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San Jose, CA
93K-198K Annually
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In-Office
San Jose, CA
93K-198K Annually
Senior level
The Sr. Design Engineer will design, simulate, and optimize NAND circuit blocks, implement analog designs, validate performance, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve product manufacturability and reliability.
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Job Summary
As a Sr. 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.
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.
  • Partner with cross‑functional teams to analyze and reduce NAND power consumption.
  • Build and maintain Python‑based AI utilities that interface with EDA tools to accelerate design workflows (e.g., environment setup, corner execution, regressions, automated documentation, predictive design/layout).
  • Review existing technical documentation and generate new design 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.

Minimum Qualifications:

  • MS/PhD preferred, BS in electrical engineering required. 2+ years of NAND design relevant industry 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.
  • Strong coding skills in Python (plus Bash/Tcl a bonus), and comfort working with structured data (CSV/JSON/SQLite) and version control.
  • Excellent teamwork attitude. Good verbal communication skills (English) and ability to convey complex technical concepts in verbal and written form.

  Preferred Qualifications:

  • 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

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

$93,000.00 - $198,000.00 a year

Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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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.

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Top Skills

Bash
Cadence
Fast Spice
Hspice
Linux
Python
Tcl
Unix
Verilog

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