CAD Engineering, Principal

MACOM, a leading semiconductor manufacturer headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, specializes in products for Data Center, Telecommunication, and Industrial and Defense applications. With over 65 years of expertise and multiple design centers globally, MACOM is committed to quality and environmental standards, offering foundry services as a core competency. The company is an Equal Opportunity Employer, promoting a diverse workforce.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate closely with the analog design team to layout and verify custom analog/mixed-signal IPs.
• Lead full-custom IC layout design and verification, including chip floor planning and integration of various analog and mixed-signal blocks.
• Conduct full verification of block-level and top-level layouts, including extraction, DRC, LVS, and DFM checking.
• Plan layout schedules and work with other IP layout engineers to integrate various layout blocks.
• Cooperate with designers on block-level and top-level floor planning.
• Review layouts for power/gnd routing, electro migration, signal path checks, matching, and signal coupling.

Qualifications:

• B.S./M.S. in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in semiconductor companies with custom layout experience.
• Expertise in high-speed mixed-signal layout design.
• Knowledge of Cadence Virtuoso design flow.
• High proficiency in interpreting CALIBRE DRC, ERC, LVS reports.
• Full understanding of IR drop, RC delay, electro migration, and chip finishing.
• Familiarity with high-speed BiCMOS layout is a plus.
• Scripting in Cadence is a plus.
• Ability to support a product through the entire development and release cycle.
• Ability to perform floor planning and area estimation.

Skills:

• Excellent collaborative skills with circuit designers and layout engineers.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, capable of engaging with various technical and management levels.
• Willingness to travel when required.