Senior CAD Engineer - AI-Driven IC Layout & Verification

Micron Technology, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 104,000 - 221,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid time off

Holidays and paid family leave

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced CAD/EDA Engineer in the San Jose area to develop, enhance, and support automated CAD tools for custom IC design, layout, and verification.

You will collaborate with design, layout, verification and process teams to improve tool quality and productivity while advancing AI-driven workflows. The role requires strong programming skills, CMOS/VLSI fundamentals, and experience with EDA tool suites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science, or equivalent.
• 5+ years of industry experience in CAD, EDA, or semiconductor design.
• Experience developing or supporting EDA tools and flows in at least one area: custom layout, physical verification, circuit simulation, or digital implementation.
• Experience with IC design CAD tools for schematic capture, layout, simulation, or verification.
• Proficiency in Python and at least one additional language, such as SKILL, Tcl, Perl, C, or C++, plus Linux/Unix and shell scripting.
• Solid CMOS and VLSI fundamentals, with clear communication and practical debugging skills across global teams.

Responsibilities

• Develop, enhance, and debug CAD tools, automation, and flows for custom IC design, layout, simulation, and verification.
• Contribute to one or more functional areas: layout automation, physical verification, circuit simulation, or digital implementation.
• Integrate, evaluate, and qualify in-house and commercial EDA tools in production environments.
• Partner with design, layout, verification, and process teams to resolve workflow and tool-integration challenges.
• Identify gaps in current tools and flows, and evaluate EDA industry offerings to improve quality, performance, and efficiency.
• Provide training, documentation, and production support to end users.
• Apply AI/ML and agentic AI to CAD automation, debugging, and user support.
• Develop clean, scalable software and mentor engineers to support their technical growth.
• Lead technical projects and contribute to CAD methodology roadmaps.

Skills

Python

Tcl

Perl

C

C++

Linux

Shell scripting

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

Calibre

Spectre

HSPICE

Xcelium

Fusion Compiler

Innovus

PrimeTime

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced CAD/EDA Engineer in the San Jose area to develop, enhance, and support automated CAD tools for custom IC design, layout, and verification.

You will collaborate with design, layout, verification and process teams to improve tool quality and productivity while advancing AI-driven workflows. The role requires strong programming skills, CMOS/VLSI fundamentals, and experience with EDA tool suites.