Design Characterization Engineer

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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.

Micron Technology’s vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life and our commitment to people, innovation, tenacity, collaboration, and customer focus allows us to fulfill our mission to be a global leader in memory and storage solutions. This means conducting business with integrity, accountability, and professionalism while supporting our global community.

As a 3D NAND Design Characterization Engineer, you will help shape Micron’s future product portfolio by collaborating with Worldwide Design and Product engineering teams on forward looking design features, innovations, and circuit development activities.  You will build close business relationships with dedicated engineers across Micron to determine design implications on manufacturability, test product features and debug early silicon, and verify design features. This position is being offered in San Jose, California

Responsibilities and Duties include, but not limited to:

• Pre-silicon design simulations, and post silicon validation for the product.

• Perform simulation to silicon matching activities by running simulation and micro-probing critical circuits to gather waveforms to compare back to simulations and analyze the results for improvement of the design.

• Work closely with the Design Teams on forward looking design features, innovations and circuit development activities.

• The Design characterization engineer will be responsible for performing product characterization and debugging (using Bench test equipment, microprobe, ATE, etc.)

• Determine design implications on manufacturability, test product features and debug early silicon and verify design features.

Minimum Qualifications

• BSEE / MSEE with 2-5 years of Design / Test and product engineering experience

• Design / Product engineering background including circuit design, product characterization and debugging on Memory

• Solid understanding in the following areas: Circuit / logic design, Semiconductor device physics

• Solid understanding of the following area:

  • Bench test equipment (O-Scope, Logic Analyzers).

  • Experience with Teradyne Magnum Test program, Python, Statistics.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Effective oral and written communication with strong analytical, problem solving, and project management skills

• Experience with test program development on Teradyne/ Nextest platform

• Standout colleague - Be able to share knowledge and support other groups

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$100,000.00 - $198,000.00 a year

Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future.  We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget.  Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.  Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays.  For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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