Engineer, TD ESD

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• Job Description
• The TD ESD/Latch-up Design and Characterization team at Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an expert Senior ESD Engineer with the emphasis of ESD/LUP design and signoff experience using the standard foundry experience. You will work in a highly innovative, motivated, Upbeat, environment.

Job Responsibilities

• Design and simulate various ESD clamps (Signal & Power) and fully evaluate the high current and voltage properties of the same.
• Analyze the driver/receiver architecture and provide best ESD solutions for the same.
• Assess the fundamental ESD properties of each type of ESD circuit elements, from active diffusions to BEOL metal layers, using wafer level transmission line pulse (TLP and vf-TLP) data provided by the foundry.
• Provide ESD and latch-up (LUP) design rules and Guidelines for the customers.
• Supervise and arrange full-chip ESD design review process (Schematic and Pathfinder analysis) for each design prior to tapeout.
• Apply Pathfinder type ESD current density and resistance verification tool to ensure full die layout meet all ESD design rule requirements.
• Supervise and arrange IP/full-chip ESD design review process using PERC for each design prior to tapeout.
• Lead and coordinate first silicon ESD and latch-up design validation tests and perform root cause ESD and LUP analysis, as vital, to ensure that product meets Micron's minimum qualification requirements.
• Continually improve product design and reliability by introducing innovative ESD designs.

Successful candidates for this position will have:

• Experience in Cadence design tools for design, layout, and verification tools.
• Experience in ESD analysis tools like PERC or Path-Finder or similar software tools.
• Strong data analysis skills are required to extract the high current ESD properties and develop ESD/Latch-up design rules for critical ESD circuits.
• Strong oral and written communication skills are required to provide ESD/LUP technical leadership with diverse worldwide teams in Design, Product Engineering, R&D characterization, and Quality Assurance teams.

Minimum Qualifications:

• A BS Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, with 2-6 years of experience, OR
• A MS in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics with 3-6 years of experience, OR
• A Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics.

Preferred Qualifications:

An MS/Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, or related field, with 2+ years of experience.

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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