Senior Layout Designer - Pathfinding

1000 Micron Technology, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 95,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision plans

Paid time‑off & holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology is seeking a Senior Layout Designer to develop multi‑dimensional layouts and provide detailed drawings of semiconductor devices from schematics and geometry provided by design engineering.

You will verify data integrity, lead major block developments, and communicate effectively with functional groups across global sites. The role requires deep EDA tool knowledge and strong debugging, layout optimization, and mentoring abilities.

Qualifications

• AS or Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of direct experience in semiconductor layout design.
• Deep working knowledge of EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys, and Calibre.
• Strong ability to debug problems through root‑cause analysis and collaborate with engineering staff.
• Skilled in developing and applying custom layout, floor‑planning, signal‑planning, and power‑planning methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• In‑depth understanding of design rules and delivering quality layouts.
• Strong physical verification analysis and debugging skills.

Responsibilities

• Organize and prioritize logistics and resource allocations to meet scheduled deadlines.
• Proactively develop methodologies for issue resolution.
• Contribute to group management and technical innovation.
• Assign resources, schedule tasks, provide direction, and deliver quality‑controlled results.
• Contribute to projects in a globally distributed design/layout environment.
• Effectively mentor junior team members.
• Improve layout efficiency through automation and new methodologies.
• Lead, plan, and deliver major blocks and product revisions.

Skills

Semiconductor layout design

Root-cause analysis

Verbal & written communication

Design rule understanding

Layout optimization & automation

Mentoring

Project leadership (preferred)

Education

AS or Bachelor's degree in Electronics or Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Synopsys

Calibre

Job description

Overview

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence. As a Senior Layout Designer, you will develop multi‑dimensional layouts and provide detailed drawings of semiconductor devices from schematics and related geometry provided by design engineering. You will verify data integrity, lead major block developments, and communicate effectively with functional groups across global sites.

Responsibilities

• Organize and prioritize logistics and resource allocations to meet scheduled deadlines.
• Proactively develop methodologies for issue resolution.
• Contribute to group management and technical innovation.
• Assign resources, schedule tasks, provide direction, and deliver quality‑controlled results.
• Contribute to projects in a globally distributed design/layout environment.
• Effectively mentor junior team members.
• Improve layout efficiency through automation and new methodologies.
• Lead, plan, and deliver major blocks and product revisions.

Minimum Qualifications

• AS or Bachelor’s degree in Electronics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
• At least 3 years of direct experience in semiconductor layout design.
• Deep working knowledge of EDA tools such as Cadence Virtuoso, Synopsys, and Calibre.
• Strong ability to debug problems through root‑cause analysis and collaborate with engineering staff.
• Skilled in developing and applying custom layout, floor‑planning, signal‑planning, and power‑planning methodologies.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• In‑depth understanding of design rules and delivering quality layouts.
• Strong physical verification analysis and debugging skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional experience in semiconductor layout design.
• Project leadership in quality optimization and die size shrinkage.
• Experience with IC layout design for NAND, DRAM, and/or SRAM.
• Programming skills and experience leveraging Artificial Intelligence (AI) to streamline layout workflow.

Benefits

Micron offers a choice of medical, dental and vision plans at all locations, allowing employees to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.

Benefit programs include income protection for illness or injury, paid family leave, a robust paid time‑off program, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.