Micron Technology

SoC Architect - Low Power Design ( HBM)

Micron Technology • $130K — $180K *
Richardson, TX 75080In-Person
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8 - 10 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in SoC or system-level architecture focused on low-power design.
  • Expertise in power management techniques such as DVFS, clock gating, and voltage regulation.
  • Proficient in power modeling, analysis, and trade-offs at both system and block levels.
  • Knowledge of hardware/software interactions affecting power efficiency.
  • Understanding of RTL design concepts and low-power implementation flows (SystemVerilog, UPF/CPF).
  • Experience with RTL-to-GDS flow including synthesis and power sign-off.
  • Effective cross-functional communicator with strong leadership skills.

Responsibilities

  • Define and own SoC-level low-power architecture, covering power domains and operating modes.
  • Develop models to assess power, performance, and thermal trade-offs for optimization.
  • Implement power management features like clock gating and adaptive performance controls.
  • Collaborate with architects to translate requirements into power-aware specifications.
  • Partner with RTL and physical design teams to ensure efficient power intent implementation.
  • Work with firmware teams to establish hardware-software power management interfaces.
  • Lead performance vs. power analysis to inform product and roadmap decisions.
  • Support pre- and post-silicon validation, including power characterization and debug.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, and vision plans tailored to employee needs and budgets.
  • Programs that protect income if unable to work due to illness or injury, including paid family leave.
  • Robust paid time-off program and designated paid holidays.
  • Additional resources and programs to support personal well-being and professional development.
Full Job Description
As a Low Power Architect, you will be a key technical leader within the Heterogeneous Integration Group (HIG), responsible for defining, modeling, and driving SoC-level power architecture for next-generation HBM logic die and memory-centric SoCs. You will work across architecture, RTL, verification, physical design, firmware, and product teams to deliver industry-leading performance-per-watt solutions under aggressive power, thermal, and reliability constraints.

This role combines system-level architectural ownership with deep collaboration through implementation and silicon bring-up.

Key Responsibilities

  • Define and own SoC-level low-power architecture, including power domains, voltage islands, clocking strategies, and low-power operating modes (active, idle, retention, sleep).


  • Develop power, performance, and thermal models to evaluate architectural tradeoffs and guide PPA optimization across workloads and use cases.


  • Architect and drive implementation of power management features such as DVFS, clock gating, power gating, retention strategies, and adaptive performance controls.


  • Collaborate with SoC and subsystem architects to translate product requirements into power-aware micro-architectural specifications.


  • Partner closely with RTL, verification, and physical design teams to ensure correct and efficient implementation of power intent (e.g., UPF/CPF), including debug of power-related functional and timing issues.


  • Work with firmware and software teams to define hardware-software power management interfaces, sequencing, and control flows.


  • Drive performance vs. power analysis to support product decisions, roadmap planning, and customer requirements.


  • Support pre-silicon validation and post-silicon bring-up, including silicon power characterization, correlation to models, and root-cause analysis.


  • Contribute to architectural documentation, design reviews, and cross-functional technical discussions.


  • Mentor junior architects and engineers, promoting best practices in low-power design.


Qualifications

  • Strong experience in SoC or system-level architecture with a focus on low-power or energy-efficient design.


  • Deep understanding of power management techniques: DVFS, power gating, clock gating, voltage regulation, and low-power state machines.


  • Experience with power modeling, analysis, and trade-off studies at system and block level.


  • Familiarity with hardware/software interactions impacting power efficiency.


  • Working knowledge of RTL design concepts and low-power implementation flows (SystemVerilog, UPF/CPF).


  • Experience across the RTL-to-GDS flow, including synthesis, STA, and power sign-off considerations.


  • Strong cross-functional communication and technical leadership skills.


  • Programming or scripting experience (e.g., Python, C/C++, TCL).


  • Ability to work effectively in a global engineering environment.


Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with HBM, DRAM, or memory-centric SoCs.


  • Background in GPU, CPU, or high-performance accelerator architectures with aggressive power targets.


  • Familiarity with industry power standards and frameworks (e.g., ARM power management concepts, SCMI-like interfaces).


  • Exposure to silicon power measurement, lab characterization, or post-silicon debug.


  • Experience with emulation or prototyping platforms.


  • Master's or PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field.


  • 10+ years of relevant industry experience, with demonstrated architectural ownership and mentorship.
  • Good understanding of Agentic AI or willingness to learn Agentic AI to help develop efficient workflow.


As a world leader in the semiconductor industry, Micron is dedicated to your personal wellbeing and professional growth. Micron benefits are designed to help you stay well, provide peace of mind and help you prepare for the future. We offer a choice of medical, dental and vision plans in all locations enabling team members to select the plans that best meet their family healthcare needs and budget. Micron also provides benefit programs that help protect your income if you are unable to work due to illness or injury, and paid family leave. Additionally, Micron benefits include a robust paid time-off program and paid holidays. For additional information regarding the Benefit programs available, please see the Benefits Guide posted on micron.com/careers/benefits.

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Size
43,000 employees
Market Cap
$53.7 billion
Industry
Manufacturing & Automotive
Net Income
$2.9 billion
Founded
1978
5 Year Trend
+8.6%
Revenue
$22 billion
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