Sr Principal CAD & HPC Workflow

Micron Technology; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 197,000 - 346,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology seeks a Senior Principal CAD Engineer to shape the engineering environment powering Memory product development across DRAM, HBM, NAND, and custom memory programs. You will partner with Micron’s CAD Software and HPC teams to architect, modernize, and scale the platforms our design teams rely on daily.

You will define success metrics, establish customer-facing service levels with dashboards and reporting, and drive data-driven continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in semiconductor CAD, EDA, engineering infrastructure, or software development.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading technical teams.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of design infrastructure, revision control systems, software development, and engineering workflows.
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives across design, CAD, IT, HPC, and vendor organizations.

Responsibilities

• Work with CAD Software and HPC teams to architect and modernize design platforms.
• Define metrics for job management and workflow performance and establish service levels.
• Collaborate with Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens, and other EDA vendors on infrastructure strategy.
• Drive AI-enabled engineering productivity and agentic CAD workflows.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across CAD, Design Engineering, HPC, and IT.

Skills

Semiconductor CAD

Engineering leadership

Software development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

B.S. in Electrical/Computer Engineering/CS

Tools

Perforce

Git / Bitbucket

Jenkins

Cadence/Synopsys/Siemens EDA

LSF / HPC infrastructure

Job description

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all. Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Sr Principal CAD & HPC Workflow

Position Overview

Micron is seeking a Senior Principal CAD Engineer to help shape the engineering environment that powers Memory product development across DRAM, HBM, NAND, and custom memory programs. In this high-impact technical role, you will partner with Micron’s CAD Software and HPC teams to architect, modernize, and scale the platforms our worldwide design teams rely on every day, from CAD software infrastructure, project setup flows, and quality-gating solutions to engineering automation and compute workload scalability. You will also define how success is measured. By developing improvement and quality metrics for job management and workflow performance, you will establish customer-facing service levels that give design teams clear visibility into the performance of their environment and give engineering leaders a data-driven path to continuous improvement. Along the way, you will help bring next-generation AI and agentic software solutions into Design Automation, working closely with CAD, Design Engineering, HPC, and EDA vendors.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a senior engineer partnering with the CAD Software and HPC teams to support global Memory design teams.
• Develop improvement and quality metrics for job management and workflow performance, such as job throughput, turnaround time, and success rates.
• Establish these metrics as customer-facing service levels, with dashboards and reporting that track performance and drive continuous improvement.
• Shape CAD software architecture, web services, Git/Bitbucket repositories, Jenkins automation, CI/CD workflows, project setup infrastructure, and environment modernization initiatives.
• Collaborate with HPC teams on LSF, compute infrastructure, storage systems, and engineering workload scalability.
• Advance PERC/ERC methodology, automated quality gating, and design environment standardization across product lines.
• Contribute to EDA infrastructure strategy and technical engagement with Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens, and other industry vendors.
• Drive AI-enabled engineering productivity, agentic CAD workflows, and internal software solutions supporting Design Automation initiatives.
• Mentor engineers and influence technical direction across CAD, Design Engineering, HPC, and IT organizations.

Why You’ll Love This Role

• Visible impact: Your work directly shapes how quickly and reliably Micron’s global design teams bring new memory products to market.
• Technical influence: Set architectural and functional direction across CAD, HPC, and AI initiatives through deep technical expertise and cross-team collaboration.
• Leading-edge work: Help apply AI and agentic solutions to semiconductor design workflows at scale.

Minimum Qualifications

• B.S. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 15+ years of experience in semiconductor CAD, EDA, engineering infrastructure, or software development.
• 5+ years of engineering management experience leading technical teams.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of design infrastructure, revision control systems, software development, and engineering workflows.
• Experience driving cross-functional initiatives across design, CAD, IT, HPC, and vendor organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Perforce, IPLM/Methodics, Jenkins, Git, Bitbucket, and enterprise software platforms.
• Experience supporting LSF, HPC, cloud, storage, and compute infrastructure for semiconductor design environments. (Suggested addition.)
• Experience with Cadence, Synopsys, and Siemens EDA ecosystems.
• Experience leading AI, agentic software, or engineering productivity initiatives.

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$197,000.00 - $346,000.00 a year

Additional Compensation May Include Benefits, Bonuses And Equity.

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron 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 micron.com/careers/benefits.

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.

Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.

Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

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