Micron
Staff HBM Design Architect
$150K–$323K
Richardson, TX +1 · Staff · Full-time · Posted Sep 28, 2026
- Location
- Richardson, TX
Folsom, CA - Experience
- 4+ years required; 7+ years preferred for full-custom layout experience.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field; Master’s degree preferred.
About the job
Shapes HBM architecture and implementation by applying custom physical-layout expertise from concept through tapeout.
What you'll do
- Assess HBM architecture through layout feasibility, floorplanning, and performance, power, and area analysis; lead custom layout and full-chip integration.
- Resolve physical-design constraints, complete DRC/LVS, extraction, and post-layout validation, and support tapeout.
- Develop scripts and automation to improve layout quality, verification, and design-cycle time.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electronics Engineering, or a related technical field.
- 4+ years of semiconductor physical layout experience with analog, digital, or mixed-signal blocks.
- Proficiency with Cadence Virtuoso VLE/VXL and Siemens Calibre DRC/LVS.
- Experience converting schematics into manufacturable layouts and completing physical verification.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Microelectronics, VLSI, or a related field.
- 7+ years of full-custom layout with HBM, DRAM, or high-speed memory; experience with HBM specifications, TSV stacking, integration, or AI-assisted workflows.
Pay
$150,000.00 - $323,000.00 a year (USD, base salary)
Tools
Cadence Virtuoso VLE/VXL, Siemens Calibre DRC/LVS, SPICE, FineSim, HSPICE, Python, SKILL, Perl
AI focus
Supports design and deployment of AI-enabled solutions; preferred experience using AI-assisted layout workflows.
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