Senior Layout Designer - San Jose, CA, United States
$70 - $120 USD yearly
Originally posted 8 July 2026 by the employer — open 64 days.
About the role
As a Senior Layout Designer, you will develop and prepare multi-dimensional layouts, providing detailed drawings of semiconductor devices from schematics and related geometry. This role involves taking the lead in major block developments and verifying data integrity.
What you'll do
- Organize logistics and resource allocations to meet scheduled deadlines and develop methodologies for issue resolution. - Contribute to group management and technical innovation. - Prioritize tasks and deliver quality-controlled results. - Contribute to projects in a globally distributed design/layout environment. - Improve layout efficiency through automation and new methodologies; plan and deliver major blocks and product revisions.
What you'll need
- AS or AAS in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field plus 10 years of direct experience in semiconductor layout design. - Deep working knowledge of EDA tools including Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys, and Calibre. - Strong ability to debug problems through root-cause analysis and find effective solutions. - Skilled in developing and applying custom layout, floor-planning, signal-planning, and power-planning methodologies. - In-depth understanding of design rules and delivering quality layouts. - Strong physical verification analysis and debugging skills. - Good understanding of Agentic AI or willingness to learn Agentic AI to help develop efficient workflow.
Skills: semiconductor layout design, Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys, Calibre, custom layout, floor-planning
This role has been open 138 days — well above the 79-day median for Mixed-Signal Design roles.
Mixed-Signal Design · Mixed Signal
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Open roles in category
173
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$178k
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| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (173 roles · 44 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in category | 4 | 173 |
| Median days open | 138 d | 79 d (+59 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $178k |
Skills observed across this category: semiconductor layout design, Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys, Calibre, custom layout, floor-planning
Who's hiring in this category
- Analog Devices · 25 open roles · median 117 d
- Infineon Technologies · 14 open roles · median 71 d
- NVIDIA · 12 open roles · median 51 d
- SiTime · 11 open roles · median 169 d
- Qualcomm · 10 open roles · median 55 d
- Microchip Technology · 8 open roles · median 168 d
How we counted: 173 open Mixed-Signal Design (Mixed Signal) roles from 44 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Sept 2026. Figures refresh nightly.