New College Grad - Semiconductor Design Engineer, DRAM Products Group

1000 Micron Technology, Inc.; Boise (ID); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Competitive retirement benefits

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Design Engineer to contribute to memory product design, simulation, optimization, and validation across the full lifecycle.

You will partner with global teams to deliver manufacturable solutions that optimize performance, reliability, cost, and time-to-market, including AI-assisted methods to accelerate development.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or higher.
• Foundational knowledge of memory architectures and CMOS device behavior.
• Experience with circuit simulation setup and debugging using SPICE/Verilog.
• Ability to evaluate circuit performance and fix design issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in a collaborative team.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and optimize digital and analog memory circuits across the product lifecycle.
• Perform circuit analysis and debugging with SPICE/Verilog, comparing power, performance, area, and reliability.
• Analyze layout parasitics and support design rule optimization for robust die-level function.
• Support test-chip planning, silicon validation, characterization, and lab correlation activities.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams and leverage AI-enabled tools to improve design workflows.

Skills

Memory architectures

CMOS device behavior

Circuit simulation setup

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

SPICE

Verilog

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. For more than 45 years, Micron Technology has driven innovation through industry-leading memory and semiconductor solutions.

The Design Engineering organization develops advanced silicon-to-systems technologies by bringing together global, diverse teams that foster collaboration, technical excellence, and continuous innovation.

As a Design Engineer, you will contribute to the design, simulation, optimization, and validation of memory products across the full product lifecycle.

This role partners closely with global design, verification, product engineering, test, process integration, assembly, and marketing teams to deliver high-quality, manufacturable solutions that optimize performance, reliability, cost, and time-to-market.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and optimize digital and analog memory circuits, including memory arrays, control logic, address decoding, datapaths, and internal test circuitry.
• Perform circuit analysis and debug using industry-standard tools such as SPICE and Verilog, evaluating power, performance, area, and reliability tradeoffs.
• Analyze layout parasitics, support design rule optimization, and translate device specifications into robust die-level circuit functionality across operating conditions.
• Support test-chip planning, silicon validation, characterization, and lab correlation activities to ensure successful product development.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams and leverage Artificial Intelligence and AI-Assisted technologies to identify design improvements, accelerate development, and drive innovation.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree or higher in Electrical Engineering.
• Foundational knowledge of memory architectures, memory applications, and CMOS device behavior.
• Experience with circuit simulation setup, analysis, and debug using tools such as SPICE, Verilog, or equivalent.
• Demonstrated ability to evaluate circuit performance and fix design-related issues.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to effectively communicate technical concepts in a collaborative team environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with memory circuit design, layout optimization, and performance tuning.
• Knowledge of CMOS process reliability considerations and design limitations.
• Exposure to silicon validation, characterization, test-chip development, or product bring-up activities.
• Experience working within global, multi-functional engineering teams.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI, Generative AI, or AI-Enabled tools to improve engineering productivity, analysis, or design workflows.

Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.

Benefits

• 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.

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.

Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.

Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.