Principal Engineer, Firmware Design

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Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.

Job Description

As a NVEG DE Design Engineer at Micron Technology, Inc., you will be responsible for designing and analyzing digital circuits used in the development of memory products. This includes simulating, optimizing, and floor planning NAND circuits. In this position you will work and support the efforts of groups inside of NVE-DE organization such as Project Teams as well as other Functional Teams (Analog, Core, Datapath, etc) as well as the teams outside of NVE-DE organization such as Product Engineering, Device, System, Test, Probe, Process Integration, Assembly and Marketing to proactively design products to optimize all manufacturing functions and assure the best cost, quality, reliability, time-to-market, and customer satisfaction. You will also be responsible for designing the algorithms in the on-chip controller, for the non-volatile memory products, also design validation at block, subsystem, and fullchip level.

Responsibilities and Tasks

Contribute to the Development of New Memory Products by Assisting with Algorithm Design and Firmware Development for the Internal NAND Operations, the Overall Logic Design, and Optimization of Memory Circuits.

 • Responsible for meeting the performance/area/power targets

 • Ability to interpret device and system specifications to produce required functionality

 • Participate in new circuit conception and design as needed

 • Define and create design architecture spec documents for the new features

 • Assist in design and development of schematics and/or RTL blocks

 • Mentor new hires

Manage Verification Processes

 • Perform RTL and synthesized netlist (gate level) verification at fullchip level

 • Facilitate netlist bring up to achieve basic functionality

 • Responsible for design simulation including post layout

 • Create verification plan for new and existing features and check expected behavior in Verilog

 • Collaborate with Product Engineering wrt validation plan and review Silicon result

 • Assist in silicon design validation, reticle experiments, qual and tape-out revisions as needed

Maintain Technical Expertise and Provide training

 • Define best known design and verification practices and communicate to the entire department

 • Prepare detailed documentation as required

 • Participate in recruiting, and interviewing of new candidates

 • Create new hire ramp up plans

 • Engage in continuing education and competitor analysis

Contribute to Cross Group Communication to Work Towards Standardization and Group Success

 • Work with Device, System, Probe, Test, CAD, Field Application Engineers, and Product Engineering groups to ensure proper manufacturability of product

 • Proactively solicit input from various groups (i.e. Standard cell development; simulation, voltage)

About Micron Technology, Inc.

We are an industry leader in innovative memory and storage solutions transforming how the world uses information to enrich life for all. With a relentless focus on our customers, technology leadership, and manufacturing and operational excellence, Micron delivers a rich portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory and storage products through our Micron® and Crucial® brands. Every day, the innovations that our people create fuel the data economy, enabling advances in artificial intelligence and 5G applications that unleash opportunities — from the data center to the intelligent edge and across the client and mobile user experience.

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