Principal Engineer, Memory CAD Engineering - Richardson, TX, United States
$90,000 - $153,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 7 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role involves developing, improving, and supporting design automation tools and workflows for integrated circuit design, physical implementation, and verification.
What you'll do
- Lead the development, evaluation, and enhancement of CAD and EDA tools, flows, and methodologies.
- Drive large-scale technical projects and provide expertise within CAD, design automation, and verification domains.
- Guide AI and machine learning integration across CAD workflows and engineering applications.
- Collaborate with design and process engineering teams to improve design efficiency and tool effectiveness.
- Deliver training, documentation, and technical support for new tools, processes, and methodologies.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in semiconductor engineering, CAD, EDA, design automation, verification, or related areas.
- Experience with IC design CAD tools, including schematic capture, layout, simulation, and verification.
- Strong programming skills with experience in Python and at least one additional language such as SKILL, C, C++, Perl, Lisp, or Visual Basic.
- Knowledge of CMOS circuit design and implementation, including area, performance, and power tradeoffs.
Nice to have
- Master's degree or PhD in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field.
- Experience with AI/ML, large language models, agentic AI, or AI-enabled engineering applications.
- Experience with RTL-to-GDSII implementation flows and tools such as Fusion Compiler, Innovus, PrimeTime, Formality, RedHawk-SC, or SpyGlass.
- Experience with analog or digital verification flows, parasitic extraction flows, or design database version control systems.
- Experience working in Unix environments and developing shell scripts.
Skills: CAD tools, EDA tools, design automation, IC design, Python
This role has been open 2 days — well below the 79-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
704
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Median days open
79 d
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Median salary
$195k
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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 (704 roles · 75 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 41 | 704 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 72 | 1488 · 107 employers |
| Median days open | 101 d | 79 d (+22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: CAD tools, EDA tools, design automation, IC design, Python
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 163 open roles · median 162 d
- Synopsys · 59 open roles · median 36 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 44 open roles · median 107 d
- Qualcomm · 42 open roles · median 60 d
- NVIDIA · 41 open roles · median 73 d
- GlobalFoundries · 30 open roles · median 51 d
How we counted: 704 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 75 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 9 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 — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.