HBM Hardware Emulation Architect - SMTS

1000 Micron Technology, Inc.; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 177,000 - 334,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid time off and holidays

Employee benefits guide access

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Hardware Emulation Architect to design, enable and deploy emulation for next-gen HBM products.

You will work across design, verification, firmware and system teams to meet emulation needs and drive AI-enabled workflows within the team. The role emphasizes developing emulation ecosystems, procuring hardware platforms, and building testbenches and models to support pre-silicon validation and rapid debugging.

Qualifications

• Minimum 15+ years of engineering or design engineering experience.
• Strong RTL design and debugging experience.
• Hands-on emulation platform development for complex GPU/CPU and memory systems.
• Experience emulating memory subsystems, including HBM.
• 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.

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 & debug

Emulation platforms

HBM memory subsystems

SoC architecture & IP integration

Firmware interaction with hardware

Team collaboration

Education

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

Tools

Palladium

Veloce

Zebu

Job description

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.

As a 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, verification, 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. You will also lead the effort to enable and integrate AI-driven tools and AI-enabled workflows into the team's methodologies.

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.
• 15+ years of relevant Engineering or Design Engineering experience.
• Strong experience with RTL design and debug.
• Hands‑on experience developing emulation platforms for complex GPU/CPU and memory systems.
• Successful candidates for this position will have Experience with emulating memory subsystems, including HBM and custom HBM.
• 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.

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is: $177,000.00 - $334,000.00 a year Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target base pay for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job‑related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training. The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits.

Benefits

• 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.

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