Senior Staff Engineer, Layout Design
$189,000 - $301,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 3 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
The Senior Staff Engineer of Layout Design will focus on layout design to develop memory technology.
What you'll do
- Design memory unit cell array, core layout, and control logic layout.
- Build parametric cells for layout to improve design efficiency and standardization.
- Collaborate with process integration and design engineers for core design architecture and technology co-optimization.
- Develop test element group layout for electrical test structures.
- Customize and improve DRCs for technology development.
- Support the tape-out process across database transfer and integration.
- Document design details and drive technical interactions with internal and external customers.
What you'll need
- BS with 15+ years of industry experience, MS with 12+ years of industry experience, or PhD with 10+ years of industry experience.
- 10+ years of layout design engineering experience.
- Knowledge of basic Si process and device principles.
- Proficiency with industry design software and tools, including Calibre DRC and LVS.
Skills: layout design, memory unit cell array, Calibre DRC, LVS, parametric cells
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 69-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
311
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Median days open
69 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$200k
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| Metric | Samsung Semiconductor | All employers we track in this specialty (311 roles · 30 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 311 |
| Median days open | 4 d | 69 d (−65 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $200k |
Skills observed across this category: layout design, memory unit cell array, Calibre DRC, LVS, parametric cells
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 160 open roles · median 79 d
- Synopsys · 32 open roles · median 74 d
- Qualcomm · 19 open roles · median 95 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 75 d
- SanDisk · 15 open roles · median 4 d
- NVIDIA · 8 open roles · median 56 d
How we counted: 311 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 30 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 3 Nov 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.