Circuit Design Engineer - California, Folsom, United States
$105,650 - $149,150 USD yearly
Originally posted 16 October 2026 by the employer.
Design and optimize digital circuits for custom blocks such as SRAM, register files, memory compilers, and caches.
About the role
As a Circuit Design Engineer, you will design and optimize digital circuits for custom blocks such as SRAM, register files, memory compilers, and caches, focusing on schematic entry, simulation, and functionality verification.
What you'll do
- Design and optimize digital circuits for custom blocks, including SRAM, register files, memory compilers, and caches.
- Perform circuit design, schematic entry, simulation, and functionality verification for major blocks.
- Create block-level DFT models, develop memory test tools, and enhance design flows/methodologies for improved efficiency.
- Collaborate with architecture, layout, and cross-functional teams to ensure optimal circuit performance, power, area, and yield.
- Analyze and resolve circuit design issues, driving innovations to reduce leakage, optimize performance, and enhance robustness of circuits.
- Characterize memory instances and memory compilers to ensure high-quality designs that meet specified design goals.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical/Computer Engineering or relevant field with 1+ years of educational or work experience OR a Master's degree in the same field with 3+ months of educational experience.
- Experience with circuit simulation tools and methodologies.
- Experience with digital circuit design, schematic entry, and verification processes.
Nice to have
- Familiarity with designing circuits for power, performance, area, and yield optimization.
- Understanding of DFT models and memory characterization techniques.
Skills: SRAM, register files, memory compilers, caches, digital circuits, schematic entry
This role has been open 0 days — well below the 66-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
303
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Median days open
66 d
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Median salary
$196k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (303 roles · 30 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 303 |
| Median days open | 41 d | 66 d (−25 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $196k |
Skills observed across this category: SRAM, register files, memory compilers, caches, digital circuits, schematic entry
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 154 open roles · median 87 d
- Synopsys · 31 open roles · median 56 d
- Qualcomm · 19 open roles · median 77 d
- SanDisk · 17 open roles · median 43 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 57 d
- NVIDIA · 9 open roles · median 53 d
How we counted: 303 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 30 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 16 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.