# Standard Cell Design Lead at Substrate

- Company: Substrate
- What the company does: Substrate is building America. Backed by General Catalyst.
- Company website: https://substrate.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $150K to $275K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2025-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/substrate/841eb0ed-8c0c-4fbb-ad2b-e14a7b760232
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/substrate-standard-cell-design-lead/

## About the role

Lead standard cell library development including logic gates, flip-flops, and complex cells Optimize cell layouts for power, performance and area across Vth’s and drive strengths

## What they're looking for

- 10+ years experience in standard cell design, library development and characterization
- Deep understanding of standard cell architecture, layout, and optimization strategies
- Strong background in cell characterization and Liberty timing model generation
- Experience with layout tools (Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys Custom Compiler, or similar)
- Proficiency with characterization tools and SPICE simulation for timing/power analysis
- Proven ability to balance area, performance, and power trade-offs in cell design

Tags: Engineering