Staff GenAI Engineer - AMS Design and Optimization - San Jose, CA, United States
$170,000 - $290,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 30 July 2026 by the employer. Relisted by the employer on 1 October 2026.
This role transforms memory design workflows using AI and automation.
About the role
This role involves transforming memory design workflows through the application of AI and automation. You will focus on embedding AI into how circuits are designed, validated, and brought to silicon.
What you'll do
- Embed AI and automation into circuit design, layout, and verification workflows
- Apply data-driven methods to modeling, validation, and tape-out iteration reduction
- Enable AI-assisted optimization of floorplanning, placement, routing, and simulation
- Leverage historical design and silicon data to drive predictive insights
- Collaborate across design, CAD, and manufacturing teams to scale AI-enabled methods
What you'll need
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent practical experience
- 5 to 7 years Experience with circuit design, layout, verification, or CAD flows
- Strong coding skills with the ability to develop and maintain production-quality software in Python or similar languages
- Experience applying data analysis, machine learning, or automation to engineering workflows
Nice to have
- Master’s degree or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field
- Experience applying AI or ML to physical design, simulation, or silicon data
- Knowledge of memory circuit design and full-chip integration
- Experience collaborating across design, process integration, test, or product engineering
Skills: AI, automation, circuit design, layout, verification workflows, data-driven methods
This role has been open 80 days — below the 83-day median for AI/ML Hardware Engineering roles.
AI/ML Hardware Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
508
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Median days open
83 d
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Median salary
$236k
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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 (508 roles · 77 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 28 | 508 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 258 | 6118 · 145 employers |
| Median days open | 61 d | 83 d (−22 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: AI, automation, circuit design, layout, verification workflows, data-driven methods
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 99 open roles · median 114 d
- NVIDIA · 93 open roles · median 54 d
- AMD · 41 open roles · median 81 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 27 open roles · median 68 d
- Analog Devices · 19 open roles · median 36 d
- Mobileye · 17 open roles · median 80 d
How we counted: 508 open AI/ML Hardware Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 77 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 18 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 Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.