Staff Engineer, Analog Layout
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 12pt;"><strong>Company Overview</strong></span></p> <p><strong>Ambiq</strong> is on a mission to enable intelligence everywhere — powering the AI edge revolution with the world's lowest-power semiconductor solutions.</p> <p>Built on our proprietary sub- and near-threshold technology, our chips deliver multi-fold improvements in energy efficiency without costly process scaling. Since 2010, we've shipped over 300 million units to customers building smarter wearables, medical devices, IoT products, and AI-powered edge applications.</p> <p>Our cross-functional teams span design, research, development, production, marketing, sales, and operations across Austin, Hsinchu, Shanghai, Shenzhen, and Singapore. We move fast, tackle hard problems, and create space for people to grow through complex, meaningful work that shapes the future of technology.</p> <p>We're looking for self-motivated, creative problem-solvers who are eager to push technological limits and make a real impact in energy efficiency.</p> <p>At Ambiq, we live by five values: <strong>Innovate. Collaborate. Focus. Learn. Achieve.</strong></p> <p>If that's you, join us — the intelligence everywhere revolution starts here.</p> <p> </p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Scope</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":120,"335572079":6,"335572080":4,"335572081":6245919,"469789806":"single"}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">As the Staff Engineer, Analog Layout at Ambiq, you will drive the physical implementation of key analog subsystems, including PMUs, clocking, and data converters, translating circuit architecture into silicon-ready layout that meets performance, area, matching, and reliability targets.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This role works closely with Analog Design and RTL/Physical Design teams to implement custom analog layouts that meet and exceed customer needs. Designs will be in leading-edge technologies, such as 22nm, 12nm, and beyond.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The successful candidate will be a highly motivated team player who, through collaboration with designers and layout peers, will help everyone succeed.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The person in this role will be well-rounded, having been through a number of design cycles. They will have layout-related experience across the full flow, from floorplanning and whiteboarding with designers, to detailed layout and parasitic extraction, to LVS/DRC closure and tape-out, through validation and production test support.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This role will be onsite, and the candidate will be expected to have a presence on site 5 days a week.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559739":160}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="none"><span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1">Responsibilities</span></span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335559738":240,"335559739":120,"335572079":6,"335572080":4,"335572081":6245919,"469789806":"single"}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="•" data-font="" data-listid="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":450,"335559991":270,"469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804