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Micron is hiring a MTS, AI Optimized Memory Digital Design Engineer in Folsom, CA; Richardson, TX. It is a full-time role in Data, AI & Analytics, asking for at least 5 years of experience, first listed on November 4. The advertised pay is $175,000–$309,000 a year. The description mentions SystemVerilog, RTL design, C++ and Python. Micron has 99 other openings in the US, 5 of them in Folsom, CA.
How the pay compares
Micron advertises $175,000 to $309,000 a year, a midpoint of $242,000 a year. Where an offer lands in a range usually depends on experience and on the exact location. That is higher than about 59% of the 559 data & AI jobs in California that publish a yearly rate on USA Jobs 24, where the typical midpoint is $229,000 a year. To see roughly what this leaves after federal and California tax, try our take-home pay calculator.
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About hiring at Micron
Micron has 100 openings on USA Jobs 24 today across 7 states. Most are in software & IT (42), hardware & chips (19) and data & AI (10). The biggest locations are Boise, ID (69), San Jose, CA (15) and Richardson, TX (8). None of them is fully remote, 20% are open to entry-level candidates and 34% show pay. We collect Micron's jobs every day straight from its own careers system (Workday), never from job boards or agencies.
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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.
Join Micron’s AI-Optimized Memory Architecture team, where we are shaping the future of artificial intelligence workloads through next-generation memory solutions. We partner closely with customers to architect and deliver high-performance memory systems that enable emerging AI platforms and applications. Our team values innovation, technical excellence, and collaboration as we bring advanced memory technologies from concept to silicon.
As a Member of Technical Staff, you will play a key role in translating architectural vision into efficient, silicon-proven hardware implementations. This position offers the opportunity to work on tightly coupled, high-performance memory architectures for AI, balancing performance, power, area, and reliability while influencing critical design decisions across the development lifecycle.
Responsibilities:
- Translate architecture requirements into scalable microarchitectures and drive implementation from concept through silicon
- Design, implement, and review SystemVerilog RTL for advanced memory system architectures
- Perform synthesis and early PPA analysis to optimize area, power, and timing
- Develop and maintain microarchitecture documentation that aligns design intent across teams
- Evaluate architectural and implementation tradeoffs to support technical decision-making
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or a related technical field
- Strong experience in digital design and microarchitecture development with ownership of hardware blocks from specification through implementation
- Solid understanding of computer architecture and memory systems, including SoC-level behaviors and tradeoffs
- Experience with synthesis flows and early PPA estimation and optimization
- Proficiency in SystemVerilog and at least one programming language such as C, C++, or Python
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s or PhD in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of industry experience delivering silicon-proven memory systems or SoC hardware designs on modern process nodes
- Familiarity with memory interfaces, reliability features, and media management concepts
- Experience influencing architecture features with a strong understanding of RTL implementation cost and feasibility
- Experience working with Agentic AI tools to assist with design and verification
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:
$175,000.00 - $309,000.00 a yearAdditional 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.
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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