Senior Design Engineer

1000 Micron Technology, Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 116,000 - 246,000; Full time

Job summary

1000 Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking a Sr. or Staff Design Engineer in San Jose, California. In this role, you will design and analyze innovative circuits for memory products, leveraging your experience in NAND design and analog/mixed-signal circuit design.

Candidates should possess an MS in electrical engineering or a PhD, along with strong problem-solving skills, experience in NAND design, and coding proficiency in Python. Competitive compensation includes a base salary range of $116,000.00–$246,000.00 per year.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of NAND design industry experience with prior CIM projects led or contributed.
• Strong fundamentals in semiconductor and device physics.
• Strong circuit debugging, problem-solving, verification, and layout planning.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, and optimize NAND analog and mixed-signal circuits.
• Collaborate with teams to improve NAND power consumption.
• Validate design performance by running simulations.

Skills

Analog/mixed-signal circuit design

NAND design experience

Python coding skills

Circuit debugging

Education

MS in electrical engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

HSPICE

Cadence design tools

Linux/UNIX

Job description

Overview

As a Sr. or Staff Design Engineer in the NVE Design Engineering Analog group at Micron Technology, Inc., you will contribute to the development of memory products that are best‑in‑class, using specialized knowledge and Micron proprietary methods of designing and analyzing analog and mixed circuits used in the development of memory products.

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, optimize, and floorplan NAND analog and mixed‑signal circuits, including dual‑mode operation for storage and compute‑in‑memory use cases.
• Evaluate design feasibility and analyze circuit functionality across conventional memory operation and CIM‑enabled modes, accounting for accuracy, linearity, latency, power, and device variability.
• Design, simulate, and validate high‑performance ADC architectures (SAR, pipeline, or hybrid) for NAND sensing and mixed‑signal interfaces, optimizing resolution, speed, power, and area across PVT and mismatch.
• Implement analog and mixed‑signal circuit designs to meet specifications in sensing, amplification, bias generation, regulation, accumulation, and signal conditioning, with compute‑oriented extensions.
• Validate design performance and functionalities by running block and chip level simulations using standard industry simulators.
• Collaborate with other functional teams to evaluate, analyze, and improve NAND power consumptions.
• Build and maintain Python‑based AI utilities that interface with EDA environments to accelerate design tasks.
• Work with and support the efforts of various groups to enable manufacturable, testable, and scalable CIM features.

Qualifications

• PhD preferred; MS in electrical engineering required.
• 4+ years of NAND design industry experience with prior CIM projects led or contributed.
• Proficiency in analog/mixed‑signal circuit design (charge pumps, op amps, DACs, ADCs, linear regulators, oscillators, bandgaps) with focus on ADC design.
• Good fundamentals in semiconductor and device physics and analog/mixed‑signal circuit design.
• Understanding of semiconductor reliability issues including CHC, NBTI, stress, snapback, Electromigration, IR analysis.
• Strong circuit debugging, problem‑solving, verification, layout planning, parasitic extraction, and guidance.
• Strong coding skills in Python (plus Bash/Tcl); experience with structured data (CSV/JSON/SQLite) and version control.
• Excellent teamwork, verbal communication in English, ability to convey technical concepts.

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of analog and digital simulators such as HSPICE, Fast SPICE, and Verilog.
• Familiarity with Cadence design, LVS/DRC tools.
• Experience with a scripting language.
• Familiarity with Linux/UNIX.

Compensation

Base salary range: $116,000.00–$246,000.00 per year. Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses, and equity.

Equal‑Opportunity Employment

Micron is 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.