Memory System Designer and Place and Route Engineer - USA-Mendota Heights-Northland, United States
$109,700 - $175,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 6 October 2026 by the employer.
Design memory subsystems.
About the role
This role involves the design and implementation of large memory blocks and subsystems.
What you'll do
- Architect and design memory subsystems
- Implement RTL of subsystem designs
- Perform place and route (physical design)
- Execute design closure including timing, DRC, LVS, EM/IR
- Conduct gate netlist synthesis
What you'll need
- Strong design skills
- Ability to write and debug Verilog RTL code
- Expertise in place and route
- Proficiency in running STA, DRC, EM/IR tools, and attaining design closure
- Ability to code in Python
- Good understanding of synthesis tools and running synthesis
- Capable of running and debugging logical equivalency checkers
- Familiarity with memory behavior
- Proficient in writing automation scripts
Skills: memory subsystems, RTL of subsystem designs, Place and route, timing, DRC, LVS, EM/IR, Verilog RTL code
This role has been open 9 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 | Broadcom | All employers we track in this specialty (303 roles · 30 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 16 | 303 |
| Median days open | 57 d | 66 d (−9 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $196k |
Skills observed across this category: memory subsystems, RTL of subsystem designs, Place and route, timing, DRC, LVS, EM/IR, Verilog RTL code
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 (this employer) · 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.
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