Sr./Principal CAD Engineer - Physical Verification

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.

The Senior / Principal CAD Engineer Physical Verification is a technical role within the Engineering Automation (EA) organization at Micron! We deliver DTK (Design Technology Kit) collateral, environments, tools & flows for the design, implementation, verification, and tape out of custom memory designs.

What we develop helps enable DRAM, HBM, NAND, and other emerging memory designs on various industry-leading Micron-developed process nodes!

Responsibilities :

• Develop Physical Verification tools, flows, and methodologies for the next-generation DRAM, HBM and Emerging memory designs.
• Drive close collaboration with Design, DTCO, CMOS, and Modeling and Process teams to propose and co-develop capabilities in product development and verification.
• Develop rule decks and guide the design teams across Micron on DRC / / LVS / CCI / SPF tools and flows including debugging and support.
• Evaluate EDA industry product offerings, and opportunities for gaining quality, performance, and efficiency.

Qualifications :

The ideal candidate has the following qualifications :

• PhD, MS or BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science or Electrical Engineering
• 6 + years of direct CAD experience in mixed-signal, custom IC design flows
• Deep understanding and knowledge of Physical Verification tools, flows, methodologies, and quality metrics.
• Experience in Calibre DRC / LVS / CCI rule deck development using SVRF / TVF and tool support.
• Knowledge of parasitic extraction, supporting tools such as Star-RCXT, PEX or Quantus would be a plus.
• Knowledge of CMOS ITF and interconnect Modeling.
• Familiarity with memory design preferred (DDR3 / 4 / 5, LP3 / 4 / 5, HBM, NAND)
• Knowledge of CMOS devices, circuit design, layout and verification, and in-depth experience supporting physical verification flows.
• Experience qualifying vendor tools and internally developed software releases.
• Experience with Machine Learning algorithms and applications is a plus.
• Excellent communication and critical thinking skills are required.
• Strive to continuously learn, develop new skills, and self-improve.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth.

Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.

Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.

Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on .

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