Senior Counsel, IP Licensing & Tech Transactions

Micron Technology; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 156,000 - 363,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Equity and bonuses

Robust PTO and holidays

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Micron Technology seeks an experienced business-facing attorney to join its Legal Department in Boise, Idaho, or San Jose, California. You will partner with technology and business teams on complex IP licensing and other technology agreements, supporting strategic goals while protecting Micron’s IP assets.

The role requires a JD, bar admission, and at least seven years of IP licensing experience, with strong ethics and a track record in either top law firm or in-house settings, ideally in

Qualifications

• JD from an ABA accredited law school and a current member of the bar in good standing.
• At least seven years of experience drafting and negotiating complex IP licensing agreements, along with an excellent working and practical knowledge of IP law across geographies.
• Strong attention to business details, a strategic perspective, and a high degree of ethics and integrity.
• Experience working in an in-house legal environment.
• Top law firm and/or in-house legal experience in the semiconductor or adjacent industry.
• Located within a reasonable distance from Micron’s Boise or San Jose office, or willing to relocate.

Responsibilities

• Provide pragmatic legal advice and solutions to support technology and business teams in meeting strategic goals and improving customer relationships.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to engineering and business teams on IP and technology licensing engagements. Proactively identify issues, drive projects, make complex cost/benefit assessments, and identify creative legal and business solutions.
• Structure and lead negotiation of licensing transactions in various technology areas ranging from early-stage research to product design to manufacturing.
• Review, draft and negotiate a broad range of technology and IP agreements, including technology licensing, joint development, university research, product integration, equipment development, technology transfer, software licensing, consortia, standard setting, and other technology-driven engagements.
• Provide advice on government-funded research programs and negotiate government contracts, subcontracts and grants related to development of technology with federal agencies, national laboratories and government-funded groups.
• Partner effectively with M&A teams to facilitate IP due diligence and draft associated IP agreements.
• Provide day-to-day legal advice to build and protect Micron’s IP assets. Develop a deep understanding of new technologies relevant to Micron’s business. Work both autonomously and collaboratively to balance competing priorities in a fast-paced, challenging environment.
• Assist in developing and training on corporate policies and procedures, such as open source, trade secret protection, data security, product security, confidentiality, and contract compliance.
• Thoughtfully leverage AI-powered tools and systems to accelerate work and improve legal outcomes while exercising strong legal judgment, data governance, and risk awareness.

Skills

IP licensing experience

In-house experience

Negotiation skills

Executive communication

Education

JD from ABA accredited law school

Job description

Micron Technology seeks an experienced business-facing attorney to join its Legal Department in Boise, Idaho, or San Jose, California. You will partner with technology and business teams on complex IP licensing and other technology agreements, supporting strategic goals while protecting Micron’s IP assets.

The role requires a JD, bar admission, and at least seven years of IP licensing experience, with strong ethics and a track record in either top law firm or in-house settings, ideally in