Senior Design Engineer

Micron Technology; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. seeks a Senior Design Engineer (or Staff Design Engineer) in the NVE Design Engineering Core group to contribute to memory product development with core and mixed-signal circuit expertise.

You will design, analyze, and optimize array circuits for NAND Flash and Compute‑in‑Memory (CIM) concepts, while collaborating with Firmware, Analog, and Validation teams. The role involves planing wordline/bitline architectures, performing die size analyses, and running SPICE-based

Qualifications

• Minimum: MS in electrical engineering; PhD preferred.
• 4+ years NAND design experience; CIM projects led or contributed.
• Strong fundamentals in semiconductor and analog/mixed-signal circuit design.
• Proficiency in Python and scripting; automation and data handling beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Develop array waveforms with timing and biasing for NAND Flash and CIM/near-memory compute modes.
• Collaborate with Firmware, Analog, and Design validation teams.
• Plan wordline/bitline path architecture to meet area, performance and power specs.
• Analyze die size costs and benefits; review NAND power consumption with cross-functional teams.
• Generate schematic blocks and run sub-system/full-chip simulations; oversee layout integration.
• Build Python-based AI utilities interfacing with EDA tools for automation and predictive design.
• Review and create technical documentation; support CIM use cases in memory arrays.
• Coordinate with Product Eng, Test, Process Integration, Assembly, and Marketing.

Skills

Self-motivation

Semiconductor physics

Analog/mixed-signal design

Python coding

Version control

Problem solving

Education

MS in electrical engineering

PhD preferred

Tools

Cadence design

LVS/DRC tools

HSPICE

Verilog

Fast SPICE

Job description

Role Overview

As a Senior Design Engineer (or Staff Design Engineer) in the NVE Design Engineering Core group at Micron Technology, Inc., you will contribute to the development of memory products that are outstanding, using your specialized knowledge and proprietary methods for designing and analyzing core and mixed circuits used in memory product development.

Responsibilities

• Develop array waveforms with detailed timing and biasing conditions of array signals for conventional NAND Flash operation as well as Compute‑in‑Memory (CIM) / near‑memory compute modes. This requires in‑depth familiarity with NAND Flash read, program and erase algorithms, and how array‑level biasing, sensing, and accumulation mechanisms can be reused or extended for in‑memory compute (e.g., analog MAC, resistive summation, multi‑level sensing).
• Collaborate with Firmware team, Analog team and Design validation teams during actual implementation of waveforms.
• Plan the wordline and bitline path architecture according to area, performance and power specifications. Determine the placement of these circuit blocks and collaborate with project teams in integrating these circuit blocks to the chip plan.
• Perform die size cost and benefits analysis of new array circuits and algorithms prior to implementation. Working closely with other functional teams to evaluate, analyze, and improve NAND power consumptions.
• Generate Xpath, Ypath and Array schematics during project execution and work with project teams integrating the Core schematics into the full‑chip schematics. Run block level simulations of the circuits using spice simulator and oversee layout implementation of the circuits. Run subsystem and full‑chip simulations during project execution.
• Build and maintain Python‑based AI utilities that interface with EDA environments to accelerate design tasks such as environment setup, corner execution, regression runs, automated documentation and intelligent/predictive design/layout techniques.
• Review existing and generate new technical documentation.
• Support pathfinding and prototype efforts exploring emerging CIM use cases such as vector operations, reduction, classification primitives, or AI/ML acceleration directly in the memory array, including interaction with system and algorithm teams to define viable compute primitives.
• Work with and support groups such as Product Engineering, Test, Probe, Process Integration, Assembly, and Marketing to enable manufacturable and testable CIM features, and to help evaluate system‑level value, cost, quality, reliability, and time‑to‑market impacts.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ph.D. preferred, MS in electrical engineering required. 4+ years of NAND design relevant proven experience required with prior CIM projects led or contributed.
• A high level of self‑motivation.
• Good fundamentals in semiconductor and device physics and analog/mixed‑signal circuit design. An understanding of semiconductor reliability issues including CHC, NBTI, stress, and snapback, as well as Electro‑migration (EM) and IR analysis.
• Strong circuit debugging and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience of circuit verification and optimization, layout planning, parasitic extractions of the circuits, experience guiding layout.
• Strong coding skills in Python (plus Bash/Tcl a bonus), and comfort working with structured data (CSV/JSON/SQLite) and version control.

Preferred Qualifications

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

Benefits

Micron is a world leader in the semiconductor industry and is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. 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 Benefits | Micron Technology, Inc.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

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.