The Allegro team is united by a clear purpose—advancing technologies that make the world safer, more efficient, and more sustainable. With over 30 years of experience in semiconductor innovation, we bring that purpose to life across every part of the business—from breakthrough product development and customer success to how we show up for each other and the communities we serve.
About the Department
The Technology Development group is an integral organization of Allegro that includes Device Development, Foundry Operations, Modeling, ESD/EMC, and Design Enablement teams. The group facilitates all semiconductor devices and design automation research and development programs from concept through maturity. We ensure that the technology roadmap is aligned with the product roadmap and work across organizations. We manage partnerships with external foundries and suppliers to deliver cutting-edge semiconductor devices and design automation tools to support the product roadmap.
The Opportunity
The Device Layout and Mask Tooling Engineer will report to the Principal Design Enablement Engineer and will play a critical role in supporting the Design Enablement team. This role will perform semiconductor device layouts in EDA software environment for semiconductor technology development and device modeling. In addition, this role will support the release of Foundry mask manufacturing requirements for a global design community. Candidate is responsible for developing and supporting internal/external mask tape out systems, generating and verifying GDS mask data, and MPW/Shuttle releases. This work directly impacts the development of our BCD technology and the success of our global design community.
What You Will Do
Generate semiconductor component layouts in Cadence to support semiconductor technology development, process technology transfers, and device modeling.
Primary interface and support of product design MASK/GDS releases to Foundry.
Support Allegro product design Business Units with MASK tooling, Job deck review (JDV), and internal tape out system requirements.
Support Allegro product design Business Units with MASK manufacturing requirements within the Foundry standard systems.
Develop technology mask tape out workflow standards and documentation.
Generate technology mask GDS using PDK Booleans for design review and Foundry manufacturing.
What You Will Need
A qualified candidate requires a BSEE with a minimum of 1 year of experience in the industry.
Basic understanding of EDA design software.
Working understanding of PDK components to include design rules, mask-gen, models, process parameters, test-chips, and design integration.
Familiarity with web-based design management tools, documentation, and bug tracking systems.
Ability to perform in an aggressive learning and problem-solving team environment.
Proficiency in English is required
Preferred Qualifications
EDA software physical verification tools.
Knowledge of BCD/BI-CMOS fabrication methods.
Fundamental understanding of device physics at the transistor design level (cross section, STI, DTI, field plating)
Why Allegro?
Join Allegro and become part of a team where your contributions truly matter.
We foster a culture of Real Innovation, empowering you to push boundaries, develop cutting-edge solutions, and drive continuous improvement.
Your work will create a Real Impact by solving complex real-world challenges that fuel our success and shape the future of technology.
You’ll experience Real Connection, collaborating with talented colleagues around the globe in an environment built on trust, respect, and a shared purpose.
Join us—and help build what’s next.
Skills Required
- BSEE with minimum 1 year of experience
- Basic understanding of EDA design software
- Working understanding of PDK components
- Familiarity with web-based design management tools
- Proficiency in English
Allegro MicroSystems Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Allegro MicroSystems and has not been reviewed or approved by Allegro MicroSystems.
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Strong & Reliable Incentives — Feedback suggests bonuses are generous and a meaningful part of total compensation. Variable pay is viewed as reliably contributing to take-home pay.
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Healthcare Strength — Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, mental health, and fertility support is seen as robust. Day-one eligibility and advocacy services further strengthen access to care.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation, sick/personal time, parental and family leave, holidays, and volunteer time off provide ample ways to step away from work. Generous PTO and floating holidays contribute to work-life balance.
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What We Do
At Allegro MicroSystems, we’re passionate about developing intelligent solutions that move the world toward a safer and more sustainable future – while giving our customers a competitive edge. With more than 50 years of experience developing advanced semiconductor technology and application-specific algorithms, Allegro is a global leader in power and sensing solutions for motion control and energy-efficient systems. Through our innovations, we are helping our customers make breakthrough advancements in areas like advanced mobility, green energy, and factory automation. Each year, we ship over one billion units into these applications to support our 10,000+ customers around the globe, including over 50 automotive OEMs. Our diverse team of 3,500+ employees is spread across 13 countries, powering our global engineering, manufacturing, and support and enabling our innovations. That’s why we work hard to create a collaborative, energetic environment that rewards ingenuity and helps our employees make a difference every day.
