Staff HIG ESD and Latch-up Engineer - HBM (TPG)
Micron TechnologyJob Title
Staff HIG ESD and Latch-up Engineer - HBM (TPG)
Role Summary
Join Micron's HBM Design Architecture team to define and validate ESD and latch-up protection for advanced DRAM and HBM products. The role drives protection strategy from early design through silicon validation and high-volume manufacturing, interfacing with design, packaging, foundries, and reliability teams.
Experience Level
Senior (Staff) level. This is a staff engineering role.
Responsibilities
Accountable for chip- and IP-level ESD and latch-up protection strategy, validation, and cross-team coordination.
- Define and own ESD and latch-up strategies for HBM DRAM, base die, I/O, TSVs, and die-to-die interfaces.
- Establish requirements, targets, and sign-off criteria aligned with JEDEC/ESDA standards.
- Enable protection circuits and safe layout practices across designs and technologies.
- Lead silicon validation, failure analysis, and correlation of pre-silicon assumptions to silicon results.
- Serve as technical interface to foundries and collaborate with design, packaging, reliability, and product teams.
Requirements
Must-have technical skills and practical experience relevant to ESD and latch-up engineering.
- Strong fundamentals in ESD physics, latch-up mechanisms, and advanced CMOS devices.
- Hands-on experience with ESD protection circuits and latch-up prevention techniques.
- Familiarity with JEDEC and ESDA standards, including HBM, CDM, and JESD78.
- Experience in silicon validation, failure analysis, and correlating silicon results to pre-silicon models.
- Proven ability to interface with foundries and cross-functional engineering teams.
- Nice-to-have: experience with SCR-based clamps, distributed ESD networks, rail-based strategies, and mentoring or influencing design methodology across teams.
Education Requirements
Master's degree or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, or equivalent industry/practical experience. (Source lists Electrical Engineering explicitly and allows equivalent industry 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.
