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IC Design Engineer

at VMware

📍 2 Locations Unknown 💰 $226K – $1271K USD / year Posted March 13, 2026
Salary $226K – $1271K USD / year
Type Not Specified
Experience senior
Exp. Years 7+ years
Education Master's degree with 10+ years or PhD with 7+ years of experience
Category Engineering (Non-Software)

This role involves leading advanced IC layout and physical design for high-performance semiconductor chips, ensuring timing closure and design rule compliance.

  • Design IC layouts
  • Perform timing closure
  • Resolve LVS/DRC/ERC errors
  • Optimize cell architectures
  • Collaborate with design teams

The position requires expertise in physical implementation, semiconductor process nodes, verification errors, and EDA tools for IC design.

The ideal candidate is a senior IC design engineer with over 7 years of experience in physical implementation, layout design, and semiconductor process technologies, capable of leading high-performance chip projects.

10+ years of experience with Place and Route toolsMaster's degree in Engineering or PhD with 7+ years experienceStrong understanding of physical implementationExperience with advanced semiconductor technologiesDesigning low power and high-performance cores
Experience with high-performance compute technologiesKnowledge of CAD toolsExperience with verification errors (LVS/DRC/ERC)
Place and Route toolsEDA toolsVerification tools
IC DesignLayout designPhysical implementationSemiconductor technologiesPlace and routeTiming closureLVSDRCERCCell architecturesEDA tools
IC DesignIntegrated Circuit DesignLayout designPhysical implementationSemiconductor technologiesPlace and routeTiming closurePPALVSDRCERCCell architecturesEDA tools
collaborationproblem-solvinganalytical thinking
Industry Semiconductors, Technology, Hardware
Job Function IC Design Engineer for high-performance chip development
Role Subtype Engineering (Non-Software)
Tech Domains Active Directory, Microsoft 365, Azure, Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud Platform
IC DesignIntegrated Circuit DesignLayout designPhysical implementationSemiconductor technologiesPlace and routeTiming closurePPALVSDRCERCCell architecturesEDA toolsVerification errors

Less than 7 years of experience in IC layout, Lack of experience with Place and Route tools, No background in semiconductor technologies, No experience with verification tools

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