Sr Design Engineer, HBM

Micron Technology; Richardson (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Micron Technology seeks an HBM Memory Design Engineer – Sustaining (Staff) to drive design updates and silicon debugging across HBM products. You will collaborate with architecture, design, and PSE/TD teams to resolve complex issues and sustain product lifecycles.

With a PhD or MS in EE/CE, you will apply AI-driven approaches to improve design quality and efficiency, participate in cross-functional design reviews, and support customer bring-up from qualification through system-level debugging.

Qualifications

• Ph.D or 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.

Responsibilities

• HBM Design & Architecture: Participate on new HBM product design by collaborating with architecture team.
• Product Sustaining Work: Sustain products through lifecycle (ECOs/spec changes) and drive root-cause analysis and resolution.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work with Architect, DE, PSE, TD, and system teams to resolve issues.
• Quality & Yield Improvement: Debug yield, reliability, and performance issues to improve quality.
• Customer Support: Support customer bring-up, qualification, and system-level debug activities.
• Continuous Improvement: Share sustaining learnings to improve design quality and verification methodologies.

Skills

AI driven design improvement

High-speed memory interfaces

Silicon debug/post-silicon validation

Independent issue closure

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

PhD or MS in Electrical/Computer Engineering

Tools

Python scripting

Digital/design/verification

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 on 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

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.

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.