Staff Layout Designer - Richardson, TX, United States
Originally posted 15 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves working with Design Engineering, Product Engineering, Process Integration, Probe, and Assembly groups to proactively design products that optimize manufacturing functions.
What you'll do
- Support efforts to optimize manufacturing functions for cost, quality, reliability, time-to-market, and customer satisfaction.
- Design products that meet manufacturing and customer requirements.
- Utilize knowledge of CMOS Circuit Design and VLSI principles.
What you'll need
- B.S.EE degree with 4+ years of experience or M.S.EE degree with 2+ 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.
Skills: Cadence Virtuoso, LVS, DRC, Calibre, analog layout, physical layout
This role has been open 1 day — well below the 175-day median for Physical Design roles.
Physical Design · Digital Backend
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Open roles in category
38
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Median days open
175 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 | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (38 roles · 22 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 38 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 77 | 1449 · 110 employers |
| Median days open | 115 d | 175 d (−60 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | — |
Skills observed across this category: Cadence Virtuoso, LVS, DRC, Calibre, analog layout, physical layout
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 4 open roles · median 85 d
- Qualcomm · 4 open roles · median 94 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 3 open roles · median 135 d
- Altera · 2 open roles · median 211 d
- Analog Devices · 2 open roles · median 197 d
- Lightmatter · 2 open roles · median 214 d
How we counted: 38 open Physical Design (Digital Backend) roles from 22 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 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 Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.