Senior CAD Engineer: Physical Design & Verification

Micron Technology, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Memory Design Group CAD Engineer to join a collaborative team supporting design verification flows and EDA tool development for CMOS IC layout and design.

You will work with design, layout, verification and process teams to increase productivity, validate flows, and implement next-generation CAD software while evaluating new tools and methodologies to improve efficiency and cost.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, CS, or related field with 5+ years industry experience.
• Strong programming fundamentals with Unix and shell scripting.
• Good knowledge of CMOS circuits, deep-submicron physical design, CMOS manufacturing, and layout rules.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools, flows, and methodologies to increase productivity and reliability of Memory designs.
• Integrate commercial EDA tools into design flows.
• Provide training, documentation, and support to end users on new tools and methods.
• Undertake independent R&D of next-generation CAD software to meet product needs.
• Identify deficiencies of current tools and flows.
• Evaluate tools with internal customers and define improved flows for efficiency and cost.
• Develop, maintain and support the engineering infrastructure.

Skills

Unix shell scripting

Verilog / Verilog-A

Python

Spice / FastSpice

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Calibre DRC/LVS

Cadence Virtuoso DFII

SKILL programming

SPF extraction

Verilog simulators (ncverilog, VCS)

HSPICE / Spice

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Memory Design Group CAD Engineer to join a collaborative team supporting design verification flows and EDA tool development for CMOS IC layout and design.

You will work with design, layout, verification and process teams to increase productivity, validate flows, and implement next-generation CAD software while evaluating new tools and methodologies to improve efficiency and cost.