Circuit Design Engineer - Standard Cell - CA, Santa Clara, United States
$116,000 - $189,750 USD yearly
Originally posted 31 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves circuit design, modeling, and performance analysis of standard cell libraries and custom ROM modules in deep submicron technologies.
What you'll do
- Work on standard cell libraries and/or custom ROM (Read Only Memory) modules in deep submicron technologies.
- Drive transistor level standard cell circuit design, modeling, and performance analysis.
- Lead function and feasibility verification of new ROM designs and set up new design flows.
- Provide insights to support and enhance existing tools and flows and develop new simulations for design margin evaluations.
- Collaborate with multi-functional teams to improve standard cell development and quality checks.
What you'll need
- MS in Electrical or Computer Engineering (or equivalent experience).
- 3+ years of experience.
- Strong background in advanced submicron process issues.
- Deep understanding of the build and verification of both conventional cell libraries and custom ROMs.
- Hands-on experience running SPICE simulation, and capability to adapt to new simulation tools.
- Experience with running EM/IR, aging, noise, margin, and high sigma variation simulations.
- Hands-on experience of DRC/LVS debug.
- Experience of designing and optimizing flip flops, level shifters, latches, and/or custom ROMs, register files, SRAM.
- Strong proficiency in scripting language, such as Perl, Tcl, Make, and automation methods/algorithms.
Nice to have
- Exposure to standard cell, memory, or custom circuit development.
- Experience with RTL, logic synthesis, and familiarity with place and route.
- Prior leadership experience is advantageous.
Skills: standard cell, custom ROM, transistor level, SPICE simulation, DRC/LVS, SRAM
This role has been open 117 days — well above the 69-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
287
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Median days open
69 d
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Median salary
$205k
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| Metric | NVIDIA | All employers we track in this specialty (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 7 | 287 |
| Median days open | 59 d | 69 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: standard cell, custom ROM, transistor level, SPICE simulation, DRC/LVS, SRAM
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 151 open roles · median 86 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 49 d
- SanDisk · 17 open roles · median 32 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 50 d
- Qualcomm · 12 open roles · median 149 d
- NVIDIA (this employer) · 7 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 287 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.