StaffEngineer,EDABusinessStrategy

**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. **_About the Role_** The EDA Business Strategy role is a senior individual contributor position within the Engineering Automation (EA) organization at Micron. This role is responsible for aligning Micron’s Electronic Design Automation (EDA) tool investments with business and technology goals across DRAM, NAND, HBM, and emerging memory product lines. You will serve as the primary interface between Micron’s design engineering teams and major EDA vendors (Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens EDA, Keysight and others), ensuring our tool portfolio delivers maximum value and supports next-generation design challenges. This role combines deep technical understanding of semiconductor design flows with strategic business insight in vendor management, contract negotiation, and technology roadmap alignment. **_Responsibilities and Tasks_** _Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:_ **Vendor Strategy & Relationship Management** * Own strategic relationships with major EDA vendors (Cadence, Synopsys, Siemens EDA, Keysight) and emerging tool providers * Evaluate and benchmark new EDA tools, platforms, and technologies for adoption into Micron’s design flows * Handle vendor technical workshops, benchmarks, and proof-of-concept evaluations with CAD and design teams * Lead multi-year EDA contract renewals, and commercial terms in partnership with Procurement and Legal **Portfolio & License Management** * Define and maintain the enterprise EDA product portfolio across design domains: analog/mixed-signal design, digital implementation, physical verification (DRC, LVS, PERC), simulation (SPICE, Verilog), timing analysis, parasitic extraction, OPC/lithography, characterization, and re