CareerPlan

3D Memory Chip Architect and Design, Principal Engineer

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Assess and optimize 3D Memory architectures for memory-centric compute systems to improve system KPIs such as bandwidth, latency, power, thermal, and area efficiency.

Role type

Principal 3D Memory Chip Architect and Design Engineer

Builds

3D DRAM/FLASH chips and near-memory computing architectures for data center, mobile, compute, and XR applications

Domain

Semiconductor / 3D Memory / Edge AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

3D integration, memory bank organization, signaling, bus design, IO design, compute fabrics, advanced packaging, power distribution topology, floorplanning, testability, repairability, EDA tools, Matlab, Python

Preferred skills

RTL design, circuit design, SoC architecture, DRAM/FLASH architecture performance assessment, memory circuit design, Verilog modeling, UCIe/UAL/LPDDR/HBM3/4/PCIe knowledge, mixed-signal design

Technologies

UCIe, UAL, LPDDR, HBM3, HBM4, PCIe, Verilog, Verilog-A, Verilog-AMS, Matlab, Python, EDA tools

Responsibilities

Develop and optimize 3D DRAM/FLASH organization and near-memory computing architectures; Develop and validate models for 3D Memory performance, power, and yield; Develop novel fabrics for high-bandwidth data distribution; Develop power distribution topology for robust memory operation; Simulate and emulate system performance of 3D memory architecture choices; Floorplan 3D memory chips and design memory array control structures

Seniority

Principal, hands-on IC