ASIC Architect

Micron Technology • San Jose, CA

1d • $96,000 - $203,000

About The Position

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.
Seeking an ASIC Architect for Micron’s ASIC architecture team. You should have knowledge of many aspects of the SOC design and implementation flow – such as coverage driven verification, synthesis, P&R, STA, DFT, power-islands, floor-planning, CTS, IR-drop – and an understanding of how architecture decisions impact these flows. You will be responsible for developing, contributing, and leading ASIC macro and micro-architecture activities in our storage-based controllers. You should be highly motivated with strong communication skills, attention to detail, and quality oriented. Candidates with a take-ownership attitude will succeed in this role.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Engineering
• Knowledge of RTL design in Verilog/SystemVerilog
• Knowledge in various aspects of SOC design, verification, and implementation flows
• Scripting and Unix shell language experience: e.g. Perl, Python, Unix shell scripts
• Ability to read and understand SW/FW code
• Understanding of CPU and memory architectures, data path pipelining mechanisms, distributed system design, ASIC low-power implementations, clock and reset methodologies

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of PCIe + NVMe, CXL, and/or UFS in a storage application is preferred
• Experience with HW modeling languages
• ASIC architecture experience in storage products (e.g. SSD, eMMC, UFS, USB)
• Design/architecture experience with high-speed serial and parallel interfaces (e.g. PCIe, MIPI, DDR, LPDDR, ONFI)
• Design/architecture experience with NVMe, CXL, and/or UFS host protocols
• Familiarity with automotive design and qualification processes are a bonus

Responsibilities

• Reviewing product and FW requirements
• Working with other ASIC architects and with system architects to define and document the feature sets and data/control flows implemented by the controller and each of its component IPs
• Defining requirements for ASIC design, verification, and physical implementation teams
• Evaluating area, performance, power, and ease-of-implementation trade-offs between different implementation solutions
• Reviewing and configuring 3rd party IPs
• Supporting other teams in the ASIC organization and reviewing their work
• Supporting product teams with documentation, code-reviews, and silicon debug
• Continuously finding opportunities for improving design quality and design practices

Benefits

• Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level