HBM Hardware Emulation Architect - AI-Driven Workflows

Micron Technology, Inc; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 334,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced HBM Hardware Emulation Architect to lead the development and deployment of hardware emulation capabilities for next-generation HBM products.

You will collaborate with design, verification, firmware, and system teams to define emulation needs, procure platforms, and create testbenches and models to support pre-silicon validation and early software development.

Qualifications

• 15+ years of relevant Engineering or Design Engineering experience.
• Strong experience with RTL design and debugging.
• Hands-on experience developing emulation platforms for complex GPU/CPU and memory systems.

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).

Skills

RTL design

Emulation platforms

Memory subsystems

Debugging

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Palladium

Veloce

Zebu

Job description

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an experienced HBM Hardware Emulation Architect to lead the development and deployment of hardware emulation capabilities for next-generation HBM products.

You will collaborate with design, verification, firmware, and system teams to define emulation needs, procure platforms, and create testbenches and models to support pre-silicon validation and early software development.