$136,000 - $204,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 4 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
Impinj is seeking a Staff IC Layout Design Engineer to deliver tape-outs for RFID products, test chips, reader ICs, and design of experiments (DOEs) within the Silicon Engineering department.
What you'll do
- Perform detailed transistor-level layout of RF, mixed-signal, and analog circuit blocks for high-performance RF and ultra-low power, compact RFID.
- Work closely with analog and digital design teams on floor planning, pin placement, power supply strategy, and signal distribution between blocks.
- Conduct layout reviews for power/ground routing, electromigration, matching, and signal coupling.
- Participate in schedule meetings coordinating layout and floorplan activities.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in computer or electrical engineering and 8+ years of experience.
- Experience in custom analog, RF, and mixed-signal layout.
- Understanding of semiconductor manufacturing processes and foundry technologies across advanced process nodes down to 16nm for ultra-low-power and high-fidelity applications.
- Knowledge of analog layout challenges and layout-dependent effects in advanced processes, including noise coupling, matching, parasitics, LOD, WPE, PSE, and coloring, alongside mitigation techniques such as guard rings, DNW, PN junctions, parasitic management, signal integrity, reliability (EMIR), and ESD.
- Proficiency with the Cadence Virtuoso layout editor and Cadence/Siemens layout verification tools (including PVS and Siemens Calibre DRC/LVS), with the ability to interpret and correct ERC, DRC, and LVS error reports.
- Ability to collaborate with other layout engineers on top-level IC floorplanning and partner with circuit designers to resolve complex problems.
- Strong technical project management skills.
Skills: Cadence Virtuoso, DRC, LVS, Calibre, analog layout, RF layout
More semiconductor jobs: Analog design jobs
First seen in our index 9 days ago, well below the 30-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Analog Layout
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Open roles in category
89
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Median days since first seen
30 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$165k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Impinj | All employers we track in this specialty (89 roles · 31 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 1 | 89 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 1 | 1560 · 118 employers |
| Median days since first seen | 9 d | 30 d (+21 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | n/a | $165k |
Skills observed across this category: Cadence Virtuoso, DRC, LVS, Calibre, analog layout, RF layout
Who's hiring in this category
- Analog Devices · 9 open roles · median 46 d
- Infineon Technologies · 7 open roles · median 30 d
- Marvell Technology · 7 open roles · median 44 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 11 d
- onsemi · 7 open roles · median 40 d
- Renesas Electronics · 7 open roles · median 31 d
How we counted: 89 open Analog IC Design (Analog Layout) roles from 31 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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, and is counted in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family row. Days are counted from when our index first saw each posting, not from the employer's original posting date.
