Preamp Physical Design Engineer

Location: US-MN-Mendota Heights Job Category: Engineering Reference Code: 08-3478 Preamp Physical Design Engineer Innovation. Excellence. Integrity. Not just abstract concepts at LSI Corporation, but the way we conduct business with customers, partners, and key stakeholders. Add individual responsibility to the mix and you have the recipe for a dynamic environment, technological achievement, challenging career opportunities, and the potential for personal growth. Employees at LSI understand that they are helping to shape the future of technology in the storage and consumer markets. That’s why we’re always looking for the best and the brightest to join our winning team. Position Description:LSI Corporation is known worldwide as a storage market leader. The LSI pre-amplifier group has experienced double-digit market share growth for the past three consecutive years. Our silicon-to-systems solutions empower disk drives with the intelligence, flexibility, speed and reliability needed for high-capacity storage across every market segment, from portable consumer electronics devices to personal computers to enterprise-class storage systems and networks. LSI has increased its market share in the storage semiconductor market and is actively seeking experienced physical designers to join the Storage Peripherals Group. As the design team drives toward the #1 market position, talented IC physical designers are needed. Show us that you have what it takes to be #1. Join our team! Job DescriptionLSI's Storage Peripherals Group is looking for an experienced IC physical design engineer to join the pre-amplifier physical design team. As a preamp physical design engineer you will work closely with circuit design to implement high-speed custom analog designs and develop mask layouts for customer products. You will join a cross functional team responsible for developing leading edge products that ultimately achieve high volume production.  Job Responsibilities - Layout high speed analog circuits and mixed-signal custom chips for the hard disk drive industry. - Work directly with a team of engineers to determine floor plan, routing and I/O requirements for preamp IC's. - Perform IC design rule and connectivity verification and drive products through mask release flows. - Contribute to methodology improvements to increase layout and verification efficiency. To Apply Visit LSI CorporationQualifications:Job Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering (or related field) or equivalent experience - Minimum three to five years experience in custom analog IC physical design - Experience with schematic-driven layout, floor planning, chip level routing, design for manufacturing, and design rule and connectivity verification is required - Experience using Cadence Virtuoso XL and VCAR router preferred - Experience using Synopsys ICC router and Hercules verification desired - Familiarity with digital layout tools and flows, circuit design concepts and IC manufacturing processes desired We value the diversity of our people. LSI is an Equal Opportunity Employer U.S. export control laws and regulations require the company to restrict access by citizens or nationals of certain countries to technology involved with the advertised position.  All candidates who accept an offer will be required to complete an Export Control Questionnaire. U.S. export control laws and regulations may prohibit the company from hiring certain persons in positions involving controlled technology.