HBM Hardware Emulation Architect

Micron Technology, Inc; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 309,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Paid family leave

Paid time-off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc in Folsom, California, is seeking a highly skilled Hardware Emulation Architect to lead the development of hardware emulation capabilities for its next-generation HBM products. The role involves collaboration across various engineering teams to define emulation needs and develop comprehensive solutions.

Qualified candidates will have a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree along with 10+ years of relevant experience in Engineering or Design Engineering. The position offers a competitive salary between $146,000 and $309,000 annually along with a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant Engineering or Design Engineering experience.
• Strong experience with RTL design and debug.
• Hands-on experience with hardware emulation platforms is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain hardware emulation environments for complex SoCs and subsystems.
• Support pre-silicon validation, firmware bring-up, and early software development using emulation.
• Work closely with design, verification, firmware, and architecture teams.

Skills

RTL design and debug

Hardware emulation platforms

SoC architecture

Debugging complex designs

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering or related field

Tools

Palladium

Veloce

Zebu

Job description

JR93071 HBM Hardware Emulation Architect

As an Hardware Emulation Architect on the HBM architecture team you will be responsible for architecting, enabling, and deploying hardware emulation capabilities for next generation HBM products. You will work with design, firmware, and system teams to determine emulation needs and opportunities. You will drive the development of hardware emulation ecosystem including procurement of hardware emulation platforms, creation of emulation testbenches and transactors, and development of emulation friendly verification IP. You will be responsible for proactively developing emulation capabilities to meet the needs of current and future products.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain hardware emulation environments for complex SoCs and subsystems.
• Compile, configure, and debug large‑scale RTL designs on emulation platforms (e.g., Palladium, Veloce, Zebu).
• Support pre‑silicon validation, firmware bring‑up, and early software development using emulation.
• Debug functional, performance, and connectivity issues across RTL, firmware, and system layers.
• Work closely with design, verification, firmware, and architecture teams to enable rapid debug and issue resolution.
• Create emulation testbenches, transactors, and models for system‑level use cases.
• Enable hybrid validation flows (simulation + emulation + FPGA prototyping as needed).
• Provide hands‑on support during key project achievements (tapeout, bring‑up, customer enablement).

Required Experience

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or equivalent experience in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• 10+ years of relevant Engineering or Design Engineering experience.
• Strong experience with RTL design and debug.

Desired Experience

• Hands‑on experience with hardware emulation platforms.
• Solid understanding of SoC architecture, interconnects, and IP integration.
• Experience debugging full‑chip or subsystem level designs.
• Familiarity with firmware or low‑level software interaction with hardware.

Compensation

$146,000.00 – $309,000.00 per year (base salary). Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses, and equity.

Benefits

Micron offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision plans, income protection, paid family leave, paid time‑off, and paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.