Memory Circuit Design Engineer - United States
$122,440 - $232,190 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 June 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves memory pathfinding and development of advanced memory technology for Intel process technologies. Your work will enable high-performance, high-density, low-power embedded memory designs on Intel advanced CMOS process technologies.
What you'll do
- Conduct memory pathfinding activities and power, performance, and area (PPA) optimization through design technology co-optimization (DTCO).
- Perform memory bit-cell and complex periphery IC layout and automation.
- Design memory array/IP and memory circuit innovation, including test-chip design.
- Execute Pre-Si verification, post-Si validation, and debugging to enable yield and parametric tracking/ramp.
What you'll need
- Master degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, or a related discipline.
- 4+ years of professional experience gained through either internships or full-time employment in memory design.
- Experience in design, characterization, and verification of custom memory circuits such as SRAM, Register Files, or ROM.
- Understanding of design trade-offs between power, performance, and area (PPA).
- Experience with custom digital circuit design, simulation, layout design, and verification.
- Knowledge of EDA tools used for custom digital and memory circuit design.
Nice to have
- PhD with 1-2 years of professional experience.
- Experience with Design technology co-optimization (DTCO).
- Post-Si validation experience.
- Knowledge of the CMOS ASIC design flow.
Skills: memory bit-cell, memory array design, SRAM, Register Files, ROM
This role has been open 103 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 | Intel Corporation | All employers we track in this specialty (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 4 | 287 |
| Median days open | 66 d | 69 d (−3 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: memory bit-cell, memory array design, SRAM, Register Files, ROM
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 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.