Design Engineer - DRAM Technology and Products - Boise, ID - Main Site, United States
Originally posted 14 July 2026 by the employer.
Focus on DRAM technology development and memory circuit solutions.
About the role
This team member will focus on performing semiconductor design engineering assignments, including engineering and designing chip layout circuits, circuit checking, documenting specifications, and modifying and evaluating semiconductor devices and components, with a focus on DRAM technology.
What you'll do
- Design, layout, and optimize memory circuits with a focus on performance, power, area, and manufacturability.
- Perform circuit simulation and analysis using SPICE and Verilog to validate circuit functionality.
- Develop and support schematic blocks including memory arrays, control logic, address decoders, datapaths, and internal test circuitry.
- Evaluate design architecture tradeoffs and incorporate layout parasitics to ensure robust circuit operation and silicon success.
- Drive test chip development, silicon validation, and AI-enabled improvements to design methodologies and workflows.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) or higher, or equivalent experience.
- Basic understanding of memory array architectures, circuits, and operation.
- Strong understanding of circuit simulation setup, analysis, and debug techniques.
- Familiarity with semiconductor device fundamentals and integrated circuit design principles.
Nice to have
- Experience with SPICE, Verilog, or similar circuit design and simulation tools.
- Understanding of memory design blocks including memory arrays, address decoding, datapaths, and control logic.
- Knowledge of layout parasitic extraction and integration into simulation environments.
- Experience with silicon validation, test chip development, or Design for Manufacturability (DFM) methodologies.
- Demonstrated ability to apply AI-enabled approaches to improve engineering processes and design efficiency.
Skills: DRAM technology, memory circuits, circuit simulation, memory arrays, silicon validation
This role has been open 82 days — well above the 69-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
287
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Median days open
69 d
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Median salary
$205k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 153 | 287 |
| Median days open | 86 d | 69 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: DRAM technology, memory circuits, circuit simulation, memory arrays, silicon validation
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 151 open roles · median 86 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 49 d
- SanDisk · 17 open roles · median 32 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 50 d
- Qualcomm · 12 open roles · median 149 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 287 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 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.