Principal Physical Design Engineer, HBM

Req ID:\n\nJR93211 Principal Physical Design Engineer, HBM\n\nOur vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.\n\nMicron 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.\n\nResponsibilities\n\n * Lead end\u2011to\u2011end physical design for High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) base and memory dies from netlist through GDSII, including floorplanning, power planning, placement, clock tree synthesis, routing, and signoff.\n * Define and drive HBM\u2011specific physical architecture, including channel partitioning, physical layer (PHY) placement, through\u2011silicon via (TSV) keep\u2011out regions, and die\u2011package co\u2011design alignment.\n * Optimize bandwidth, latency, power, and yield through architecture\u2011level tradeoffs and collaboration with memory architecture, PHY, RTL, synthesis, design\u2011for\u2011test, and packaging teams.\n * Lead power delivery network design and ensure IR drop, electromigration, and thermal closure across all operating modes.\n * Oversee timing closure across corners for high\u2011speed logic and HBM PHY interfaces, addressing signal integrity, noise, and crosstalk.\n * Ensure physical signoff readiness, including static timing analysis, IR/EM, signal integrity, design rule checks, layout versus schematic, density, and reliability compliance.\n * Drive engineering change order strategies, flow improvements, automation, and methodology development for HBM physical design.\n * Mentor engineers and serve as a key technical voice in tape\u2011out and executive design reviews.\n\n\n\nMinimum Qualifications\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s degree or Master\u2019s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.\n * 12+ years of hands\u2011on experience in advanced\u2011node physical design with proven tape\u2011out experience in HBM, dynamic random\u2011access memory (DRAM), or large memory\u2011centric designs.\n * Deep expertise in floorplanning, hierarchical physical design, timing closure, static timing analysis, power integrity (IR/EM), thermal analysis, and physical signoff.\n * Expert\u2011level experience with Cadence Innovus and/or Synopsys ICC2 or Fusion Compiler, plus experience with Voltus, RedHawk, or equivalent power integrity tools.\n * Familiarity with Calibre design rule checking, layout versus schematic, and advanced foundry signoff flows.\n\n\n\nPreferred Qualifications\n\n * Experience with HBM2E, HBM3, or HBM3E products and TSV\u2011based designs, including micro\u2011bump layouts.\n * Knowledge of die\u2011to\u2011die interfaces, wide parallel buses, and advanced packaging such as 2.5D interposers and chiplets.\n * Background in signal integrity considerations for dense, high\u2011speed memory designs.\n * Strong Tcl or Python scripting skills for physical design flow automation.\n * Experience supporting system\u2011level integration with graphics processing units, accelerators, or system\u2011on\u2011chips.\n\n\n\nJob Profile(s):\n\nSemiconductor Design Engineer 5\n\nRelocation Level: TBD\n\nBefore Getting Started \nPlease review Micron\u2019s Internal Job Application Policy on your regional PeopleNow Career Opportunities page before searching and applying for jobs. 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