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Senior Layout Designer
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Leverage Your Strong Layout Experience to Join a Team of Top Engineers & Designers at an Exciting Startup Backed by Industry Leaders

Support cutting-edge switch technology bringing disruptive improvements to diverse markets including Medical, Communications, IT & more.

If you're a forward-thinking layout designer who combines strong experience in RF, analog, semiconductor device or MEMS layout with the drive and desire to make a definitive difference in switch component technology, the role of Senior Layout Designer offers compelling opportunities: While all startups come with a degree of risk, with the technology, financial base and extraordinary team we've put in place,
Menlo Micro has a high likelihood of hitting a home run. We're looking for a designer whose passion for creation matches that of his/her teammates, and who has the disposition to thrive in an entrepreneurial startup environment where every position is
essential and makes an impact. If that sounds like you, consider bringing your talent to our team. In turn, we will give you: Headquartered in Irvine, California, Menlo Micro is a spin-off from GE Global Research that is leveraging more than 10-years of R&D and GE’s proven Digital-Micro-Switch (DMS) technology to create a scalable product development platform that drives disruptive shifts in digitally controlled, RF, smart, high-power switching applications with Smart-Relay-Systems. Our goal is to enable the future of Power IoT and Communications today.

We prefer that you work in our Irvine, CA office, but will also consider outstanding candidates able to work out of our location in Albany, NY. Relocation assistance could be available to the right candidate.

Video: Menlo Micros is disrupting DMS technology with the world's smallest, fastest, most reliable mechanical switch.  

The Requirements

To meet the basic qualification for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. In addition, to be a strong fit for the Senior Layout Designer opportunity, you will have:
  • 5+ years of professional work experience in semiconductor device layout Quick question for you - click here
  • Experience establishing and maintaining new device libraries and design rule check (DRC)
  • Experience in taping out the first product on a new process
  • Demonstrated experience of wafer-fab product tapeout
  • Experience in RF or analog semiconductor product layout
  • Capability to execute script-based layout methodologies; scripting language, knowledge, and experience ideally Perl
  • Demonstrated proficiency with layout and design software
  • Experience working in a high-volume, multi-project environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as a strong team member
  • Disposition to thrive and excel in a high-energy startup environment
Preferred, but not required:
  • Industrial experience in MEMS device layout and tapeout
  • Experience with CAD for package and PCB board layout
  • Experience with RF package and PCB board technologies
  • Demonstrated experience using L-edit  Quick question for you - click here
In addition, you must be willing and able to travel to our location in Albany, NY approximately 10% of the time (if seated in Irvine).  Initial travel will be higher as you'll spend two separate 3-week training periods in Albany in the first three months.

The Role

Overview
Reporting to the Director of Engineering, as Senior Layout Designer, you will be responsible for RF and Power MEMS device, package and board layout to support the engineering development and production of Menlo’s ohmic switch technology. (If you don’t have MEMS experience, this is a great opportunity to learn). You will be a core member of the New Product Introduction (NPI) team responsible for new switch architecture through the development of new ohmic MEMS switch products. You will also work closely with the New Technology Introduction team (NTI) responsible for developing the new ohmic MEMS switch design and fabrication process technology nodes. Additionally, you will interface with external wafer production personnel. We work in an innovative and collaborative team environment where we are all committed to the goal of delivering and improving a robust RF MEMS device process design toolkit (PDK) capable of both a broad frequency range (DC to 60GHz) and power handling up to 50dBm for both device and microsystem solutions.

Your Role
You will work in a productive team environment and interact daily with your supervisor and members of the NPI and NTI teams. You will work closely with MEMS design, process and test development engineers to effectively translate design and test requirements into robust device, wafer and package layouts. Additionally, you will develop and maintain robust design rule validation scripts for layout and tapeout verification. Typically, you'll be supporting up to three customer and/or company generated projects at any one time. While there is a level of reuse across projects, we primarily work on new technology.

This a hands-on role where you will be responsible for the delivery of device and package to support the design, simulation, fab
tapeout and assembly activities for horizontal RF MEMS technology and product development. Quick question for you - click here You will work in a fast-paced and adaptive team environment that is developing innovative technology with impact on broad industrial and commercial products.

More specifically, you will:
  • Deliver MEMS device, package and PC board layouts to support the engineering design, development and production of RF MEMS and digital microswitch technology
  • Develop design rules to verify layout compliance with device fabrication, package and board build-up
  • Maintain, update and improve design rules for digital microswitch technology
  • Work closely with wafer fabrication and package assembly partners to ensure seamless and valid tapeout
  • Work closely with design and process engineers to develop new device and process architectures
  • Work with Technology and Product teams to develop new technologies for DMS products
  • Work closely with product team to transition new design rules, maintain design rules and support product development
  • Drive sound experimental methodologies to develop and maintain robust layout design rules and scripts
  • Comply with all company quality and safety policies and procedures
Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

More Good Reasons

Ground-floor Opportunity
You will join us on the ground-floor, helping to drive success nearly from the beginning! This is your opportunity to be part of a tremendous business opportunity, and as we grow, you can grow along with us, building a career that will last over the long-haul.  

Ground-breaking Technology
Born out of a decade-long effort at General Electric's Global Research Center, Menlo Micro is bringing to the market a series of technology innovations that have enabled us to reinvent one of the most essential and fundamental building blocks required for nearly every electronic system imaginable....the switch. To read more about our technology follow the hyperlink, but be sure to come back to submit your resume/application: Menlo Micro Technology.

Top Talent
We've already said it, but it's worth repeating. You will work with top industry talent -- highly experienced leaders with decades of combined experience and wins ranging from past startup success to success at major corporations -- as well as talented individual contributors. All or our team members bring tremendous skill and a proven track record of success, ranging from important journal publications to a plethora of patents to business and leadership successes, both domestic and international, and more. You will add your own strong skills to that talent, and also have plenty of opportunities to learn and further develop your skills. 

A Few More Details 
Unlike most startups, we have a decade of research behind us and $18.7 million backing to get us started. We already have clients with needs ranging from home automation to wireless power-charging and are in production with a product that will support GE's MRI technology. In fact, we're already so far along that we've added a supply chain team and we just launched the business in December 2016! In other words, you will enjoy the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a high-potential startup without worrying about the usual startup risks.    

Pictured: Menlo Micro's investors.

Keys to Success

While we enjoy benefits and security beyond a normal startup, ours is still a startup environment. To thrive and excel here, you
must take ownership of your role and be accountable for the breadth of your responsibilities. The team is small, so visibility is high, but so is the opportunity to make an impact. Quick question for you - click here

Your technical skills will be central, but in our small environment, your interpersonal and communication skills will also be critical. Additionally, you should be comfortable in a rapidly growing environment where ambiguity is the norm. You’re entering on the ground floor, so you won’t find established SOPs. Flexibility and adaptability will be critical to success.
   

Leverage Your Strong Layout Experience to Join a Team of Top Engineers & Designers at an Exciting Startup Backed by Industry Leaders

Support cutting-edge switch technology bringing disruptive improvements to diverse markets including Medical, Communications, IT & more.

If you're a forward-thinking layout designer who combines strong experience in RF, analog, semiconductor device or MEMS layout with the drive and desire to make a definitive difference in switch component technology, the role of Senior Layout Designer offers compelling opportunities: While all startups come with a degree of risk, with the technology, financial base and extraordinary team we've put in place,
Menlo Micro has a high likelihood of hitting a home run. We're looking for a designer whose passion for creation matches that of his/her teammates, and who has the disposition to thrive in an entrepreneurial startup environment where every position is
essential and makes an impact. If that sounds like you, consider bringing your talent to our team. In turn, we will give you: Headquartered in Irvine, California, Menlo Micro is a spin-off from GE Global Research that is leveraging more than 10-years of R&D and GE’s proven Digital-Micro-Switch (DMS) technology to create a scalable product development platform that drives disruptive shifts in digitally controlled, RF, smart, high-power switching applications with Smart-Relay-Systems. Our goal is to enable the future of Power IoT and Communications today.

We prefer that you work in our Irvine, CA office, but will also consider outstanding candidates able to work out of our location in Albany, NY. Relocation assistance could be available to the right candidate.

Video: Menlo Micros is disrupting DMS technology with the world's smallest, fastest, most reliable mechanical switch.  

The Requirements

To meet the basic qualification for this role, you will have legal authorization to work permanently in the United States for any employer without requiring a visa transfer or visa sponsorship. In addition, to be a strong fit for the Senior Layout Designer opportunity, you will have:
  • 5+ years of professional work experience in semiconductor device layout Quick question for you - click here
  • Experience establishing and maintaining new device libraries and design rule check (DRC)
  • Experience in taping out the first product on a new process
  • Demonstrated experience of wafer-fab product tapeout
  • Experience in RF or analog semiconductor product layout
  • Capability to execute script-based layout methodologies; scripting language, knowledge, and experience ideally Perl
  • Demonstrated proficiency with layout and design software
  • Experience working in a high-volume, multi-project environment
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Ability to work independently and as a strong team member
  • Disposition to thrive and excel in a high-energy startup environment
Preferred, but not required:
  • Industrial experience in MEMS device layout and tapeout
  • Experience with CAD for package and PCB board layout
  • Experience with RF package and PCB board technologies
  • Demonstrated experience using L-edit  Quick question for you - click here
In addition, you must be willing and able to travel to our location in Albany, NY approximately 10% of the time (if seated in Irvine).  Initial travel will be higher as you'll spend two separate 3-week training periods in Albany in the first three months.

The Role

Overview
Reporting to the Director of Engineering, as Senior Layout Designer, you will be responsible for RF and Power MEMS device, package and board layout to support the engineering development and production of Menlo’s ohmic switch technology. (If you don’t have MEMS experience, this is a great opportunity to learn). You will be a core member of the New Product Introduction (NPI) team responsible for new switch architecture through the development of new ohmic MEMS switch products. You will also work closely with the New Technology Introduction team (NTI) responsible for developing the new ohmic MEMS switch design and fabrication process technology nodes. Additionally, you will interface with external wafer production personnel. We work in an innovative and collaborative team environment where we are all committed to the goal of delivering and improving a robust RF MEMS device process design toolkit (PDK) capable of both a broad frequency range (DC to 60GHz) and power handling up to 50dBm for both device and microsystem solutions.

Your Role
You will work in a productive team environment and interact daily with your supervisor and members of the NPI and NTI teams. You will work closely with MEMS design, process and test development engineers to effectively translate design and test requirements into robust device, wafer and package layouts. Additionally, you will develop and maintain robust design rule validation scripts for layout and tapeout verification. Typically, you'll be supporting up to three customer and/or company generated projects at any one time. While there is a level of reuse across projects, we primarily work on new technology.

This a hands-on role where you will be responsible for the delivery of device and package to support the design, simulation, fab
tapeout and assembly activities for horizontal RF MEMS technology and product development. Quick question for you - click here You will work in a fast-paced and adaptive team environment that is developing innovative technology with impact on broad industrial and commercial products.

More specifically, you will:
  • Deliver MEMS device, package and PC board layouts to support the engineering design, development and production of RF MEMS and digital microswitch technology
  • Develop design rules to verify layout compliance with device fabrication, package and board build-up
  • Maintain, update and improve design rules for digital microswitch technology
  • Work closely with wafer fabrication and package assembly partners to ensure seamless and valid tapeout
  • Work closely with design and process engineers to develop new device and process architectures
  • Work with Technology and Product teams to develop new technologies for DMS products
  • Work closely with product team to transition new design rules, maintain design rules and support product development
  • Drive sound experimental methodologies to develop and maintain robust layout design rules and scripts
  • Comply with all company quality and safety policies and procedures
Note: this description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

More Good Reasons

Ground-floor Opportunity
You will join us on the ground-floor, helping to drive success nearly from the beginning! This is your opportunity to be part of a tremendous business opportunity, and as we grow, you can grow along with us, building a career that will last over the long-haul.  

Ground-breaking Technology
Born out of a decade-long effort at General Electric's Global Research Center, Menlo Micro is bringing to the market a series of technology innovations that have enabled us to reinvent one of the most essential and fundamental building blocks required for nearly every electronic system imaginable....the switch. To read more about our technology follow the hyperlink, but be sure to come back to submit your resume/application: Menlo Micro Technology.

Top Talent
We've already said it, but it's worth repeating. You will work with top industry talent -- highly experienced leaders with decades of combined experience and wins ranging from past startup success to success at major corporations -- as well as talented individual contributors. All or our team members bring tremendous skill and a proven track record of success, ranging from important journal publications to a plethora of patents to business and leadership successes, both domestic and international, and more. You will add your own strong skills to that talent, and also have plenty of opportunities to learn and further develop your skills. 

A Few More Details 
Unlike most startups, we have a decade of research behind us and $18.7 million backing to get us started. We already have clients with needs ranging from home automation to wireless power-charging and are in production with a product that will support GE's MRI technology. In fact, we're already so far along that we've added a supply chain team and we just launched the business in December 2016! In other words, you will enjoy the entrepreneurial atmosphere of a high-potential startup without worrying about the usual startup risks.    

Pictured: Menlo Micro's investors.

Keys to Success

While we enjoy benefits and security beyond a normal startup, ours is still a startup environment. To thrive and excel here, you
must take ownership of your role and be accountable for the breadth of your responsibilities. The team is small, so visibility is high, but so is the opportunity to make an impact. Quick question for you - click here

Your technical skills will be central, but in our small environment, your interpersonal and communication skills will also be critical. Additionally, you should be comfortable in a rapidly growing environment where ambiguity is the norm. You’re entering on the ground floor, so you won’t find established SOPs. Flexibility and adaptability will be critical to success.
   
Menlo Microsystems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status.
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