Micron Technology

Semiconductor

PrincipalDesignAIEngineer

$176–298k San Jose, California, United States FULL TIME
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The Brief

“Principal Design AI Engineer at Micron Technology. Skills: NAND design, Circuit design, Design automation, AI enablement. Implement Xpath design. Implement Ypath design”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver measurable cycle-time reduction

Industry & Context.

Semiconductor
Problems you'll solve

Solving sophisticated technical problems; Debug

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

MS or PhD in electrical engineering, 8+ years NAND design experience, Proficient in analog/mixed signal circuit design, Proficient in analog/mixed signal circuit layout, Proficient fundamentals in semiconductor physics, Proficient fundamentals in analog/mixed-signal circuit design, Understanding of semiconductor reliability issues, Understanding of Electro-migration (EM) and IR analysis, Proficiency in circuit verification and optimization, Proficiency in layout planning, Proficiency in parasitic extractions, Experience guiding layout, Understanding of circuit design verification flows, Experience with block-level simulations, Experience with subsystem-level simulations, Experience with full-chip simulations, Experience with corner management, Experience with PVT/mismatch analysis, Experience with results qualification, Proficiency in Python for engineering automation, Proficient with Cadence design, Proficient with LVS/DRC tools, Proficient with UNIX

Nice to Have

PhD in electrical engineering preferred

What You'll Do.

Implement Xpath design

Implement Ypath design

Implement Array design

Integrate Core schematics into fullchip schematics

Validate design performance

Validate design functionalities

Run block level simulations

Run chip level simulations

Mentor other engineers

Implement analog circuit design

Implement mixed signal circuit design

Serve as technical authority

Solve technical problems

Develop agentic enablement for circuit design

Productize agentic enablement

Support environment setup

Support self-healing configuration

Support guided simulation

Support intelligent corner planning

Support coverage closure

Support automated schematic checks

Support automated layout checks

Support documentation synthesis

Support knowledge retrieval

Support block verification

Support subsystem verification

Support full-chip verification

Integrate automation with project execution

Align tooling with achievement needs

Deliver measurable cycle-time reduction

Collaborate with multi-functional team members

Ensure automation choices support manufacturability

Ensure environmental choices support testability

Ensure automation choices support reliability

Ensure environmental choices support time-to-market

Ensure automation choices support customer happiness

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Project teams; Analog/core teams; Circuit designers; Firmware teams; Validation teams; Architecture teams; Product Engineering; Test; Probe; Process Integration; Assembly; Marketing

Process & Methodology

Project execution

Full Job Description

**Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for _all_. ** Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever. As a Principal Design Engineer in the NVE Design Engineering organization at Micron Technology, Inc., you will drive the transformation of NAND circuit development through design automation, agentic circuit-design enablement, and environment transition! **_What’s Encouraged Daily!_** * Implementing core Xpath, Ypath and Array design during project execution and work with project teams integrating the Core schematics into the fullchip schematics, validating design performance and functionalities by running block and chip level simulations using standard industry simulators and mentor other engineers for the same. * Implementing analog and mixed signal circuit design (charge pumps, op amps, DACs, ADCs, linear regulators, oscillators, bandgap, LDO, thermometers, page buffers, PDNs, level shifters, IO buffers, RTL, Verilog) to meet specifications, validating design performance and functionalities by running block and chip level simulations using standard industry simulators and mentor other engineers for the same. * serve as a technical authority across analog/core teams, solving sophisticated technical problems at the intersection of circuit behavior, modeling, simulation methodology, and automation reliability. * Develop and productize agentic enablement for circuit design, including AI/LLM-assisted flows that support: * ​environment setup and self-healing configuration, * guided simulation and debug, * intelligent corner planning and coverage closure, * automated schematic/layout checks and review assistance, * documentation synthesis and knowledge retrieval from internal sources, * block/subsystem/full-chip verification (analog/mixed-signal), including reproducib

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