Senior Design Verification Engineer - AI CAD for Memory

Micron; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 130,000 - 221,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron is seeking a Senior Design Verification Engineer to develop CAD tools, automation, and flows for memory design. You will collaborate with design, layout, verification, and process teams to boost productivity and design quality across layout automation, physical verification, and circuit simulation.

You will evaluate in-house and commercial EDA tools, integrate AI/ML approaches into CAD workflows, and mentor engineers while leading technical projects and contributing to CAD methodology

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

C/C++

Linux/Unix

Shell scripting

CMOS fundamentals

VLSI design

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

Cadence Virtuoso

SKILL

Calibre

Spectre

HSPICE

Xcelium

Fusion Compiler

Innovus

PrimeTime

Formality

StarRC

Job description

Micron is seeking a Senior Design Verification Engineer to develop CAD tools, automation, and flows for memory design. You will collaborate with design, layout, verification, and process teams to boost productivity and design quality across layout automation, physical verification, and circuit simulation.

You will evaluate in-house and commercial EDA tools, integrate AI/ML approaches into CAD workflows, and mentor engineers while leading technical projects and contributing to CAD methodology