Principal SRAM/Memory Design Engineer

MediaTek; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an experienced Memory Design Engineer to join their innovative team. In this pivotal role, you will architect, design, and verify cutting-edge memory solutions for advanced processors, driving innovation in memory architecture and circuits. Your expertise will enhance performance, power efficiency, and area optimization, while collaborating closely with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration. With a focus on mentoring junior engineers, you will play a key role in shaping the next generation of memory technology. If you are passionate about pushing the boundaries of memory design, this opportunity is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in memory/SRAM/Register-File design.
• In-depth understanding of memory robustness checks and high yield margins.

Responsibilities

• Architect and verify memory designs for high-performance processors.
• Collaborate with design teams to define memory performance specifications.

Skills

Memory Design

SRAM Design

Register-File Design

Performance/Power/Area Trade-offs

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering

Master's in Electrical Engineering

PhD in Electrical Engineering

Tools

Schematic-Layout Entry Tools

Spice Based Simulators

Static Timing Analysis Tools

Job description

The role is for a position of an experienced SRAM/Register-File/Memory design engineer for CPU.

Roles and Responsibilities include

• Architect, design and verify memory designs for advanced high-performance/low-power processors
• Drive innovation in memory architecture and circuits to improve PPA
• Collaborate with processor design teams to define memory performance/power specifications and enable seamless integration
• Work closely with layout design teams to develop tape-out quality layouts
• Post-layout Performance/Power/robustness verification of memories
• Support post-silicon efforts to enable mass-production
• Mentor junior engineers in the team

Requirement

• Bachelors/Masters/PhD in Electrical Engineering.
• 10+ years’ experience in memory/SRAM/Register-File design
• Memory Design experience in advanced CMOS technology nodes
• Ability to make memory architecture choices based on Performance/Power/Area trade-offs
• Working knowledge of industry standard tools for schematic-layout entry and spice based simulators
• In-depth understanding of memory robustness checks and margins needed for high yield
• Prior experience with behavioral modeling of memories along with functional equivalence checks is preferred
• Prior experience with static timing analysis tools at transistor level is preferred

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Semiconductor Manufacturing