Semiconductor Design Engineer

Job Title

Semiconductor Design Engineer

Role Summary

Lead chip-level IO architecture, floor-planning, and custom circuit design for advanced semiconductor products. Define IO, clocking, voltage domain crossings, power schemes, and packaging/board connectivity while coordinating with architecture, packaging, and board teams.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Typical requirement: 10+ years semiconductor design experience with at least 8 years focused on IO and architecture work.

Responsibilities

Core responsibilities include design, verification, and cross-functional alignment on IO and physical implementation.

• Perform chip layout, circuit checks, documentation, and specification development.
• Review product requirements and logic diagrams to define device behavior.
• Design, fabricate, modify, and evaluate semiconductor devices and components.
• Drive IO definition, clocking strategy, and voltage domain crossing implementation.
• Lead floor-planning ensuring alignment with physical and electrical IO requirements.
• Define signaling, power rail and bump-patterning, and ESD requirements affecting package and board design.
• Develop custom datapath definitions and power-efficient circuit designs.
• Collaborate with assembly, packaging, and board connectivity teams to ensure integration.
• Conduct regular project check-ins to align priorities in a dynamic program.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience.

• 10+ years semiconductor design experience; minimum 8 years in IO/architecture.
• Deep expertise in IO architecture including clocking and voltage domain crossing.
• Proven floor-planning experience and knowledge of physical packaging and board/package design.
• Experience with power rail/bump-patterning and ESD definition.
• Familiarity with DDR/HPM and platform architecture.
• Proficiency with Cadence tools (Virtuoso, Allegro) and experience with MOM files.
• Experience developing pioneer circuits and schematic definitions for floor plans.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills across architecture, packaging, and board teams.

Preferred:

• System-level architecture exposure.
• Advanced clocking and exporting expertise.
• Proven track record in dynamic, fast-paced semiconductor programs.

Education Requirements

Not specified.

About the Company

Company: LanceSoft

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