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Micron Technology · 2 hours ago

Principal CAD Engineer, Central Engineering

Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions. In this role, you will collaborate with various design and verification teams to enhance Electronic Design Automation tools and methodologies, ensuring optimal productivity and reliability in Memory designs.

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Responsibilities

Developing tools, flows, and methodologies to increase the productivity and reliability of our Memory designs
Integrate commercial EDA (Electronic Design Automation) tools into design flows
Providing training, documentation, and support to end users on new tools and methods
Working closely with design, layout, verification and process teams
Track and solve issues
Undertake Independent Research and Development of Next-Generation CAD Software to Meet Product Development Needs
Identify deficiencies of current tools and flows
Understand EDA industry product offerings and trends, and opportunities for gaining performance and efficiency
Evaluate tools with internal customers
Define possible flows for improvement of efficiency and cost
Develop, maintain and support the engineering infrastructure
Maintain all aspects of design infrastructure at optimum level
Provide support and training of the design environment

Qualification

Cadence VirtuosoPythonCMOS designUnixShell scriptingEDA toolsRTL2GDS flowsFluent in EnglishCommunicationProblem-solving skills

Required

Excellent programming fundamentals are required
Experience with Unix and shell scripting is required
Good communication and problem-solving skills are required
Fluent in English and able to communicate effectively with a global team

Preferred

Good knowledge of CMOS circuit and deep submicron physical design, as well as CMOS process manufacturing and layout rules
In depth experience in the Cadence Virtuoso df2 design environment and SKILL programming
In depth experience with Python and Python QT language
Experience in layout flows preferred - Calibre DRC & LVS flows, Floor planning, Automated Place and Route, SPF extraction
Experience in design simulation areas preferred - Verilog, Verilog-A, ncverilog, VCS, Spice/Fast Spice, fineSim/primesim, hspice
Experience in RTL2GDS flows
A Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering or Electronics Engineering. 5+ years of industry experience

Benefits

A choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget
Benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury
Paid family leave
A robust paid time-off program
Paid holidays

Company

Micron Technology

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Micron Technology is a semiconductor company that produces DRAM, SDRAM, flash memory, SSD and CMOS image sensing chips.

H1B Sponsorship

Micron Technology has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Below presents additional info for your reference. (Data Powered by US Department of Labor)
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2025 (494)
2024 (429)
2023 (299)
2022 (626)
2021 (564)
2020 (538)

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
$8.9B
Key Investors
U.S. Department of Commerce
2025-04-24Post Ipo Debt· $1.75B
2025-01-16Post Ipo Debt· $1B
2024-04-18Grant· $6.1B

Leadership Team

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Sanjay Mehrotra
Chairman, President & CEO
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Gursharan Singh
Senior Vice President BE Operations
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