Principal Digital Designer, HIG HBM

Req ID:\n\nJR93072 Principal Digital Designer, HIG HBM\n\nOur vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.\n\nMicron 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.\n\nAs a Principal HBM RTL Designer, you will serve as a technical leader driving the front\u2011end digital design of next\u2011generation High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) products. This role requires deep expertise in RTL architecture, build methodology, and multi-functional technical leadership. You will own complex design blocks end\u2011to\u2011end\u2014from architectural definition through production\u2011quality implementation\u2014while mentoring engineers, influencing design strategy, and ensuring world\u2011class design execution.\n\n## Responsibilities:\n\n * Define, architect, and lead the development of advanced RTL blocks for HBM subsystems, ensuring alignment with product requirements and architectural goals.\n * Own end\u2011to\u2011end front\u2011end design, including micro\u2011architecture, RTL development, simulation strategy, and design quality.\n * Drive technical decisions across circuit development, synthesis, constraints, and physical\u2011design integration, ensuring timing, power, and area compliance.\n * Champion design methodologies, develop reusable frameworks, and improve RTL design flows, validation strategies, and sign\u2011off processes.\n * Collaborate closely with physical design, verification, architecture, and product engineering to integrate subsystems and deliver high\u2011quality silicon.\n * Lead root\u2011cause analysis and corrective actions for complex design issues, ensuring long\u2011term design robustness.\n * Communicate effectively at all levels, contributing to technical planning, project execution, and cross\u2011organizational alignment.\n\n\n\n## Minimum Qualifications:\n\n * Bachelor\u2019s degree with 9+ years of proven experience, or Master\u2019s degree with 7+ years of proven experience in digital development and RTL development.\n * Expert-level knowledge of front-end digital design, RTL coding, micro-architecture, and system integration.\n * Deep understanding of timing closure, power optimization, area trade-offs, and system-level complexity management.\n * Strong experience with synthesis, STA, constraints, LEC, Lint, CDC, and front-end sign-off methodologies.\n * Proven ability to lead technical teams, mentor engineers, and influence build direction across large programs.\n * Exceptional problem-solving, analytical, communication, and technical leadership skills.\n\n\n\n## Preferred Qualifications:\n\n * Experience with UPF, power-intent development, power analysis, DFT/scan insertion, ATPG, and timing model generation.\n * Proficiency in Python, Perl, or scripting to automate and improve design flows.\n * Familiarity with sophisticated place-and-route tools and back-end requirements for successful RTL-to-GDS integration.\n * Proven history delivering high-complexity systems, preferably in memory, high-speed I/O, or compute-intensive ASIC builds.\n * Ability to define architectural trade-offs, influence product direction, and guide teams toward scalable and maintainable build solutions.\n\n\n\nJob Profile(s):\n\nSystems Design Engineer 5\n\nRelocation Level: TBD\n\nBefore Getting Started \nPlease review Micron\u2019s Internal Job Application Policy on your regional PeopleNow Career Opportunities page before searching and applying for jobs. 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