ASIC Analog Design Engineer

Micron Technology; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 106,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an ASIC Analog Design Engineer to join the analog design team and shape ASICs used in tester and controller IP. The role focuses on high-speed PHYs in deep sub-micron technologies and involves circuit design, layout supervision, and silicon bring-up.

The candidate will contribute across multiple experience levels, collaborating with validation, package, board, and customers to optimize performance and reliability in state-of-the-art memory and storage solutions.

Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering required.
• ASIC analog design experience required.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of analog and mixed-signal (AMS) design, advanced CMOS, and FinFET technologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Deep understanding of analog and mixed-signal circuits.
• Understanding of architectural tradeoffs in high-speed SerDes and PHYs.
• Understanding of mismatch analysis, Monte Carlo methods and simulations, transistor-level circuit noise analysis, device physics, and deep sub-micron issues.
• Experience with industry-standard tools and flows, including Cadence ADE, Spectre, AMS verification, EM/IR flows, MATLAB, and Pegasus.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of signal integrity, power delivery, and ESD.
• Interest in utilizing AI-Enabled automation to maximize design efficiency.
• Curiosity and a willingness to contribute, learn, and grow.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a highly skilled, high-speed PHY design team working on deep sub-micron technology nodes.
• Propose circuit architectures, refine electrical specifications, draw schematics, verify designs through simulation, and present designs to the design team.
• Supervise complex and/or sensitive analog layout and define block floorplans.
• Investigate parasitics to debug and resolve layout-related performance issues.
• Present complex engineering ideas to the design team and customers, explaining design choices and tradeoffs.
• Explore the design space and provide feedback on design tradeoffs, alternative circuit architectures, and specification and requirement tradeoffs.
• Align requirements and provide feedback to the package and board teams.
• Plan and participate in silicon bring-up and characterization, and correlate results with simulations.
• Work with the validation team to perform tests, analyze data, and design experiments to resolve challenging silicon debug issues.

Skills

AMS design

SerDes & PHYs

circuit noise analysis

signal integrity

communication skills

Education

B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Cadence ADE

Spectre

AMS verification

EM/IR flows

MATLAB

Pegasus

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.

Job Summary

As an ASIC Analog Design Engineer on Micron's ASIC analog design team, you will play a key role in shaping ASICs used in Micron's tester and controller IP. The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of success in designing and developing high-speed PHYs in deep sub-micron technologies.

Candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be considered across multiple experience levels.

Responsibilities

• Be part of a highly skilled, high-speed PHY design team working on deep sub-micron technology nodes.
• Propose circuit architectures, refine electrical specifications, draw schematics, verify designs through simulation, and present designs to the design team.
• Supervise complex and/or sensitive analog layout and define block floorplans.
• Investigate parasitics to debug and resolve layout-related performance issues.
• Present complex engineering ideas to the design team and customers, explaining design choices and tradeoffs.
• Explore the design space and provide feedback on design tradeoffs, alternative circuit architectures, and specification and requirement tradeoffs.
• Align requirements and provide feedback to the package and board teams.
• Plan and participate in silicon bring-up and characterization, and correlate results with simulations.
• Work with the validation team to perform tests, analyze data, and design experiments to resolve challenging silicon debug issues.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S., M.S., or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering.
• ASIC analog design experience required.
• Strong fundamental knowledge of analog and mixed-signal (AMS) design, advanced CMOS, and FinFET technologies.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Deep understanding of analog and mixed-signal circuits.
• Understanding of architectural tradeoffs in high-speed SerDes and PHYs.
• Understanding of mismatch analysis, Monte Carlo methods and simulations, transistor-level circuit noise analysis, device physics, and deep sub-micron issues.
• Experience with industry-standard tools and flows, including Cadence ADE, Spectre, AMS verification, EM/IR flows, MATLAB, and Pegasus.
• Understanding of the fundamentals of signal integrity, power delivery, and ESD.
• Interest in utilizing AI-Enabled automation to maximize design efficiency.
• Curiosity and a willingness to contribute, learn, and grow.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing circuits to standards for high-speed memory interfaces (DDR3/4/5, LPDDR3/4x/5, GDDR5/6) or SerDes interfaces (PCIe, M-PHY, HDMI, USB, SATA).
• Prior experience taking full ownership of at least one sub-block, such as a PLL, DLL, CDR, high-speed receiver with equalization, transmitter front end, or high-speed data path.
• Knowledge of system-level modeling using VerilogA/Python.

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$106,000.00 - $179,000.00 a year

Additional Compensation May Include Benefits, Bonuses And Equity.

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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.

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