Senior HBM Design Architect (PhD NCG)

Job Title

Senior HBM Design Architect (PhD NCG)

Role Summary

The Senior HBM Design Architect will design and analyze digital and analog circuits for high-bandwidth memory (HBM) products, including DRAM circuit simulation, optimization, and floorplanning. The role evaluates full-chip and block-level functionality, drives architecture pathfinding, and contributes to memory, logic, and analog circuit design and optimization.

Work with a multi-disciplinary design team to deliver functionally correct, high-performance HBM products using advanced memory technologies.

Experience Level

Senior-level. Specific years of experience not listed; role scales based on experience and qualifications.

Responsibilities

Primary responsibilities include technical design, analysis, and architecture exploration for HBM memory products.

• Design, simulate, optimize, and floorplan DRAM circuits (digital and analog).
• Evaluate full-chip and block-level functionality and provide corrective solutions to ensure functional correctness.
• Analyze timing, area, power, and complexity trade-offs in high-speed DRAM and mixed-signal designs.
• Conduct pathfinding and feasibility analyses for new HBM architectures and recommend directions.
• Contribute to overall design, layout, and optimization of memory, logic, and analog circuits for new HBM product opportunities.
• Leverage AI techniques in research and design activities.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and communicate technical concepts clearly to peers.

Requirements

Must-have technical skills and professional attributes. Preferred items noted.

• Must-have: Extensive knowledge of CMOS circuit design and semiconductor device physics.
• Must-have: Experience with schematic entry and circuit simulation using Finesim and/or HSPICE.
• Must-have: Strong problem-solving, analytical skills, and effective verbal/written communication.
• Must-have: Self-motivated team player able to work collaboratively across design and verification groups.
• Nice-to-have: Design, verification, or layout experience on DRAM products (DDR, LPDDR, HBM, CIM).

Education Requirements

NCG Ph.D. or NCG Master with relevant prior experience required.

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.