Analog Layout Engineer (Lead)

<p style="min-height:1.5em">At <strong>Kandou</strong>, we are redefining the economics of AI infrastructure. Our mission is to <strong>democratise AI by significantly reducing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) </strong>of hardware systems — a critical barrier to scalable adoption.</p><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Our proprietary <strong>MIMO-over-copper technology </strong>powers a <strong>high-performance, chiplet-based AI memory fabric </strong>that is both <strong>scalable and energy-efficient</strong>. Unlike traditional interconnects, our solution <strong>reduces power consumption significantly </strong>while preserving <strong>high bandwidth and ultra-low latency </strong>— unlocking unprecedented efficiency for AI training and inference at scale.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">Kandou’s architecture is not just an incremental improvement — it’s a <strong>foundational shift </strong>in how AI hardware is built for the future.</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em">Job title: <strong>Analog Layout Engineer (Lead)</strong></p><p style="min-height:1.5em">Location: EU/CH/UK</p><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Responsibility</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Position in custom layout and verification of analog circuits, cells, blocks, and IP for multi-Gigabit high speed chip to chip communication links (SerDes up to and beyond 28Gb/s and/or memory IO) in advanced semiconductor technology nodes</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Layout and verification of very high-speed analog circuits</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Interact closely with the design team to understand requirements and implement solutions</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support IP and chip level integration</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Support and interact with customers on requirements, and IP delivery</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Exposure to flip-chip package technologies</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Experience</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Must have experience in custom analog layout of circuits and blocks</strong> for multi-Gigabit serial data-link transceivers or HF/RF circuits</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Must have expertise in layout of high-speed</strong>/frequency circuits like amplifiers, oscillators, phase-locked loops, delay-locked loops, and other fundamental building blocks like biasing, buffers, regulators, filters, data converters, etc.</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Understanding of layout approaches and techniques for high-speed circuits, matching constraints, minimization of parasitics, power grids and ESD requirements</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Experience on modern semiconductor process technologies including 28nm, 14/16nm, 7nm</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">User of EDA tool for design and verification like Cadence Virtuoso, Spectre/HSpice, Calibre/PVS DRC/LVS, parasitics extraction and modelling, EM, and IR drop, ESD, etc.</p></li></ul><div style="min-height:1.2em;margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0"> </div><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Skills</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Self-motivated, with strong sense of ownership and responsibility. Good communicator and team player</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Manage workload and schedules and report to internal management team</p></li><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Background in Semiconductor Physics</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p style="min-height:1.5em"><strong>Education</strong></p><ul style="min-height:1.5em"><li><p style="min-height:1.5em">Graduate in E.E.</p></li></ul><p style="min-height:1.5em"></p><p>Find more <a href="https://www.arbeitnow.co.uk/english-speaking-jobs">English Speaking Jobs in United Kingdom</a> on Arbeitnow</a>