Staff CAD Engineer, HBM

Job Title

Staff CAD Engineer, HBM

Role Summary

Experienced EDA/CAD engineer role focused on developing AI- and automation-driven tooling for custom memory (HBM) design workflows. The position applies IC design, layout, verification, simulation, and design automation expertise to increase engineering productivity, quality, and cycle time.

The role collaborates with worldwide design, layout, verification, and CAD teams to identify and deliver high-impact automation and AI-enabled solutions.

Experience Level

Senior - typically requires 6+ years of relevant industry experience.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include building tools and integrations that accelerate and improve custom memory design flows.

• Design, develop, and deploy software, automation, and AI-assisted solutions across layout, verification, simulation, and tape-out.
• Create and enhance AI-assisted tools, agents, and automation to improve engineering productivity and design team efficiency.
• Collaborate with global design and CAD teams to identify high-impact automation and AI use cases.
• Build and maintain CAD tools, workflow integrations, and supporting technical documentation.
• Support evaluation, qualification, deployment, and integration of EDA tools and AI-enhanced workflows.
• Apply generative AI and machine learning techniques to practical custom IC design challenges.
• Contribute to scalable software practices: code quality, testing, maintainability, and documentation.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and experience; preferred items listed separately.

• Strong programming skills in Python and experience developing maintainable technical software or automation solutions.
• Familiarity with LLMs, prompt engineering, AI-assisted workflows, or agent-based automation concepts.
• Knowledge of CMOS design, custom layout, circuit verification, and semiconductor design fundamentals.
• Hands-on EDA/CAD experience and ability to integrate tools into engineering workflows.
• Practical software engineering practices: testing, version control, and documentation.

Nice-to-have:

• Experience with custom memory design (DDR, LPDDR, HBM, NAND) and physical verification flows (Calibre DRC/LVS/LPE).
• Cadence Virtuoso, SKILL, parameterized cells, or other custom design environment experience.
• Circuit simulation experience (HSPICE, Spectre) and familiarity with digital verification concepts.
• Experience building developer tools, CLI utilities, workflow integrations, or plugin tooling.
• Familiarity with ML frameworks such as PyTorch or scikit-learn and integrating LLM APIs into tools.
• Linux-based development experience and current software engineering workflows.
• Substantially broader technical leadership for Principal-level consideration.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering required (stated alongside 6+ years of relevant experience).

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.