Layout Designer

Job Title

Layout Designer

Role Summary

Design and implement integrated-circuit layouts for analog/mixed-signal blocks, ensuring DRC/LVS compliance and meeting electrical, performance, and manufacturability constraints. Work on a cross-functional team to deliver high-quality block layouts using Cadence VXL and related tools.

Experience Level

Entry-level — requires approximately 2+ years of layout experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include creating and verifying block layouts, resolving layout issues, and supporting design handoff and ECOs.

• Create high-quality layouts and floorplans for analog and mixed-signal blocks.
• Use Cadence VXL and related layout tools to implement layouts and manual routing.
• Perform LVS, DRC, and layout debug; identify and fix layout issues.
• Execute secondary layout tasks such as ECO, LCO, and DFM fixes.
• Apply analog layout fundamentals (matching, electromigration, latch-up mitigation, coupling/crosstalk, IR-drop management, parasitics).
• Assess layout impact on circuit speed, capacitance, power, and area.
• Collaborate with cross-functional, multi-site teams and communicate design details clearly.
• Leverage automation and AI tools where appropriate to improve productivity.

Requirements

Key qualifications and skills required to perform the role.

• Minimum ~2 years of hands-on layout experience.
• Experience using Cadence VXL for layout implementation.
• Strong debug and problem-solving skills for LVS, DRC, and layout issues.
• Hands-on experience creating layouts for blocks such as temperature sensors, PLLs, ADCs, DACs, LDOs, bandgaps, reference generators, charge pumps, current mirrors, comparators, and differential amplifiers.
• Solid understanding of analog layout fundamentals and their effect on circuit behavior.
• Proven skills in floor planning and manual routing.
• Experience executing ECO/LCO and applying DFM practices.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to work in multi-site teams.
• Willingness to learn design rules and deliver high-quality layouts.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: Micron Technology

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA

Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.