Principal VLSI Design Engineer - Milpitas, United States
Originally posted 9 September 2026 by the employer.
Design and analyze memory core circuits such as Row/Column drivers, decoders, and sense amplifiers for high performance NAND flash.
About the role
This role is responsible for designing, developing, modifying, and evaluating chip architecture and core circuit structures for feasibility studies of high performance NAND flash, including advanced 3-dimensional NAND memories. This involves conducting analysis on memory core circuits, performing mixed/analog design, and validating performance using industry standard IC tools.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, modify, and evaluate chip architecture and core circuit structures for high performance NAND flash.
- Design and conduct analysis on memory core circuits such as Row/Column drivers, decoders, and sense amplifiers.
- Perform mixed/analog design to implement core operation supporting circuit design.
- Validate design performance and functionalities by running block and chip level simulations.
- Supervise layout work, support verification, and silicon bring up throughout the design cycle.
- Conceive new concepts and approaches in memory core design, architecture, and operation algorithm for NAND devices.
What you'll need
- BS/MS degree in Electrical Engineering or equivalent with 10 or more years of relevant experience.
- Knowledge and/or experience in non-volatile memory design (NAND flash memory cell operation in particular).
- Strong device background and experience with evaluating new process technologies for use in design.
- Experience with industry standard integrated circuit (IC) tools such as Cadence design environment, HSPICE/FINESIM, UNIX.
Skills: NAND flash, memory core circuits, sense amplifier, mixed/analog design, chip architecture
This role has been open 25 days — well below 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 | SanDisk | All employers we track in this specialty (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 17 | 287 |
| Median days open | 32 d | 69 d (−37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: NAND flash, memory core circuits, sense amplifier, mixed/analog design, chip architecture
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology · 151 open roles · median 86 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 49 d
- SanDisk (this employer) · 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.