Director DDR Architecture

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 the CNBU Architecture Director for DDR Memory at Micron Technology, you will have the opportunity to establish a deep understanding of Micron’s technologies and capabilities, as well as key market trends and competitive landscapes. Together with a team of architects you will be responsible for using that knowledge to define optimized DDR solutions that are focused on next generation datacenter systems.

You will be responsible for building strong technical relationships with system architects and key technologists across the industry and will have the opportunity to represent Micron at technical conferences and consortia. Your role in those industry engagements will be to drive pathfinding discussions, influence design-in decisions and negotiate product requirements with our ecosystem partners and customers. Internally, you will partner with Micron’s top R&D, design, test, and product engineers to ensure successful implementation of new product concepts. Working closely with Product and Business Development Managers you will ensure that each technical decision is aligned with our business strategy, and ultimately help bring these outstanding new products to our customers!

Lead a high performing team of architect engineers

• Recruit and retain top technical talent

• Encourage and Develop the team to reach their top potential

• Align key objectives for the team to our overall business strategy

Develop a strong cross-disciplinary appreciation of the solution space:

• Fabrication process – including CMOS and interconnect capabilities

• Functionality of DRAM, emerging memory, and other devices

• System topologies and interconnects – including details on protocols, PHY’s, and signaling (SI/PI)

• DRAM interaction with the system – especially for shared timing and power budgets

• Performance, power, cost, complexity, quality and reliability implications of these solutions

Understand customer requirements and collaborate on solutions

• Understand the problems to be solved, priorities, and optimization points for customer systems

• Analyze technology trends in the industry

• Identify competitive solutions and analyze value propositions

• Ensure successful design-in of new solutions through close collaboration with our end customers

Forge product specifications and technical documents supporting new technologies

• Create new product concepts and intellectual property

• Draft internal product design requirements

• Prepare customer technical collateral including product specifications and training

Engage in the market as a Micron technical expert

• Develop relationships with counterparts at key customers and ecosystem enablers

• Participate in standards organizations to create proposals and specifications

• Participate and speak at industry conferences

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

$181,000.00 - $363,000.00

Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location.  The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries of the position across all US locations.  Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional job-related factors, including knowledge, skills, experience, tenure and relevant education or training.  The pay scale is subject to change depending on business needs.  Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Additional compensation may include benefits, discretionary bonuses and equity.

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.