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ASIC Engineer, Foundry and IP
$146K–$209K
Sunnyvale, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Oct 2, 2026
- Location
- Sunnyvale, CA
Austin, TX - Experience
- 6+ years in a foundry team driving PPA analysis and engineering benchmarking; also states 8+ years driving PPA analysis, selection, and optimization of foundational IPs.
- Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience; MS or PhD in electrical engineering is also mentioned.
About the job
Benchmarks foundry technologies and evaluates, designs, and optimizes standard-cell and memory IP for ASICs, including test-chip implementation and tape-out.
What you'll do
- Benchmark foundry process technologies and run early PPA evaluations of foundation IP.
- Design and characterize standard-cell libraries; run transistor-level simulations and automate characterization flows.
- Evaluate memory compilers and participate in physical implementation and tape-out of silicon test chips.
What they ask for
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, a relevant technical field, or equivalent practical experience.
- Deep understanding of CMOS device physics, digital circuit design, and advanced-node layout constraints.
- Track record participating in test-chip tape-outs, including end-to-end design and sign-off of test-chip partitions.
- Expert command of Cadence Virtuoso, HSPICE, or Spectre; working knowledge of synthesis, PnR, STA, and PDV tools; scripting proficiency in Python, TCL, Perl, or SKILL.
Nice to have
- Experience owning test chips as chip lead.
- Experience driving DTCO optimization with foundry partners and design teams on advanced logic technologies.
Pay
$146,000/year to $209,000/year (base salary)
Tools
Cadence Virtuoso, HSPICE, Spectre, Python, TCL, Perl, SKILL, SPICE
AI focus
Supports ASICs for AI infrastructure and data center workloads; the role focuses on foundry technology and foundational IP rather than AI development.
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