Staff Layout Design Engineer - Raleigh, NC, United States
$144,300 - $187,600 USD yearly
Originally posted 12 August 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on the layout and verification of high-performance Switches, Power Management Devices, and Integrated Products.
About the role
This Staff Layout Design Engineer will complete the layout and verification of high-performance Switches, Power Management Devices, and Integrated Products. The role involves working with Cadence Virtuoso XL and Mentor's Calibre tools.
What you'll do
- Work closely with design engineers to ensure proper circuit performance.
- Design analog and RF layout.
- Understand device matching techniques.
- Apply exceptional layout planning and integration skills from small block to full chip.
- Communicate effectively with local and remote design teams.
What you'll need
- Associates Degree in Electronic/IC layout CAD specialization or related program and 10+ years of IC layout experience.
- Ability to layout analog circuitry in a size/time constrained environment.
- Understand layout techniques such as common centroid, matching, isolation, and the use of dummy devices.
- Proficiency in floorplanning and assembly from block to full chip level.
- Working knowledge of Cadence and Mentor Verification tools.
- Strong LVS troubleshooting and debug skills.
Nice to have
- BSEE/BS Engineering Technology or related program.
- Comfortable with CMOS and SOI technologies across multiple foundry PDKs.
- Demonstrated ability to contribute ideas for improved schematic and layout interaction.
- Schematic entry for dummy devices, resizing devices, and debugging LVS issues.
Skills: analog layout, RF layout, device matching techniques, floorplanning, LVS troubleshooting, Cadence
This role has been open 46 days — well above the 24-day median for Analog IC Design roles.
Analog IC Design · Analog Layout
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Open roles in category
45
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Median days open
24 d
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Median salary
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | QORVO | All employers we track in this specialty (45 roles · 21 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 3 | 45 |
| Open roles in the wider Analog & Mixed-Signal family | 70 | 1364 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 31 d | 24 d (+7 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: analog layout, RF layout, device matching techniques, floorplanning, LVS troubleshooting, Cadence
Who's hiring in this category
- Celero · 8 open roles · median 30 d
- Analog Devices · 6 open roles · median 10 d
- Broadcom · 3 open roles · median 6 d
- Marvell Technology · 3 open roles · median 23 d
- onsemi · 3 open roles · median 33 d
- QORVO (this employer) · 3 open roles · median 31 d
How we counted: 45 open Analog IC Design (Analog Layout) roles from 21 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 28 Sept 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.