Design Lead (HBM/Advanced Memory Design) - Richardson, TX, United States
Originally posted 29 September 2026 by the employer.
Lead the architecture, design, integration, and execution of HBM and advanced memory products.
About the role
This role involves leading the architecture, design, integration, and execution of HBM and advanced memory products.
What you'll do
- Lead the design and execution of complex memory subsystems and top-level integration activities.
- Own design planning, technical decision-making, risk assessment, and schedule execution.
- Coordinate with architecture, verification, layout, DFT, and product engineering teams to ensure design quality and manufacturability.
- Drive RTL, mixed-signal, memory controller, PHY, or custom circuit design activities.
- Lead design reviews and drive issue resolution across organizations.
- Support silicon bring-up, debug, characterization, and yield improvement activities.
What you'll need
- BS/MS/PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.
- 20+ years of semiconductor design experience.
- Demonstrated experience leading complex IC development programs.
- Strong understanding of digital and/or custom circuit design methodologies.
- Experience with RTL design (Verilog/SystemVerilog).
- Experience with timing closure and physical implementation concepts.
- Experience with verification and debug flows.
- Experience with DFT and silicon validation.
- Experience with power, performance, and area optimization.
Nice to have
- Experience with DRAM, DDR, HBM, LPDDR, or advanced memory products.
- Experience leading global multi-functional teams.
- Knowledge of advanced process nodes and design-for-manufacturing concepts.
- Experience with Synopsys and Cadence implementation flows.
- Familiarity with package integration, 2.5D/3D stacking, TSV, and advanced packaging technologies.
- Strong track record of successful product tape-outs.
Skills: HBM, memory subsystems, RTL design, silicon validation, advanced process nodes
This role has been open 5 days — well below the 69-day median for Memory Design roles.
Memory Design · Memory Design
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Open roles in category
287
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Median days open
69 d
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Median salary
$205k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | Micron Technology | All employers we track in this specialty (287 roles · 29 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 153 | 287 |
| Median days open | 86 d | 69 d (+17 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $205k |
Skills observed across this category: HBM, memory subsystems, RTL design, silicon validation, advanced process nodes
Who's hiring in this category
- Micron Technology (this employer) · 151 open roles · median 86 d
- Synopsys · 27 open roles · median 49 d
- SanDisk · 17 open roles · median 32 d
- Broadcom · 16 open roles · median 50 d
- Qualcomm · 12 open roles · median 149 d
- NVIDIA · 7 open roles · median 59 d
How we counted: 287 open Memory Design (Memory Design) roles from 29 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there. Figures refresh nightly.