Staff Engineer: Physical Design

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all .
Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
Key Responsibilities
Design & Implementation

• Design digital blocks such as control logic, BIST, and DfT using semicustom methodologies.

• Define interface, behavior, and functional requirements for digital blocks.

• Participate in logic synthesis, timing constraint development, and Place & Route (P&R).

• Support RTL-to-GDS block-level workflow, including placement, CTS, routing, and timing closure.

• Implement designs following digital & characterization-friendly design guidelines.

Verification & Validation

• Perform functional and gate-level verification, including equivalence checking.

• Develop testbenches for behavioral and synthesizable designs.

• Collaborate with block owners and integration teams to ensure full-chip integration.

• Support silicon bring-up, post-silicon validation and debug.

Flow & Methodology

• Support the setup and continuous improvement of semicustom design flows.

• Develop and maintain semicustom scripting environments for competitive PPAC across all DRAM products.

• Prepare and maintain technical documentation.

• Use AI-driven tools to streamline workflows and enhance design efficiency.

Required Qualifications
Education

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical/ Electonics Engineering, Computer Engineering, or equivalent.

Experience

• 6+ years of experience in RTL design and PnR flow.

EDA Tools proficiency :
Synthesis: Synopsys Fusion Compiler / Design Compiler
STA : Synopsys PrimeTime
Simulation : Cadence Xcelium / NCSim / Synopsys VCS
PnR : Synopsys ICC2
Equivalence Check : Synopsys Formality
Power Analysis: ANSYS RedHawk / Totem (preferred)
Technical Skills

• Experience with logic synthesis, STA, gate-level simulations, and P&R flows.
• Familiarity with full-custom and semicustom design methodologies.
• Understanding of CMOS circuit design fundamentals.
• Scripting proficiency in Tcl, Perl, Python or similar languages.
• Experience with clocking concepts, synthesis constraining, and multi-corner STA.
• Familiarity with Unix/Linux operating systems.

About Micron Technology, Inc.
We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all . With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities - from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.
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