Sr. Staff Memory Design Engineer

MediaTek Research Lab Inc.; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 256,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off (PTO)

Parental leave

401K

Job summary

MediaTek Research Lab Inc. in San Jose seeks a senior memory design engineer to define and design custom memory blocks (SRAM/TCAM) for Cloud AI and data center ASICs.

You will collaborate with product and architecture teams, mentor layout engineers, and drive DV plans across global CAD teams. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in embedded memory design, a PhD or MS in EE, experience with PrimeTime/Nanotime, and scripting in Perl/Python.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of embedded memory (SRAM/TCAM) design for ASICs or high‑performance processors.
• PhD or MS in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong SRAM/TCAM and digital circuit background for advanced nodes.
• Experience with complete SRAM memory design cycle and compiler development.
• Supervise layout engineers and coordinate layouts in advanced nodes.
• Experience with industry tools and DV plans; silicon bring-up knowledge.

Skills

SRAM/TCAM design

Digital circuit design

Perl/Python scripting

Clocked/static circuits

Education

PhD or MS in Electrical Engineering

Tools

PrimeTime

Nanotime

ESPCV

Job description

MediaTek’s advanced Memory Design team in San Jose is looking for a high-performance senior memory design engineer to define and design custom memory and circuits for next generation ASICs for Cloud AI and Data center applications. Collaborate closely with product and architecture teams to design TCAM, SRAM, CPU caches with different PPA requirements for Cloud AI ASICs. Advance DTCO optimization techniques in circuits and architecture to gain PPA beyond process entitlement. Design dual rail custom memories from start to finish to meet customer PPA spec. Mentor, guide, and direct other designers, while being hands-on in digital circuit design, especially targeting memories. Highly organized and independent design engineer who can multi-task and closely collaborate with worldwide design and CAD teams.

Main Requirements and Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in design of embedded memories (SRAM, TCAM) for high performance processors or ASICs in advanced nodes.
• PhD or MS in Electrical Engineering.
• Strong circuit and SRAM/TCAM design background in N2P, N3P process nodes.
• Strong understanding of Digital Circuit design techniques to build complex digital logic cells with dynamic and static circuits to perform compute functions in advanced technologies.
• Exposure to complete design cycle of SRAM memory and compiler development
• Supervise layout engineers and review layout for optimality in advanced nodes.
• Should have the ability to come up with comprehensive design verification plans, silicon bring-up plans for high-performance embedded memories.
• Experience in using industry standard schematic entry tools, advanced transistor level simulators, STA such as PrimeTime and Nanotime.
• Experience with LEC tools (ESPCV)
• Ability to review and coordinate layout activities
• Silicon debug and bring up experience is required.
• Working knowledge of scripting in Perl/Python
• Willingness to collaborate closely with cross functional teams across the globe.
• Salary range: $179,000 - $256,000 annually.
• Employee may be eligible for performance bonus, short and long term incentive programs. Actual total compensation will be dependent upon the individual's skills, experience and qualifications. In addition, MediaTek provides a variety of benefits including comprehensive health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, savings plan, Company paid holidays, Paid time off (PTO), Parental leave, 401K and more.
• MediaTek is an Equal Opportunity Employer that is committed to inclusion and diversity to all, regardless of age, ancestry, color, disability (mental and physical), exercising the right to family care and medical leave, gender, gender expression, gender identity, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, military or veteran status, national origin, political affiliation, race, religious creed, sex (includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), and sexual orientation.