HBM PDN Engineer — 3D IC Power Integrity Expert

Dormont Manufacturing Co; Folsom (CA); On-site; USD 146,000 - 297,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology is seeking an HBM PDN Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize power delivery networks for next-generation HBM products. You will work with architecture, design, physical design, packaging, and product teams to meet aggressive performance, power integrity, and reliability targets.

This role focuses on PDN design, EM/IR analysis, and cross-domain optimization across technology, design, and layout, with signoff and debugging responsibilities across pre- and post-silicon phases.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in power delivery network design and analysis for complex SoCs or high-performance ASICs.
• Proficiency with EM/IR analysis tools such as RedHawk, Totem, or equivalent.
• Proficiency with Spice-based simulation tools and 3D modeling of PDN networks.
• Solid understanding of IR drop, electromigration, dynamic voltage droop, and power noise mechanisms.
• Experience with physical design flows and interaction with floorplanning, routing, and implementation teams.
• Familiarity with RTL-to-GDSII design flow and signoff methodologies.
• Strong analytical and debugging skills with the ability to drive complex issues to closure.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop SoC-level and HBM-cube-level power delivery networks for HBM designs, including power grid architecture, routing strategies, and decoupling schemes.
• Perform EM/IR analysis and optimization using industry-standard tools to ensure power integrity across dynamic workloads.
• Collaborate with physical design teams on floorplanning, placement, and routing strategies to enable efficient PDN implementation.
• Drive power integrity closure across multi-mode/multi-corner scenarios, identifying and mitigating droop, noise, and electromigration risks.
• Work with package and system teams to co-optimize die-package-system PDN interactions, including bump/pad assignment and current distribution.
• Develop and validate power models, including activity-based current profiles and transient analysis for realistic workload scenarios.
• Partner with architecture and design teams to influence power-aware design decisions, including power domains, gating strategies, and current demand shaping.
• Support signoff activities, including EM, IR, and reliability verification, ensuring design meets long-term reliability and manufacturability goals.
• Debug and root-cause PDN-related issues during pre-silicon and post-silicon phases, including silicon correlation and model refinement.
• Improve PDN methodologies through automation, scripting, and best-practice development across HBM programs.

Skills

PDN design

EM/IR analysis

Power integrity

Debugging

Scripting

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field

Tools

RedHawk

Totem

Spice-based PDN simulations

Job description

Micron Technology is seeking an HBM PDN Engineer to design, analyze, and optimize power delivery networks for next-generation HBM products. You will work with architecture, design, physical design, packaging, and product teams to meet aggressive performance, power integrity, and reliability targets.

This role focuses on PDN design, EM/IR analysis, and cross-domain optimization across technology, design, and layout, with signoff and debugging responsibilities across pre- and post-silicon phases.