Sr Design Engineer, HBM

1000 Micron Technology, Inc.; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision plans

Robust paid time off

Paid holidays

Family leave

Job summary

Micron Technology, Inc. in Richardson, Texas, is seeking an HBM Memory Design Engineer – Sustaining (Staff) to drive silicon issue resolution and sustain product lifecycles with cross-functional teams across DE, PSE, TD, and system groups.

The role emphasizes AI-driven technical execution, design verification, and ongoing updates to meet high-performance memory demands for AI/ML and HPC applications.

Qualifications

• Ph.D. or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering or related field.
• Strong understanding of DRAM/HBM architecture and high-speed memory interfaces.
• Experience in digital and/or custom design and verification.
• Hands-on silicon debug or post-silicon validation experience.
• Ability to independently drive complex technical issues to closure.
• Proficiency in AI tools for improving design quality and efficiency.
• Python or scripting skills for debug automation.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• HBM design & architecture: collaborate with architecture team on new design.
• Sustaining activities: own product through lifecycle, ECOs and issues, root-cause analysis.
• Cross-functional collaboration with Architect, DE, PSE, TD, and system teams.
• Identify and debug yield, reliability, and performance issues to improve quality.
• Support customer bring-up, qualification, and system-level debug.
• Contribute sustaining learnings to improve design quality and verification methodologies.

Skills

DRAM/HBM architecture

High-speed memory interfaces

Digital design verification

Silicon debug / post-silicon

Independent issue closure

AI in design efficiency

Python scripting

Cross-functional communication

Education

PhD or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

DFT / mBIST / test-mode debug

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. Micron’s Heterogeneous Integration Group (HIG) is shaping the future of AI and accelerated computing by developing advanced memory solutions! The team focuses on designing and optimizing High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) products for AI/ML, high-performance computing (HPC), and data-centric systems, collaborating across global engineering and product teams to deliver industry-leading performance, power efficiency, and reliability! HBM product family is growing due to high demand from industry-leading semiconductor companies. As an HBM Memory Design Engineer – Sustaining (Staff), you will work closely with cross-functional teams including Design Engineering (DE), Product Engineering (PE), Process Integration, Packaging, and Technology Development (TD) to analyze and resolve silicon issues across HBM products. You will collaborate with architecture to understand new or updated specification requirements and contribute to the implementation, verification, and maintenance of design updates, supporting both silicon release and ongoing product lifecycle needs. This role requires strong AI driven technical execution and the ability to independently drive complex issues to closure.

Responsibilities

• HBM Design & Architecture: Participate in new HBM product design by collaborating with architecture team.
• Product Sustaining Work: Sustaining activities by fully owning and supporting one or more product through lifecycle (ECOs/spec changes). Work with PSE group on any silicon, system, and customer issues, driving root-cause analysis and resolution, reticle revision.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Architect, DE, PSE, TD, and system teams to execute issue resolution and ensure alignment on priorities.
• Quality & Yield Improvement: Identify and debug yield, reliability, and performance issues to improve product quality.
• Customer Support: Support customer bring-up, qualification, and system-level debug activities as needed.
• Continuous Improvement: Contribute sustaining learnings to improve design quality, debug efficiency, and verification methodologies.

Required Qualifications

• Ph.D or 2+ years (MS) in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
• Strong understanding of DRAM/HBM architecture and high-speed memory interfaces.
• Experience in digital and/or custom design and verification.
• Hands‑on experience in silicon debug or post‑silicon validation.
• Ability to independently drive complex technical issues to closure.
• Proficiency in Artificial Intelligence (Claude Code or similar) in improving design quality and efficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with HBM/DDR/LPDDR or high‑speed IO systems.
• Background in system‑level debug and silicon‑to‑system correlation.
• Knowledge of timing and margin analysis, signal and power integrity.
• Experience with DFT / mBIST / test‑mode debug.
• Programming/scripting skills (Python preferred) for debug automation.
• Strong communication skills with ability to work across cross‑functional teams.

Benefits

• 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.
• Benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave.
• Robust paid time‑off program.
• Paid holidays.

Equal Opportunity & Diversity

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.

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