Senior Staff Engineer Analog Layout - Penang, Malaysia
Originally posted 28 September 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing analog layouts for semiconductor solutions.
What you'll do
- Work with RF circuit designers to iterate circuit layouts for performance.
- Perform critical circuit block, subsystem, and top-level layout and verification using Cadence Virtuoso-VXL and RF / Analog layout techniques.
- Participate in layout design of RF circuits (block/IP/chip) floor planning from scratch, performing routing & layout verification and resolving violations.
- Lead / co-lead RF layout design by working closely with cross-functional team leaders.
- Conduct thorough layout design reviews with RF circuit designers.
- Plan overall project schedule and distribute tasks to project team members.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in electrical / Electronic Engineering / Microelectronics with VLSI exposure or equivalent, plus 8 to 15 years of job experience in radio frequency (RF) Layout.
- Hands-on experience in RF / analog layout from scratch, implementation of RF / analog layout techniques, IR drop / EM analysis.
- Deep understanding of RF / analog circuit layout concepts in submicron CMOS technologies.
- Experience with layout design and verification of high-performance RF transmitter, receiver, PLL subsystems.
- Expertise on matching, parasitic reduction, ESD, DFM.
Skills: RF circuit designers, RF / Analog layout techniques, Cadence Virtuoso-VXL, layout verification, RF transmitter, receiver, PLL
This role has been open 7 days — well below the 51-day median for RF/Wireless Engineering roles.
RF/Wireless Engineering · RF Frontend
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Open roles in category
265
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Median days open
51 d
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Median salary
$162k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Infineon Technologies | All employers we track in this specialty (265 roles · 34 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 8 | 265 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 66 | 1400 · 106 employers |
| Median days open | 76 d | 51 d (+25 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $162k |
Skills observed across this category: RF circuit designers, RF / Analog layout techniques, Cadence Virtuoso-VXL, layout verification, RF transmitter, receiver, PLL
Who's hiring in this category
- QORVO · 46 open roles · median 35 d
- Skyworks · 41 open roles · median 40 d
- Keysight Technologies · 24 open roles · median 174 d
- Qualcomm · 24 open roles · median 102 d
- Apple · 20 open roles · median 19 d
- Analog Devices · 12 open roles · median 57 d
How we counted: 265 open RF/Wireless Engineering (RF Frontend) roles from 34 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 — it is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Figures refresh nightly.