Senior Design Engineer

Job Title

Senior Design Engineer

Role Summary

Work on design, layout, optimization, verification, and tape-out activities for DRAM and emerging memory products and related IPs. The role interfaces with cross-functional teams to ensure manufacturability, reliability, and successful product delivery.

The position involves technical leadership, driving design innovation for future memory generations, and applying automation and AI-based tools to improve efficiency across the design and verification workflow.

Experience Level

Senior — 3+ years of relevant industry experience (as listed by the employer).

Responsibilities

Primary duties include design and validation activities across memory, analog, and logic domains, and collaboration with manufacturing and cross-functional teams.

• Design, layout, and optimize Memory/Logic/Analog circuits for DRAM and emerging memory products and IPs.
• Support design validation & verification, reticle experiments, and tape-out revisions.
• Perform modeling and simulation using industry-standard simulators.
• Collaborate with Marketing, Probe, Assembly, Test, Process Integration, and Product Engineering to ensure manufacturability.
• Coordinate with Standards, CAD, Modeling, and Technology Development groups to ensure design quality and reliability.
• Drive innovation for future memory generations within a dynamic development environment.
• Leverage AI-based tools and automation to improve design efficiency, accelerate analysis, and support verification workflows.

Requirements

Key skills and experience expected for successful candidates.

Must-have:

• Experience leading a team of engineers and technical subject-matter experts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for conveying complex technical concepts.
• Excellent problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Extensive knowledge of custom circuit design, analog design, verification, and layout.
• Experience with complete product design and development flow including memory design, power-network development & analysis, and reliability analysis.
• Experience with state-machine modeling, design and verification; verification methodologies such as behavioral modeling, timing analysis, and equivalence checking.
• Familiarity with scripting languages (Python, Tcl, Perl, etc.) and exposure to CAD/tools used in IC design.
• Familiarity with various memory design architectures.

Nice-to-have:

• Direct experience with reticle experiments, tape-out cycles, and manufacturability improvements.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Postgraduate degree in Electronics Engineering or a related engineering field (as stated by the employer).

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.