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SSD Hardware Architect & Designer

Micron
Longmont, Colorado, US
Full-time

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

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.

For more than 45 years, Micron Technology, Inc. has redefined innovation with the world’s most advanced memory and semiconductor technologies.

We’re an international team of visionaries and scientists, developing groundbreaking technologies that are transforming how the world uses information to enrich life.

Our team vision is a continuing desire to develop your skills working in an inclusive diverse environment of multicultural Teams across worldwide geographies! Enabling the creative career path, you deserve with a collaborative environment, and groundbreaking technology while rapidly growing your abilities.

Our Opportunity Summary

We seek a self-motivated, team-oriented high-speed board design engineer to develop Micron’s next-generation Solid State Drive (SSD) products.

This position requires experience in hardware architecture, design, and signal integrity, including modeling and simulation for high-speed signaling implementations.

Our successful candidate will have a good working knowledge of state-of-the-art memory device technologies, interfaces such as SATA, SAS, PCIe Gen 3&4, ONFI, and implementation techniques required for high-speed interfaces.

Experience with PCB design tools (Cadence PCB design and analysis), including Si / Pi. Expertise in the design for optimum signal integrity and hands-on lab experience is a must.

Also a thorough understanding of hardware development methodologies to achieve first-pass design success.

What’s Encouraged Daily

  • Interface in cross-functional teams to ensure the design meets all firmware, diagnostic, and system level requirements.
  • Participate in architecture definition, design reviews, and requirements generation of SSD products.
  • Perform basic SI measurements, such as TDR, TDT, crosstalk, jitter, eye pattern, and power plane noise measurements to validate SI and power integrity (PI) designs.
  • Document and communicate results with cross-functional counterparts.
  • Simulate and analyze design proposals, review results, and provide recommendations on optimal design practices to other design engineers.
  • Experienced in designing hardware for large-scale manufacture, including DFx and low-cost considerations.
  • Hardware design, worst-case analysis, simulations, capture schematic, de-rating, and assumes complete ownership of the SSD hardware through the product lifecycle.
  • PCB back-end process : defining stack-up and via technologies, part placement, setting design constraints, signal integrity, and power integrity analysis.
  • Works proactively with cross-functional team members during design, verification as well as on RMAs
  • In addition to design, a successful candidate will mentor and provide technical guidance to other hardware team members.

How to Qualify

  • Self-motivated. Desire to take on challenges. Result-driven and detail-oriented.
  • BSEE / CS MSEE / CS Preferred
  • 8+ years of experience
  • Strong interpersonal and communication skills are a must.
  • Strong in transmission line fundamentals. Understand the fundamentals of time-domain vs. frequency-domain.
  • In-depth knowledge of circuit designs, as well as semiconductor design.
  • Good PCB design experience in high-speed signals routing guideline and review, power copper routing and review, and design for EMI / ESD protection.
  • Design for signal integrity, including SerDes, power, and interconnect.
  • Develops solutions to complex signal integrity problems, which require ingenuity and creativity.
  • Simulation skills with SPICE and IBIS. Experience with Hspice.
  • Practical experience with design tools :
  • Cadence Sigrity, Allegro Power-Aware SI
  • Mentor Graphics HyperLynx
  • Practical lab SI analysis experience using :
  • High-bandwidth measurements (20-35GHz) via :
  • Teledyne Lecroy SDA820Zi-B Oscilloscope
  • Agilent MSO-X 92004A Oscilloscope
  • PCIe Compliance equipment (requires also using one of the following test equipment)

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

$130, - $254,

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations.

Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training.

The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Additional compensation may include benefits, discretionary bonuses and equity.

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 is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, national origin, citizenship status, disability, protected veteran status, gender identity or any other factor protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.

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Micron Prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.

Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

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