Drimva

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AI Memory Solution Architect

$155K–$255K

San Jose, CA +1 · Full-time · Posted Jan 20, 2026

Location
San Jose, CA
San Jose, California, United States
Experience
8+ years with an MS, or 4+ years with a Ph.D.
Education
MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering or a related field; or Ph.D.
Visa sponsorship
Upon accepting an offer, new hires must complete Form I-9 to verify identity and legal authorization to work in the United States; the company participates in E-Verify.

About the job

Designs and optimizes AI memory and storage architectures for energy-efficient AI/ML systems, coordinating hardware and software teams and delivering subsystem designs and modeling tools.

What you'll do

  • Analyze and develop AI memory and storage architectures, including memory and cache controllers and system interconnects.
  • Create system-level modeling and simulation environments and deliver memory subsystem and IP designs, including specifications, RTL, verification, and FPGA prototypes.
  • Optimize memory systems for performance, power efficiency, and scalability; maintain technical specifications, documentation, and test plans.

What they ask for

  • MS in Electrical and Computer Engineering or a related field, with 8+ years of hardware design experience focused on SoCs and memory subsystems; or Ph.D. with 4+ years.
  • Strong understanding of computer architecture, memory systems, and hardware design.
  • Expertise in digital design, including microarchitecture specifications, system modeling, RTL design, synthesis, timing closure, and PPA analysis.
  • Problem-solving, complex system software debugging, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Nice to have

  • Working knowledge or experience with simulation frameworks such as QEMU, Gem5, and DRAMPower, and other relevant open-source simulators.
  • Familiarity with DRAM, HBM, NVMe, CXL, and PCIe.

Pay

$155,000 — $255,000 USD (salary range; pay type not specified)

Tools

QEMU, Gem5, DRAMPower, DRAM, HBM, NVMe, CXL, PCIe

AI focus

Develops memory and storage solutions and energy-efficient AI/ML computing infrastructure.

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 5, 2026 (UTC)