Senior Layout Designer - Richardson, TX, United States
Originally posted 21 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves supporting design, product, process integration, probe, and assembly groups to optimize manufacturing functions.
What you'll do
- Design products that optimize manufacturing functions.
- Assure best cost, quality, reliability, and time-to-market.
- Support Design Engineering, Product Engineering, Process Integration, Probe, and Assembly efforts.
What you'll need
- B.S.EE degree with 2+ years of experience or M.S.EE degree with 1+ years of experience.
- Coursework in CMOS Circuit Design and VLSI.
- Coursework that included crafting the physical layout of circuits.
- Knowledge and experience using Cadence Virtuoso.
- Experience with LVS and DRC tools such as Calibre.
Skills: physical layout, Cadence Virtuoso, LVS, DRC, layout synthesis, place and route
This role has been open 13 days — well below 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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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 153 | 287 |
| Median days open | 86 d | 69 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: physical layout, Cadence Virtuoso, LVS, DRC, layout synthesis, place and route
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 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 · 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.