Senior Layout Designer
Micron TechnologyJob Title
Senior Layout Designer
Role Summary
The Senior Layout Designer partners with Design Engineering, Product Engineering, Process Integration, Probe, and Assembly to create physical IC layouts optimized for manufacturability, cost, quality, reliability, and time-to-market.
The role focuses on translating circuit designs into production-ready layouts, collaborating across functions to resolve manufacturing and test constraints.
Experience Level
Senior level. The posting specifies degree-based experience (B.S. EE with 2+ years, M.S. EE with 1+ year); overall this is a senior individual contributor role expected to work independently and with cross-functional teams.
Responsibilities
Key responsibilities include working with cross-functional teams and producing manufacturable layouts.
- Collaborate with design, process integration, probe, and assembly teams to implement layouts that meet manufacturing and test requirements.
- Develop physical layouts for circuits with attention to manufacturability, reliability, yield, cost, and schedule.
- Analyze and resolve layout-related issues that affect yield, performance, or time-to-market.
- Document layout decisions and provide clear handoff to downstream manufacturing and verification teams.
- Support continuous improvement of layout processes and tool flows.
Requirements
Must-have skills and attributes.
- Practical experience using Cadence Virtuoso for physical layout.
- Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
- Self-motivated team player with effective communication and documentation skills.
- Experience working in a dynamic, cross-functional engineering environment.
Nice-to-have / Preferred:
- Knowledge of layout synthesis, place-and-route techniques.
- Familiarity with LVS and DRC tools such as Calibre.
- Experience with AI-enabled tools for floor planning and place-and-route.
- Experience with standard-cell construction and analog layout techniques.
Education Requirements
B.S. in Electrical Engineering (requires 2+ years of relevant experience) or M.S. in Electrical Engineering (requires 1+ year of relevant experience). Relevant coursework includes CMOS circuit design, VLSI, and physical layout of circuits.
About the Company
Company: Micron Technology
Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA
Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.
