Intern - HBM Design Architect | MS or PhD Student

1000 Micron Technology, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 26,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision plans

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. is seeking an HBM Design Architect Intern to work with senior architects and engineers evaluating HBM and DRAM concepts, building analytical models, and exploring design tradeoffs affecting performance, power, and reliability.

You will apply AI-assisted engineering workflows, including LLMs and generative AI, to support design exploration, data analysis, and productivity while collaborating across architecture, circuit, layout, and product teams.

Qualifications

• Must be pursuing a graduate degree (MS/PhD) and returning to the program after internship.
• Strong foundation in CMOS, digital/mixed-signal design, memory systems, or related areas.
• Experience with engineering analysis, modeling, or simulation through coursework, research, or internships.

Responsibilities

• Analyze HBM/DRAM architecture tradeoffs for timing, bandwidth, power, area, and thermal performance.
• Develop first‑order models, simulations, and data‑analysis tools to compare design options.
• Collaborate with architecture, circuit, layout, and product teams to assess feasibility and tradeoffs.
• Review simulations and silicon data to validate assumptions and propose evidence‑based recommendations.
• Apply LLMs and Generative AI to enhance analysis and productivity and document findings for multi‑functional teams.

Skills

CMOS circuits

Digital design

Memory systems

Thermal sciences

Power delivery

Signal integrity

Advanced packaging

Education

Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering/ Computer Engineering or related field

Tools

HSPICE

FineSim

Spectre

Job description

About the Team

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.

Position Overview

As an HBM Design Architect Intern, you will work alongside experienced architects and engineers to evaluate HBM and DRAM architecture concepts, develop analytical models, and investigate design tradeoffs affecting performance, power, thermal behavior, reliability, and manufacturability. This internship provides hands‑on experience in semiconductor architecture analysis while offering opportunities to leverage AI Assisted engineering workflows, Large Language Models (LLMs), and Generative AI technologies to support design exploration and engineering productivity.

Responsibilities

• Analyze HBM and DRAM architecture tradeoffs related to timing, bandwidth, power, area, thermal performance, reliability, and design complexity using analytical, simulation, and AI Assisted methodologies.
• Develop first-order models, simulations, and data-analysis tools to compare design alternatives, identify key sensitivities, and support architecture pathfinding studies.
• Collaborate with architecture, circuit design, verification, layout, packaging, product, and system engineering teams to evaluate implementation feasibility and technology tradeoffs.
• Review simulation, experimental, and silicon data to perform root-cause analysis, validate assumptions, improve model accuracy, and develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Apply Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, and AI Assisted engineering workflows to enhance engineering analysis, technical research, and productivity while documenting and presenting findings to multi-functional teams.

Minimum Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Master's or Ph.D. degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field and returning to the degree program following completion of the internship.
• Strong academic foundation in at least two of the following areas: CMOS circuits, digital or mixed-signal design, semiconductor devices, computer architecture, memory systems, thermal sciences, power delivery, signal integrity, or advanced packaging.
• Experience using engineering analysis, modeling, or simulation tools through graduate research, coursework, laboratory projects, or internships.
• Demonstrated ability to define assumptions, perform technical analysis, evaluate results, and communicate evidence-based conclusions.
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, written communication, and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate research, internship, thesis, dissertation, or project experience related to HBM, DRAM, SRAM, memory controllers, high-speed interfaces, semiconductor architecture, or 3D integrated circuit technologies.
• Experience with transistor-level simulation or schematic-entry tools such as HSPICE, FineSim, Spectre, or similar platforms.
• Understanding of timing, power, area, performance, thermal, and reliability tradeoffs in advanced semiconductor products.
• Familiarity with AI workloads and the impact of memory bandwidth, latency, capacity, power, and thermal characteristics on system performance.
• Experience using data analytics, Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, or AI Assisted engineering workflows to improve technical insight, design exploration, or productivity.

Micron benefits

• Micron offers 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.
• Micron does not charge candidates any recruitment fees or unlawfully collect any other payment from candidates as consideration for their employment with Micron.

Equal Opportunity

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.

Micron prohibits the use of child labor and complies with all applicable laws, rules, regulations, and other international and industry labor standards.