Staff GenAI Engineer - Silicon Design - San Jose, CA, United States
$170,000 - $290,000 USD yearly
Originally posted 1 September 2026 by the employer.
This role focuses on transforming memory design workflows using AI and automation.
About the role
This role is critical to transforming memory design workflows using AI and automation, with a focus on solutions that scale across teams and technology nodes.
What you'll do
- Develop automation solutions for layout generation, floor planning, AMS, and PDN.
- Create scalable CAD methodologies improving design quality and productivity.
- Build software frameworks integrating EDA tools and design workflows.
- Automate analysis, debugging, optimization, and design-space exploration processes.
- Collaborate with engineering teams to deploy advanced design solutions.
What you'll need
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Five years experience in CAD, layout, AMS, PDN, or EDA.
- Strong programming skills in Python, Tcl, C++, or similar languages.
- Experience developing production-quality automation tools and CAD methodologies.
- Working knowledge of floor planning, layout, AMS, or power integrity.
- Experience with commercial EDA tools and semiconductor design flows.
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
- Experience with memory design, custom layouts, or advanced-node technologies.
- Expertise in layout automation, floorplanning, AMS, or PDN methodologies.
- Experience applying AI or machine learning to design automation.
- Knowledge of Synopsys, Cadence, Siemens, or equivalent EDA platforms.
- Proven collaboration across design, CAD, verification, and product teams.
Skills: automation solutions, CAD methodologies, EDA tools, design workflows, AI
This role has been open 43 days — well below the 82-day median for EDA/CAD Engineering roles.
EDA/CAD Engineering · EDA Tools
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Open roles in category
687
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Median days open
82 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 (687 roles · 74 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 44 | 687 |
| Open roles in the wider Physical Implementation family | 76 | 1463 · 108 employers |
| Median days open | 80 d | 82 d (−2 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $195k |
Skills observed across this category: automation solutions, CAD methodologies, EDA tools, design workflows, AI
Who's hiring in this category
- Cadence Design Systems · 157 open roles · median 169 d
- Synopsys · 65 open roles · median 37 d
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 42 open roles · median 94 d
- Qualcomm · 41 open roles · median 65 d
- NVIDIA · 40 open roles · median 78 d
- GlobalFoundries · 30 open roles · median 48 d
How we counted: 687 open EDA/CAD Engineering (EDA Tools) roles from 74 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 14 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.