Principal Design Engineer
Core
Develop best-in-class memory products by designing, simulating, and optimizing analog and mixed-signal NAND circuits, including architecting algorithms and waveforms for NAND Xpath/Ypath.
Role type
Principal Design Engineer (Analog/Mixed-Signal NAND)
Builds
NAND Flash memory products and agentic enablement flows for circuit design (AI/LLM-assisted verification and simulation).
Domain
Semiconductor industry, NAND Flash memory, Analog/Mixed-Signal circuit design
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
Analog/mixed-signal circuit design, NAND Flash algorithms (read/program/erase), Semiconductor device physics, Circuit debugging and problem-solving, Circuit verification and optimization, Layout planning and parasitic extraction, Analog/digital simulation (HSPICE, Fast SPICE), Python programming, Cadence tools (LVS/DRC), UNIX
Preferred skills
PhD in Electrical Engineering, Bash/Tcl scripting, Structured data handling (CSV/JSON/SQLite), Version control
Technologies
HSPICE, Fast SPICE, Verilog, Cadence, LVS, DRC, UNIX, Python, Bash, Tcl, CSV, JSON, SQLite
Responsibilities
Serve as technical authority for NAND projects and solve sophisticated technical problems; Collaborate on architecting NAND Xpath/Ypath algorithms, waveforms, and drive alignment; Design, simulate, optimize, and floor plan NAND circuits; Implement agentic enablement for circuit design including AI/LLM-assisted flows; Mentor engineers on design and simulation; Review and generate user documentation; Collaborate with cross-functional teams to optimize manufacturing functions and product quality.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic influence
