Principal Design Verification Engineer, HBM

Micron; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision plans

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

Micron Technology in Richardson, TX is seeking a senior verification engineer to lead verification across HBM and DRAM designs. You will develop verification plans, build robust UVM environments, and drive coverage-driven verification to ensure functional correctness and performance.

You will collaborate with global design and architecture teams, mentor engineers, and push AI-assisted verification workflows to improve automation and regression efficiency.

Qualifications

• BS degree in Electrical or Computer Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of formal verification experience in digital/mixed-signal design.
• Strong knowledge of CMOS fundamentals and verification methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Verify IP, subsystem, full-chip, and system-level HBM and DRAM designs for correctness, performance, and power.
• Develop verification plans from specs in collaboration with architecture and design teams.
• Create and maintain UVM testbenches, environments, test suites, and regression infrastructure.
• Define coverage-driven verification to achieve functional, coverage, and assertion goals.
• Lead debug and root-cause analysis for complex design issues; drive bug resolution.
• Apply advanced verification methodologies using standard simulation tools.
• Drive improvements in verification methodologies, automation, and AI-assisted workflows.
• Collaborate with global teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Lead verification efforts for major HBM programs and mentor engineers.

Skills

SystemVerilog

UVM

SVA

Coverage-driven verification

AI-assisted verification

Python scripting

Cross-functional collaboration

Debug complex designs

CMOS fundamentals

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience

Tools

HSPICE

FineSim

Verilog

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.

Responsibilities

• Verify IP, subsystem, full-chip, and system-level HBM and DRAM designs to ensure functional correctness, performance, power efficiency, and product quality.
• Develop comprehensive verification plans from architecture and functional specifications in collaboration with architecture and design teams.
• Create, enhance, and maintain verification environments, UVM testbenches, test suites, and automated regression infrastructures.
• Define and execute coverage-driven verification strategies to achieve functional, assertion, and code coverage goals.
• Lead debug and root-cause analysis of complex design issues, drive bug resolution, and ensure verification closure.
• Apply advanced digital and mixed-signal verification methodologies using industry-standard simulation and verification tools.
• Drive continuous improvements in verification methodologies, automation, regression efficiency, and AI-assisted verification workflows.
• Collaborate closely with global design, architecture, product engineering, and system engineering teams to ensure successful project execution.
• Lead verification efforts for major HBM development programs and mentor engineers through technical leadership and knowledge sharing.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of experience in digital and/or mixed-signal design verification with a proven record of delivering successful silicon products.
• Strong understanding of CMOS circuit design fundamentals.
• Strong expertise in SystemVerilog, UVM, assertion-based verification (SVA), and coverage-driven verification methodologies.
• Experience debugging complex design and verification issues in large-scale ASIC, SoC, or memory designs.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Proficiency and experience in AI assisted verification flow.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding or experience in DRAM and/or HBM architecture, protocol operation, memory subsystems, and high-performance computing applications.
• Experience with analog and digital simulation tools such as HSPICE, FineSim, Verilog, and mixed-signal simulation environments.
• Proficiency in Python, Perl, or similar scripting languages for verification automation, regression management, and data analysis.
• Demonstrated technical leadership, including mentoring engineers, influencing verification methodology, and driving cross-functional execution.
• Experience developing scalable verification infrastructures and automation frameworks for complex SoC or memory products.

As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. 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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