Senior Design Engineer

Micron Technology • San Jose, CA

2d • $120,000 - $252,000

About The Position

As a Senior Design Engineer in the NVE Design Engineering Core group at Micron Technology, Inc., you will contribute to the development of memory products that are best-in-class, using your specialized knowledge and Micron proprietary methods of designing and analyzing core and mixed circuits used in the development of memory products!

Requirements

• BS in electrical engineering required.
• 2+ years of NAND design relevant proven experience required.
• A high level of self-motivation.
• Proficiency in analog/mixed signal circuit design (charge pumps, op amps, DACs, ADCs, linear regulators, oscillators, bandgaps)
• 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 Electromigration (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.
• Employing Artificial Intelligence to use AI tool (Claude etc.)
• Excellent teamwork attitude.
• Good verbal communication skills (English) and ability to convey sophisticated technical concepts in verbal and written form.

Nice To Haves

• 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

Responsibilities

• Design, simulate, optimize, and floor‑plan NAND circuit blocks.
• Evaluate design feasibility and analyze circuit functionality across use cases.
• Implement analog and mixed‑signal circuit designs that meet performance and reliability specifications.
• Validate design performance at block‑ and chip‑level using industry‑standard simulation tools.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to analyze and reduce NAND power consumption.
• Build and maintain Python‑based AI utilities that collaborate with EDA tools to accelerate development workflows (e.g., environment setup, corner execution, regressions, automated documentation, predictive build/layout).
• Review existing user documentation and generate new build collateral.
• Collaborate with groups such as Product Engineering, Test, Probe, Process Integration, Assembly, and Marketing to ensure optimized manufacturability, cost, reliability, and time‑to‑market.

Benefits

• Choice of medical, dental and vision plans
• Benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
• Paid family leave
• Robust paid time-off program
• Paid holidays

What This Job Offers

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