General information
Organisation
The French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission (CEA) is a key player in research, development and innovation in four main areas :
• defence and security,
• nuclear energy (fission and fusion),
• technological research for industry,
• fundamental research in the physical sciences and life sciences.
Drawing on its widely acknowledged expertise, and thanks to its 16000 technicians, engineers, researchers and staff, the CEA actively participates in collaborative projects with a large number of academic and industrial partners.
The CEA is established in ten centers spread throughout France
Reference
2026-38897
Division description
LETI, a technological research institute within CEA Tech, aims to innovate and transfer these innovations to industry. Its core expertise lies in microelectronics technologies, component miniaturization, system integration, and integrated circuit architecture, which underpin the Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and connected healthcare. LETI develops differentiated, secure, and reliable solutions designed to enhance the competitiveness of its industrial partners through technological innovation.
Description de l'unité
Within CEA-Leti, the Masks & Design Enablement laboratory is responsible for promoting the innovative technologies developed by the various application laboratories: advanced CMOS, non-volatile memories, 3D integration, power devices, microsystems, photonics, etc.
In this context, the laboratory's activities consist of:
- Designing photolithography masks (layout activity) to enable chip fabrication in CEA-Leti cleanrooms and thus validate technology performance,
- Developing all the tools required for the design of demonstrators and other integrated circuits for a given technology (Design Kit / Design Rule Manual activity),
- Managing the CAD environment through the installation and configuration of commercial tools, industrial Design Kits, as well as handling license agreements for integrated circuit design (CAD activity),
- Evaluating technological options on representative circuits in order to guide developments toward the optimal technology (benchmarking, DTCO activity).
Position description
Category
Micro and nano technologies
Contract
Fixed-term contract
Job title
CDD – FinFET Analog Design Engineer
Socio-professional category
Executive
Contract duration (months)
36
Job description
This position is opened in the technological demonstrators team, working on LETI’s advanced technologies (Non-Volatile Memories, 3D circuits, …) co-integrated with FinFET, advanced CMOS nodes.
Scope of your missions is to:
Evaluate foundry technologies (FinFET, bulk, FDSOI) in order to use them as a baseline for LETI technologies (electrical simulation, DRM study, validation of design environment).
Contribute to technological demonstrator design (electrical simulation, design, layout, DRC and LVS verifications, parasitic extraction and back-annotated simulations).
Interface with process engineers, designers from other teams and electrical characterization team to share knowledge and specify technological demonstrators.
Contribute to scientific conference papers or journal articles as well as patents.
Contribute to benchmark LETI technologies against State Of The Art.
Applicant Profile
Expected skill are strongly linked to an analog / mixed-signal designer position :
Design experience in FinFET, advanced CMOS
Good knowledge of Cadence Virtuoso (schematic, symbol, layout, ADE)
Advanced skills in at least one electrical simulator among Eldo, Spectre or Hspice (options, behavior, limits)
Good knowledge of at least one Fast-Spice simulator like Synopsys PrimeSim-XA or Cadence Spectre-X
Skills in verification tools Calibre DRC and LVS
Skills in parasitic extraction tools like Synopsys Star-RCXT, Calibre PEX, Cadence Quantus.
In line with the commitments made by the CEA to promote the inclusion of people with disabilities, this position is open to everyone. The CEA offers accommodations and/or flexible working arrangements, join us!
Position location
Site
Grenoble
Job location
France, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Isère (38)
Location
Grenoble
Requester
Position start date
02/03/2026
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