Principal Engineer, ASIC Physical Design

Micron; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 5,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. seeks a senior Physical Design specialist for the Enterprise SSD Group. You will lead block and full-chip PD closures, perform IR/EM analysis, and guide tape-out activities across 5nm/3nm processes. Proficiency with Cadence tools and AI-assisted PD is required.

The role demands 15+ years of hands-on PD experience, strong analytical skills, and solid English collaboration abilities. Bachelor’s or Master’s in electronics/computer architecture is preferred.

Qualifications

• 15+ years hands-on physical design implementation/IR/EM experience.
• Experience with block-level and full-chip PD/APR flow, PPA analysis and STA closure.
• Proficiency with Cadence layout tools and verification flows (Innovus, Tempus, etc.).
• Strong fundamentals in digital electronics and microprocessors.

Responsibilities

• Lead sub-system partitions closure and deliverables for block and full-chip PD.
• Drive PD closure strategy using AI-assisted tools (Claude/MS Copilot).
• Collaborate with teams across verification, layout, and physical design to ensure timely tape-out.

Skills

Strong verbal communication skills

Digital electronics

Microprocessors

English proficiency

Analytical skills

Team leadership

Education

Bachelors or Masters in electronics/computer architecture

Tools

Cadence Innovus

Cadence Tempus

Ansys Redhawk-SC

Caliber (DRC/LVS)

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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