Staff Engineer - Physical Design

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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Experience Level

Senior Level