Non-Volatile Memory Design Architecture Lead - San Jose, CA, United States
$176,000 - $322,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 23 July 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves pathfinding and execution of innovative non-volatile memory designs within the Non-Volatile-Engineering NAND Flash design team. You will innovate and evaluate key multi-functional features and architecture to ensure best in class memory products.
What you'll do
- Innovate and architect memory/storage solutions for high-performance and energy-efficient systems.
- Contribute to the development of new NAND Flash Memory by assisting with overall design, layout, and optimization of Memory/Logic circuits.
- Drive multi-functional teams in key features evaluation and recommend architectural decisions.
- Supervise and manage full chip verification activities including planning, tracking, and criteria setting.
- Actively participate in design and quality methodology improvements across the department.
- Assist product engineers in post-silicon design validation, root cause analysis, and providing solutions.
What you'll need
- 15+ years of experience in non-volatile memory design.
- Broad knowledge and experience in NAND Flash memory design.
- Proven knowledge of various logic, analog, and mixed signal circuits' functionality on full chip level.
- Knowledge of circuit simulators such as XA, hspice and/or hsim/finesim.
- An understanding of semiconductor reliability issues including CHC, NBTI, stress and snapback, Electromigration (EM), and IR analysis.
- An understanding of StarRC/Calibre parasitic extraction flow and capability to debug extraction issues.
Nice to have
- Ability to orchestrate AI tools adoption and deployment.
- Good understanding of Agentic AI or willingness to learn Agentic AI.
Skills: NAND Flash Memory design, memory/storage solution, logic, analog, and mixed signal circuits, full chip verification
This role has been open 75 days — slightly 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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| 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: NAND Flash Memory design, memory/storage solution, logic, analog, and mixed signal circuits, full chip verification
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.