Principal Engineer, CE CAD

Micron; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Memory Design Group CAD Engineer to enhance and debug in-house and commercial EDA tools, enabling efficient CMOS layout and design workflows. You will collaborate with design and verification teams globally to ensure cost, quality, reliability, and timely market delivery.

The role emphasizes evaluating tools, improving flows, and providing training while supporting cross-functional teams across memory design, layout, and process disciplines.

Qualifications

• Strong programming fundamentals with Unix shell scripting experience.
• Solid knowledge of CMOS circuits, submicron physical design rules, and layout design rules.
• Experience with layout flows (Calibre DRC/LVS, floorplanning, automated P&R, SPF extraction).
• Experience with RTL-to-GDS flows and EDA toolchains including Verilog, Verilog-A, ncverilog, VCS, Spice/FastSpice, HSPICE.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools, flows, and methodologies to increase productivity of Memory designs.
• Integrate commercial EDA tools into design flows.
• Provide training, documentation, and support on new tools and methods.
• Collaborate with design, layout, verification, and process teams.
• Research and develop next-gen CAD software to meet product needs.
• Identify deficiencies in current tools and flows and propose improvements.
• Understand EDA industry tools and trends to improve efficiency and cost.
• Evaluate tools with internal customers and define improvement flows.
• Develop, maintain, and support engineering infrastructure.

Skills

Unix shell scripting

Verilog

Python

Cadence SKILL

CMOS design basics

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CE/EE/EECS

Tools

Calibre DRC/LVS

Verilog/VCS tools

HSPICE/Spice simulators

Cadence Virtuoso

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. In this position, you will be joining a brilliant team to collaborate with Micron’s various design and verification teams all over the world, support the efforts of design verification flow development, optimization, and implementation and work with cross-functional team to assure the best cost, quality, reliability, time-to-market, and customer satisfaction As Memory Design Group CAD Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., you will be working in a collaborative, production support role evaluating, developing enhancing and debugging both in-house and commercial Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tools and flows for the physical layout and design of CMOS integrated circuits. You will work closely with the Design, Layout teams, supporting their use of electronic design automation tools and methodologies to increase design and layout productivity and work efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Develop tools, flows, and methodologies to increase the productivity and reliability of our Memory designs
• Integrate commercial EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools into design flows
• Provide training, documentation, and support to end users on new tools and method.
• Work closely with design, layout, verification and process teams.
• Undertake Independent Research and Development of Next-Generation CAD Software to Meet Product Development Needs
• Identify deficiencies of current tools and flows
• Understand EDA industry product offerings and trends, and opportunities for gaining performance and efficiency
• Evaluate tools with internal customers.
• Define possible flows for improvement of efficiency and cost
• Develop, maintain and support the engineering infrastructure

Qualifications

• Strong programming fundamentals with required experience in Unix and shell scripting.
• Good knowledge of CMOS circuits, deep-submicron physical design, CMOS manufacturing, and layout design rules.
• Experience with layout flows such as Calibre DRC/LVS, floorplanning, automated P&R, and SPF extraction.
• Experience with design simulation tools and languages including Verilog, Verilog-A, ncverilog, VCS, Spice/FastSpice, FineSim/PrimeSim, and HSPICE.
• Experience with RTL‑to‑GDS flows.
• Agentic AI Preferred Qualifications
• Experience with Cadence Virtuoso DFII and SKILL programming.
• Proficiency with Python and Python Qt frameworks.
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in CE/EE/EECS with 5+ years industry experience.

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.

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.

Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth.

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.

To learn more about Micron, please visit micron.com/careers