Design Engineer, Circuit Design

About the Role

The Non-Volatile Engineering (NVEG) NAND Flash design and verification team at Micron Technology develops advanced memory solutions. The Design/Verification Engineer contributes to the architecture, design, simulation, and verification of NAND Flash circuits and systems, spanning analog and digital domains. This role works multi-functionally to ensure robust, manufacturable, and high-performance memory products.

Key Responsibilities

• Participate in multi-functional evaluations of key features and recommend architectural decisions for NAND Flash designs.
• Break down system functions into analog and/or digital circuits and design, simulate, optimize, and floor plan NAND circuitry.
• Analyze design feasibility and circuit functionality, including performance, power, and reliability.
• Validate designs through block- and chip-level simulations using industry-standard simulators and defined verification coverage.
• Collaborate with multi-functional teams to evaluate NAND die performance, power consumption, manufacturability, and root-cause analysis.
• Leverage AI Assisted tools to enhance debug efficiency and data analysis.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Knowledge of analog design theory, loop stability analysis, device physics, and CMOS device reliability.
• Understanding of memory cell read/write operations, array architecture, and unit-block verification methodologies.
• Experience in transistor-level analog and digital IC design using CMOS, including simulation and post-layout analysis.
• Experience designing analog/digital blocks such as bandgap references, regulators, charge pumps, ADC/DACs, oscillators, comparators, sensors, or custom logic.
• Working knowledge of digital design flow (Verilog, RTL synthesis, logic simulation, place and route).
• Working knowledge of scripting languages (Perl, Python, or C++).
• Working knowledge of Verilog-A basics.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Experience working in AI Enabled environments or willingness to leverage AI tools to support engineering productivity, automation, and data-driven workflows.

Qualifications

• Exposure to AI Assisted or Applying AI techniques, such as Python scripting or data-driven automation, to improve design or verification efficiency.
• Proficient knowledge of memory cell test flow and hands-on lab experience with IC characterization and debugging.
• Familiarity with circuit-level reliability fundamentals, including aging effects and device stress mechanisms.
• Advanced expertise with analog and digital simulators such as HSPICE, Verilog, XA, or Finesim.
• Experience with Cadence design environments and LVS/DRC tools.
• Deeper expertise in scripting or digital implementation flows.