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At a glance
Micron is hiring a Staff Engineer, Design Verification in San Jose, CA. It is a full-time role in Hardware & Semiconductors, asking for at least 7 years of experience, first listed on November 3. The advertised pay is $120,000–$252,000 a year. The description mentions CAD and Python. Micron has 99 other openings in the US, 14 of them in San Jose, CA. Across all employers on USA Jobs 24 there are 60 Hardware & Chips openings in San Jose, CA today; the typical one asks for 8 years and advertises about $195,000 a year at the midpoint.
How the pay compares
Micron advertises $120,000 to $252,000 a year, a midpoint of $186,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is lower than about 63% of the 86 hardware & chips jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $197,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Micron
Micron has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 7 states. Most are in software & IT (42), hardware & chips (19) and data & AI (10). The biggest locations are Boise, ID (69), San Jose, CA (15) and Richardson, TX (8). None of them is fully remote, 20% are open to entry-level candidates and 34% show pay. We collect Micron's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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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 Staff Design Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., you will be responsible for designing and analyzing digital and analog circuits used in the development of memory products! We are engaged in developing groundbreaking silicon-to-systems solutions – right from technology development and advanced memory designs to product development, systems design and validation resulting in world class memory solutions!
In this position, you will collaborate with Micron’s various design and verification teams all over the world and support the efforts of groups such as Product Engineering, Test, Probe, Process Integration, Assembly and Marketing to proactively design products that optimize all manufacturing functions and assure the best cost, quality, reliability, time-to-market, and customer satisfaction.
Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:
Contributing to the development of new product opportunities by assisting with the overall design, layout, and optimization of Memory/Logic/Analog circuits
Parasitic modeling and assisting in design validation, reticle experiments and required tape-out revisions
Leading all aspects of and managing the layout process including floor-planning, placement, and routing
Performing verification processes with modeling and simulation using industry standard simulators
Contributing to cross group communication to work towards standardization and group success
Working with Marketing, Probe, Assembly, Test, Process Integration, and Product Engineering groups to ensure accurate manufacturability of product
Proactively solicit guidance from Standards, CAD, modeling, and verification groups to improve the design quality
Driving innovation into the future Memory generations within a dynamic work environment
Qualifications and Skills include, but not limited to:
Bachelor’s Degree with 7+ years of Design experience or Master's Degree in Electrical Engineering with 3+ years of experience
Experience building automation pipelines or tooling in an engineering environment.
Experience with working on larger datasets using Python common ML/data libraries
Experience with developing new transactors and hybrid emulation model
Good understanding of Agentic AI or willingness to learn Agentic AI to help develop efficient workflow
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:
$120,000.00 - $252,000.00 a yearAdditional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer 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. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.
Micron is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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