Principal Physical Design Engineer, HBM

Company: Micron
Location: Richardson
Posted on: March 30, 2026

Job Description:

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. Responsibilities - Lead end?to?end 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. - Define and drive HBM?specific physical architecture, including channel partitioning, physical layer (PHY) placement, through?silicon via (TSV) keep?out regions, and die?package co?design alignment. - Optimize bandwidth, latency, power, and yield through architecture?level tradeoffs and collaboration with memory architecture, PHY, RTL, synthesis, design?for?test, and packaging teams. - Lead power delivery network design and ensure IR drop, electromigration, and thermal closure across all operating modes. - Oversee timing closure across corners for high?speed logic and HBM PHY interfaces, addressing signal integrity, noise, and crosstalk. - Ensure physical signoff readiness, including static timing analysis, IR/EM, signal integrity, design rule checks, layout versus schematic, density, and reliability compliance. - Drive engineering change order strategies, flow improvements, automation, and methodology development for HBM physical design. - Mentor engineers and serve as a key technical voice in tape?out and executive design reviews. Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience. - 12 years of hands?on experience in advanced?node physical design with proven tape?out experience in HBM, dynamic random?access memory (DRAM), or large memory?centric designs. - Deep expertise in floorplanning, hierarchical physical design, timing closure, static timing analysis, power integrity (IR/EM), thermal analysis, and physical signoff. - Expert?level experience with Cadence Innovus and/or Synopsys ICC2 or Fusion Compiler, plus experience with Voltus, RedHawk, or equivalent power integrity tools. - Familiarity with Calibre design rule checking, layout versus schematic, and advanced foundry signoff flows. Preferred Qualifications - Experience with HBM2E, HBM3, or HBM3E products and TSV?based designs, including micro?bump layouts. - Knowledge of die?to?die interfaces, wide parallel buses, and advanced packaging such as 2.5D interposers and chiplets. - Background in signal integrity considerations for dense, high?speed memory designs. - Strong Tcl or Python scripting skills for physical design flow automation. - Experience supporting system?level integration with graphics processing units, accelerators, or system?on?chips. As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits. 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. To learn about your right to work click here. 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