Layout Design, Staff Engineer

About the role

Layout Design, Staff Engineer at Synopsys (incl. Ansys). Design and own full custom layouts for embedded memory blocks, including SRAM, register files, and ROM compilers across advanced process nodes.

What you'll do

• Design and own full custom layouts for embedded memory blocks, including SRAM, register files, and ROM compilers across advanced process nodes
• Develop floor plans, place memory cells and periphery blocks, route power grids and signal interconnects to meet area, performance, and power targets
• Run IR drop and electromigration analysis using tools like XARA, back-annotate layout parasitics, and iterate with circuit teams to close timing and power
• Execute physical verification using DRC and LVS tools such as ICV or Calibre, debug violations, and drive layouts to clean signoff
• Collaborate with memory compiler architects and circuit designers to translate specifications into manufacturable, verified layout deliverables

What you need

• 8–14 yrs of experience
• VLSI
• C
• Perl
• VBA
• B.Tech or B.E. or Diploma