnancy childbirth and related medical conditions or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal state or local laws and ordinances.
Encore Semi is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
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About Company
Encore Semi provides engineering services and solutions to the Semiconductor and Electronics industries, using highly advanced technologies and tools. Our Teams of Engineers provide custom engineering solutions for semiconductor product companies, OEMs developing IP or SoC, and Subsy ... View more
