Staff Engineer, Physical Design
Micron TechnologyJob Title
Staff Engineer, Physical Design
Role Summary
Lead physical design efforts for complex digital/memory/analog integrated circuits, covering top-level planning, block-level APR, verification, and tape‑out readiness. Work within a cross‑functional engineering organization to ensure manufacturability and sign‑off across timing, DRC/LVS, and reliability metrics.
Experience Level
Senior-level engineer. Specific years of experience not specified.
Responsibilities
The role owns top-level integration and block-level physical implementation, verification, and process handoff.
- Lead layout process: floorplanning, placement, routing, CTS, ECOs, and sign‑off.
- Perform top-level planning: virtual flat placement, global routing, partitioning, pin optimization, and repeater/feedthrough planning.
- Execute full APR flow (init → floorplan → place → CTS → route → ECO → sign‑off) and close STA across corners.
- Perform parasitic modeling and correlate simulations (DRC/LVS/EM/IR) to drive design revisions and tape‑out readiness.
- Generate and hand off block‑level constraints (timing budgets, SDC, ILM/ETM, physical constraints) to block owners.
- Automate flows and tooling; extend shared analysis dashboards and internal make‑based flows.
- Collaborate with Marketing, Probe, Assembly, Test, Process Integration, STA, DFT, CAD, and custom‑layout teams to ensure manufacturability.
- Mentor junior engineers and contribute to methodology and standards documentation.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and responsibilities expected for successful candidates; a shortlist of preferred additions is included.
- Demonstrated ownership of physical design implementation and sign‑off (APR, timing closure, DRC/LVS, EM/IR).
- Experience with top‑level integration tasks: partitioning, global routing, pin optimization, and repeater insertion.
- Strong verification and correlation skills using industry simulators and parasitic modeling.
- Proficiency in scripting/automation (Tcl, SKILL, Python) to automate flows and build tools.
- Proven ability to work cross‑functionally and drive ECOs to convergence.
- Mentorship and methodology‑development experience; ability to document and teach processes.
- Nice-to-have: experience with memory/analog blocks, tape‑out/reticle experiments, and leveraging AI to improve flows.
Education Requirements
Not specified.
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.
