New College Grad - Semiconductor Design Engineer, DRAM Products Group

Job Title

New College Grad - Semiconductor Design Engineer, DRAM Products Group

Role Summary

Entry-level design engineer on the DRAM products team responsible for designing and analyzing digital and analog circuits across the product lifecycle. Work with global design, verification, and cross-functional teams to optimize power, performance, area, cost, and reliability for memory products.

Experience Level

Entry-level (New college graduate). Typical candidate: 0–1 years relevant industry or internship experience.

Responsibilities

Contribute to circuit and full‑chip design, simulation, validation, and cross‑discipline collaboration.

• Assist with gate‑level to full‑chip design, layout, and performance optimization of memory circuits.
• Run and debug circuit simulations using SPICE, Verilog, and similar tools; analyze results.
• Design schematic blocks including memory arrays, control logic, address decode, datapaths, and internal test logic.
• Evaluate architectural tradeoffs and impacts on power, performance, area, and reliability.
• Import and analyze layout parasitics in circuit simulation environments and optimize design rules.
• Support test‑chip definition, silicon validation strategies, and lab correlation.
• Collaborate with Product Engineering, Test, Probe, Process Integration, Assembly, and Marketing to ensure manufacturability.
• Identify opportunities for innovative circuit or architecture improvements.

Requirements

Core technical skills and desirable background for immediate contribution.

• Must-have: Basic understanding of memory applications and CMOS device behavior.
• Must-have: Strong foundation in circuit simulation setup, analysis, and debug (SPICE/Verilog familiarity expected).
• Must-have: Effective written and verbal communication skills to convey technical concepts.
• Nice-to-have: Experience with memory circuit design and layout optimization.
• Nice-to-have: Familiarity with reliability limits of CMOS processes and exposure to silicon validation and test‑chip bring‑up.
• Nice-to-have: Demonstrated motivation to grow technically and to work within collaborative, global teams.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering or higher (Master's or PhD also acceptable) as stated in the minimum qualifications.

About the Company

Company: Micron Technology

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA

Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.