Principal Firmware Developer - HBM

Our vision is to transform how the world uses information to enrich life for all.

Micron 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.

As a Firmware Developer on the HBM Architecture team, you will drive development and implementation of firmware and embedded software that enables next-generation Custom High Bandwidth Memory (HBM) products. You will play a critical technical leadership role reviewing firmware requirements, driving implementation, and supporting validation. You will work closely with firmware architects, SoC design and verification teams, and customers to ensure robust, scalable, and performant firmware solutions for future HBM products.

Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Analyze firmware architecture and requirements, design requirements, and customer requirements to create implementation plans.
• Deliver firmware solutions for next-generation SoC designs, including driver layers, design verificaiton firmware, manufacturing/test firmware, and productionm firmware.
• Leverage FPGA prototyping to develop and validate firmware.
• Collaborate closely with HBM architecture, design, and verification teams to co-optimize firmware, RTL, hardware features, and IP selections, ensuring clean interfaces and long-term scalability.
• Provide technical leadership from early concept and architectural pathfinding through silicon bring-up, qualification, customer enablement, and product sustainment.
• Drive technical discussions with internal and external collaborators to clarify and align on key requirements and features.
• Drive innovation into the future Memory generation with dynamic work environment.
• Leverage GenAI to develop AI assisted development workflows.

Successful candidates for this position will have

• Strong experience in embedded systems or firmware development, including low‑level programming and system control.
• Proven ability to architect complex firmware systems, interfaces, and system‑level enablement features for GPUs/CPUs/TPUs in large‑scale AI datacenter environments.
• Background in memory technologies such as DRAM, HBM, NAND, or related subsystem architectures.
• Hands‑on experience with low‑level firmware, hardware bring‑up, and silicon debug workflows.
• Exposure to RAS, diagnostics, telemetry, testing, or reliability‑focused firmware.
• Familiarity with high‑speed interfaces and protocols, including memory controllers, PHY interaction, or SoC‑level firmware integration.
• Experience working in multi‑functional silicon development teams and collaborating across hardware, firmware, and architecture groups.
• Understanding of DRAM operation and JEDEC standards—preferably HBM—and exposure to AI/ML workloads or datacenter‑scale memory systems, with strong communication skills.
• Proficiency with applying AI and AI-enabled development workflows.

Required Experience

• BSEE or greater
• 10+ years of relevant Engineering or Design Engineering experience

Job title and level can scale depending on experience and qualifications

The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:

$181,000.00 - $308,000.00 a year

Additional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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