Design Architecture Principal Engineer

Job Title

Design Architecture Principal Engineer

Role Summary

Principal engineer responsible for HBM design architecture and system‑level analysis for next‑generation AI platforms. The role analyzes infrastructure trends, builds performance models, and develops tooling to inform memory subsystem requirements and architectural tradeoffs.

Works with architects and senior engineers across DTPCO, Design, and Product/System teams to translate AI workload needs into actionable memory and system strategies.

Experience Level

Senior (Principal-level). Specific years of experience not specified.

Responsibilities

Lead architecture analysis, modeling, and cross-functional alignment for HBM and memory subsystems within AI systems.

• Research and synthesize trends in compute, networking, and storage to anticipate AI system evolution.
• Define HBM bandwidth and latency targets; identify constraints and translate workload data into memory requirements.
• Develop and maintain simulation frameworks to model cluster performance and memory subsystem behavior; validate against benchmarks.
• Build first-order performance models covering HBM bandwidth/latency, GPU/CPU interactions, and memory-hierarchy tradeoffs.
• Create and maintain trend dashboards and sensitivity analyses from CSP benchmarks and industry datasets.
• Partner across DTPCO, Design, and Product/System teams to identify architectural intercepts and influence roadmaps.

Requirements

Core technical skills and domain experience required for the role. Degree requirements are summarized separately below.

• Strong understanding of materials and technology challenges in hybrid computing systems.
• Experience with memory subsystem design (HBM, DDR, caches) and how memory behavior impacts AI/ML workloads and system bottlenecks.
• Multi-disciplinary experience in the fab and foundry environment.
• Proven ability to turn research and model outputs into concise technical recommendations with trade-off analysis.
• Experience developing simulation or performance-modeling tools and validating models against benchmarks.

Education Requirements

Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Materials Science, or a related technical field, or equivalent practical experience. (Source also references related technical fields and equivalent practical experience.)

About the Company

Company: Micron Technology

Headquarters: Boise, Idaho, USA

Micron Technology is a global leader in memory and storage solutions, dedicated to transforming how the world uses information. The company offers a diverse portfolio of high-performance DRAM, NAND, and NOR memory products under the Micron and Crucial brands. With a commitment to customer focus and technological innovation, Micron drives advancements in artificial intelligence, 5G, and other data-centric applications, empowering users to learn, communicate, and progress.