Staff Design Engineer - San Jose, CA, United States
$145,000 - $246,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 July 2026 by the employer.
Implement and optimize NAND digital circuits for memory product development.
About the role
As a Staff Design Engineer at Micron, you will craft and analyze digital circuits used in memory product development. The role focuses on implementing and optimizing NAND circuits while ensuring products meet performance, quality, and reliability requirements.
What you'll do
- Interpret device and system specifications to define architecture and develop new circuits. - Support the creation of schematics and RTL blocks, and establish design and verification practices. - Perform RTL and synthesized netlist (gate level) verification at block, subsystem, and full chip levels. - Deliver design simulations, including post-layout analysis, and design verification plans in Verilog. - Facilitate netlist bring-up and collaborate with Product Engineering on validation plans and silicon results. - Assist in silicon design validation, reticle experiments, qualification, and tape-out revisions.
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering. - 7+ years of experience in digital circuit design and development. - Proven track record to meet performance, area, and power targets. - Experience with RTL and gate-level verification processes.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or Ph.D. in Computer Engineering or Electrical Engineering. - Experience in technical leadership or project management roles. - Knowledge of non-volatile memory technologies, particularly NAND. - Familiarity with building architecture and verification guidelines.
Skills: digital circuit design, RTL, Verilog, gate-level verification, NAND, tape-out
This role has been open 157 days — well above the 63-day median for Digital/RTL Design roles.
Digital/RTL Design · RTL Design
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Open roles in category
1084
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Median days open
63 d
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Median salary
$185k
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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 (1084 roles · 103 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 24 | 1084 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 106 | 3328 · 115 employers |
| Median days open | 75 d | 63 d (+12 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $185k |
Skills observed across this category: digital circuit design, RTL, Verilog, gate-level verification, NAND, tape-out
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 160 open roles · median 60 d
- Synopsys · 87 open roles · median 36 d
- AMD · 77 open roles · median 42 d
- Analog Devices · 49 open roles · median 53 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 42 open roles · median 92 d
- NVIDIA · 39 open roles · median 64 d
How we counted: 1084 open Digital/RTL Design (RTL Design) roles from 103 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 24 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.