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Senior/Lead VLS Engineer - Global Circuits

SambaNova · San Jose, California, United States · San Jose, CA

Infrastructureonsitesenior/lead$210k–$280k
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At a glance

Highlights

  • Architect ultra-low-jitter clock networks for next-gen AI inference chips.
  • Own chip-level PLL, IO, ESD and latch-up strategy and integration.
  • Help scale RDU-powered racks from prototype to mass production.

What they offer

  • Equity plus competitive total rewards package
  • 95% employee medical premium coverage, 77% for dependents
  • HSA with employer contribution, dental, vision and FSA options
  • Short/long-term disability, basic, voluntary life and AD&D insurance
  • Headspace, Gympass+, One Medical membership and EAP

Ideal candidate

Seasoned custom analog/mixed-signal designer who thrives owning chip-level clocking and reliability from architecture to silicon bring-up and cares about precision, low power, and robust high-performance AI hardware.

Requirements

  • Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or Microelectronics
  • 8+ years of custom analog/mixed-signal VLSI design experience in advanced nodes including 7nm, 5nm, 3nm, 2nm
  • Experience designing custom clock networks, low-power design techniques, and custom IO/ESD/Latch-Up circuits
  • Deep knowledge of physical layout for high-speed clocking, parasitic extraction and low-resistance interconnects
  • 10+ years of industry experience with track record driving complex top-level silicon integrations
  • Experience leveraging AI tools and scripting in Python, TCL, SKILL for flow automation and simulation post-processing

Lab profile

About SambaNova

Full-stack AI infrastructure with RDU dataflow chips for fast agentic inference.

What they build

  • RDU Reconfigurable Dataflow Unit
  • SambaRack rack-scale hardware
  • Full-stack AI inference platform

Known for

  • Reconfigurable dataflow architecture alternative to GPUs
  • High decode performance for agentic workloads
  • Full-stack hardware-software co-design

Key facts

  • Founded in 2017
  • Headquartered in Palo Alto, California
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