Staff Engineer, DDEG Design Methodology

Job Title

Staff Engineer, DDEG Design Methodology

Role Summary

Ownership of verification and end-to-end analysis for full-chip gate-level and block-level DRAM and emerging memory designs, including low-power and power-management features across DDR4/LPDDR4/DDR5/LPDDR5 families.

Work with global design and verification teams to develop verification methodology, testbenches, and flows; accelerate verification using AI-based tools and automation while ensuring technical rigor.

Experience Level

Senior-level (Staff). No explicit years-of-experience requirement stated.

Responsibilities

Provide verification leadership for complex DRAM/memory designs and drive automation and methodology improvements.

• Lead verification of pre-silicon block and full-chip designs: simulate, analyze, and debug at gate and mixed-signal levels.
• Develop test cases, stimuli, and testbenches to improve functional coverage for DRAM and emerging memory architectures.
• Use and extend verification flows and environments (SV/UVM) for block and full-chip regressions and coverage analysis.
• Leverage AI-based tools and automation to accelerate verification cycles, generate testbench components, and improve debug efficiency.
• Validate AI outputs critically: review assumptions, cross-check with specs, simulations, waveforms, assertions, and coverage reports; document acceptance or changes.
• Collaborate internationally with design and verification teams to define and implement new verification methodologies.
• Mentor and guide new and junior engineers on verification techniques and best practices.

Requirements

Key technical skills and experience required or strongly preferred.

• Must-have: Strong experience with SystemVerilog and UVM-based verification; building SV testbenches at block and full-chip level.
• Must-have: Proficient with SPICE and/or Verilog simulations and experience with simulation/debug tools (examples: Virtuoso, Xcellium, Simvision, vsim, Waveview, Finseim, HSpice).
• Must-have: Experience in AMS verification and co-simulation; understanding of digital and mixed-signal circuits and verification techniques.
• Must-have: Strong debugging, analytical, and communication skills; ability to work effectively in a team and guide others.
• Preferred / Nice-to-have: Experience in DRAM, SRAM or other memory domains; PLI coding and real-number modeling; scripting skills (Perl, Python).

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or postgraduate degree in Electronics Engineering or a related engineering field is required.

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.