Memory System Architect - Cloud SoC Architecture

$198,000 - $340,000/Yr

Qualcomm - Austin, TX

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Austin, TX

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

Qualcomm's growing Cloud & Data Center Business Unit SoC Architecture team analyzes requirements and SoC & system architecture to define the next-generation cloud AI and other data center products. Memory architecture has become a pivotal technology track for these products. Cloud AI workloads especially demand exceptional memory bandwidths and large capacities. Meanwhile, the memory technology industry is transforming, leading to a variety of opportunities and choices. We are seeking a Memory System Architect with experience and expertise in SRAM, DRAM, DDR, LPDDR, HBM, GDDR and newly emerging memory technologies to drive the analysis, selection, definition, and implementation of memory system architectures for our Cloud AI and Data Center products. If you'd like to be a member of collaborative multidisciplinary architecture team within a dynamic and growing Cloud & Data Center Business Unit, and if you're passionate about shaping the future of the world's most advanced technologies, we want to hear from you!

Responsibilities

• Innovate and define Memory System solutions impacting Qualcomm's products.
• Engage with customers and product managers to understand product requirements.
• Research and analyze potential memory technologies.
• Engage directly with memory vendors and suppliers to evaluate options and drive requirements.
• Quantify tradeoffs and recommend technical direction with robust justification.
• Collaborate with SoC & IP architects, designers, systems engineers, product managers, and software teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 8+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• Master's degree in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 7+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or related field and 6+ years of Systems Engineering or related work experience.
• 2+ years of experience in one or more system architecture technology areas and products.

Nice-to-haves

• Outstanding memory architecture expertise on SRAM, DRAM, DDR, LPDDR, HBM, GDDR and emerging memory technologies.
• Experience working with or at major DRAM and other memory vendors.
• Background in memory systems and computer architecture.
• Experience driving JEDEC or similar standardization.

Benefits

• Competitive annual discretionary bonus program.
• Opportunity for annual RSU grants.
• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support success at work, at home, and at play.