Micron
Senior Systems Performance Engineer - Modeling
$116K–$198K
Longmont-MAX- Office, CO · Senior · Full-time · Posted Oct 29, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years with a BS; 1+ years with an MS, PhD, or equivalent experience. Graduate research in systems performance or architecture counts toward experience.
- Education
- BS in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, Electrical Engineering, or a related field; alternatively, MS, PhD, or equivalent experience.
About the job
Build and validate data center performance and power models for Micron SSD and DRAM products under real and emerging workloads, including AI and large-scale analytics.
What you'll do
- Develop modeling tools and frameworks using benchmarks, workload traces, and field telemetry.
- Test server platforms and use measured throughput, latency, bandwidth, endurance, and power data to validate models.
- Analyze workload trade-offs across compute, memory, storage, and interconnect, and share findings and recommendations.
What they ask for
- BS in a related field plus 3+ years of relevant industry experience, or MS, PhD, or equivalent experience plus 1+ years; graduate research in systems performance or architecture counts.
- Hands-on experience with Linux servers and physical hardware.
- Experience writing software for modeling, simulation, data analysis, or automation, and building or extending a performance, power, or analytical model validated against measured data.
- Working knowledge of compute, memory, storage, and interconnect systems, including PCIe, DMA, and memory fundamentals; ability to explain technical findings clearly.
Pay
$116,000.00 - $198,000.00 a year USD base salary
Tools
Python, C/C++, Linux, PCIe, DMA
AI focus
Model and analyze AI training, inference, and agent AI workloads to assess performance, power, and cost.
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