Sr Design Enablement, CAD - United States
$104,000 - $221,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 October 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role focuses on developing, improving, and supporting in-house and commercial EDA tools within Micron’s memory development.
What you'll do
- Design, develop, and support CAD software, EDA tools, flows, and methodologies for CMOS design and verification.
- Debug, evaluate, and support in-house and commercial EDA solutions in a production environment.
- Develop P-cells, scripts, and automation for physical design, verification, optimization, and tapeout.
- Collaborate with design, PI, and process teams to solve workflow and tool challenges, and implement scalable layout methodologies aligned with PDK requirements.
- Document processes and provide training and support for end users.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field.
- 2+ years of experience in CAD, VLSI, or a related semiconductor engineering role.
- Experience programming in SKILL/Skill++ (Cadence), Python, and/or Perl.
- Experience with PDK development and/or validation and familiarity with Cadence EDA tools and flows.
- Experience with Linux/Unix environments, shell scripting, databases, and version control.
Nice to have
- Understanding of CMOS process fundamentals and layout design rules.
- Understanding of photo/metrology marks and layout design.
- Prior work supporting or developing EDA design tools, flows, and methodologies.
- Experience supporting automation for physical design, verification, or tapeout flows.
- Experience mentoring engineers, promoting engineering excellence, and leading adoption of AI-assisted development practices.
- Ability to use AI assistant for fault and code analysis.
Skills: CAD software, EDA tools, PDK development, SKILL, physical design automation
This role has been open 14 days — well below the 73-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
683
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Median days open
73 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 (683 roles · 74 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 683 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 78 | 1449 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 45 d | 73 d (−28 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: CAD software, EDA tools, PDK development, SKILL, physical design automation
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 153 open roles · median 169 d
- Synopsys · 63 open roles · median 39 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 43 open roles · median 46 d
- Qualcomm · 38 open roles · median 73 d
- NVIDIA · 37 open roles · median 80 d
- GlobalFoundries · 33 open roles · median 36 d
How we counted: 683 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 74 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 — it is counted in the wider Physical Implementation family row. Figures refresh nightly.