Principal Engineer, ASIC Physical Design

1840 Micron Tech. OP India LLP; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. Hyderabad seeks a senior physical design engineer to drive block- and full-chip PD; you will own IR/EM closure, PPA, STA timing and tape-out readiness for Enterprise SSD products.

The role requires 15+ years in PD, strong analytical skills and leadership, plus experience with Cadence Innovus/Tempus and Caliber. Excellent English communication and collaboration are essential.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of hands-on physical design implementation/IR/EM experience.
• Advanced process nodes experience (5nm/3nm preferred) and PPA analysis.
• Strong communication and leadership for sub-system closure.

Responsibilities

• Work on processors, controller architectures or ASICs for Enterprise SSD Group.
• Lead sub-system partition closure deliverables with the team.
• Apply AI-assisted PD closure approaches and ensure timely results.

Skills

Analytical skills

Leadership

English proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Master's in Electronics or Computer Architecture

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Cadence Tempus

Ansys Redhawk-SC

Caliber

Job description

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. Micron Technology’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life and our commitment to people, innovation, tenacity, collaboration, and customer focus allows us to fulfill our mission to be a global leader in memory and storage solutions. This means conducting business with integrity, accountability, and professionalism while supporting our global community.

Role

The team member will typically work on processors, controller architectures or ASICs for Enterprise SSD Group. Should be proficient in block level low power aware floorplanning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, RC extraction, STA timing closure, IR/EM analysis, DRC/LVS/ERC and tape out activities.

Requirements

Minimum of 15 years of hands-on physical design implementation/IR/EM experience along with APR flow development and PPA analysis STA closure at block & Full Chip Experience in Advanced process technology nodes (5nm/3nm preferred) Experience with Ansys Redhawk-SC tool Experience with Cadence layout tools (Innovus, Tempus, etc..) Hands on work experience in Physical verification closure (DRC/LVS/Antenna) with Caliber tool Experience in closing all the IR issues within the block & Full chip based on feedback Should be strong in fundamentals of digital electronics and microprocessors Should have very good analytical skills Should be able to Lead strong team independently for sub-system partitions closure deliverables Should be proficient in using AI skill for PD closure activities (Claude/MS Copilot) Required soft skills – English language proficiency, Good collaboration and interpersonal skills. Good analytical and Problem-solving skills along with strong ownership, commitment and time management. Bachelor’s or Masters with a relevant education is in the field of electronics and computer architecture.

Preferred Skills

• Strong verbal communication skills
• Cadence PnR tools
• Formal verification experience
• Digital electronics and microprocessors experience

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. To learn more, please visit micron.com/careers

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