Staff Layout Engineer - DPG LPDDR

Job Title

Staff Layout Engineer - DPG LPDDR

Role Summary

Design and own custom analog, mixed-signal, and high-speed layout for LPDDR PHY blocks to achieve first-silicon success and high-volume manufacturability. Work with circuit, verification, architecture, and silicon debug teams to meet timing, noise, IR/EM, and manufacturability targets.

Experience Level

Senior-level (Staff). Typical expectation for this level is 7+ years of relevant layout experience in advanced process nodes, though the posting does not state a specific years-of-experience requirement.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities focus on layout ownership, co-design with circuits, and ensuring signal integrity and manufacturability for LPDDR PHYs.

• Own custom analog and mixed-signal layout for LPDDR PHY datapath, bias networks, IO front-ends, and reference circuits with focus on matching, low-noise coupling, and PVT robustness.
• Complete high-speed LPDDR interface layout addressing skew control, impedance matching, shielding, crosstalk mitigation, and jitter sensitivity.
• Build and optimize array-based layouts for DQ/DQS byte lanes, CA lanes, and replica paths ensuring symmetry, pitch matching, repeatability, and scalability.
• Implement custom digital block layouts (training logic, calibration engines, test/debug) with attention to clocking and congestion near sensitive analog regions.
• Drive layout-aware co-design with circuit designers to meet timing, noise, IR, and EM requirements and incorporate parasitic awareness early.
• Apply power-distribution, grounding, isolation, guard rings, deep-N-well, decoupling, and domain separation strategies to protect critical signals.
• Perform DRC/LVS closure, parasitic extraction reviews, and correlate layout with simulation and silicon results.
• Support post-layout optimization and ECOs to address margin, yield, and manufacturability while maintaining JEDEC compliance.
• Contribute to PPA optimization with emphasis on low power, area efficiency, and reliability for LPDDR applications.
• Document and share layout guidelines and flows; participate in build reviews to enable first-silicon success.

Requirements

Core technical skills and experience required for successful performance in this role.

• Proven experience in custom analog and mixed-signal layout for high-speed memory PHYs or similar products.
• Experience with high-speed interface layout (LPDDR or equivalent), including signal-integrity techniques (skew control, impedance matching, shielding, crosstalk mitigation).
• Strong skills in array-based layout for byte lanes and multi-channel scaling, ensuring symmetry and repeatability.
• Ability to perform DRC/LVS closure, parasitic extraction reviews, and correlate layout with circuit/simulation results.
• Knowledge of power distribution, grounding, isolation techniques, and domain separation for mixed-signal designs.
• Experience working in cross-functional teams with circuit designers, verification, and silicon debug to resolve post-layout issues and ECOs.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with advanced-node layout flows and tools for parasitic-aware design and extraction.
• Background in layout automation, data-driven optimization, or applying AI/ML techniques to layout and debug workflows.
• Familiarity with JEDEC LPDDR standards and high-volume manufacturability considerations.

Education Requirements

B.Tech/B.E in Electronics, Electronics & Communications, or VLSI Engineering; M.Tech in Electronics Engineering, Microelectronics, or VLSI Engineering. (Degrees listed in the source; equivalent practical experience is not stated.)

For application assistance or reasonable accommodations contact hrsupport_india@micron.com.

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.