Sandisk

Technology

AI/MLASICArchitect

$220–350k ~AI est. Milpitas, California, United States FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

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optimal for mid candidates.

The Brief

“AI/ML ASIC Architect at Sandisk. Skills: AI/ML ASIC Architecture, AI Storage Solutions, Frontend Interfaces, System Architecture. Develop AI Storage Solutions. Drive AI/ML Accelerator ASIC architecture”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver solutions; Enable tomorrow’s next big ideas; Keep moving; Pushing possibility forward; Deliver innovative and highly competitive adaptive accelerators solutions; Develop products that will change the data centric architecture paradigm; Meet the PPA and schedule targets; Improve AI/ML ASIC Architecture performance; Match or exceed the nextgen HBM bandwidth

Industry & Context.

Technology
Problems you'll solve

Analyze PPA tradeoffs; Assess performance; Assess power; Assess area; Assess endurance; Cope with complex challenges; LLM Workload analysis; Characterization; Identify opportunities

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

AI/ML ASIC architecture, AI Storage Solutions, Frontend architecture, Frontend interfaces, Architecture spec, RTL/DV/Simulation/FW teams, AI/ML ASIC Architecture performance, Hardware & software co-optimization, Post-silicon performance analysis, Strategic product roadmap, LLM Workload analysis, ASIC and competitive datacenter, AI solutions, AI/ML accelerator ASICs, HBM, PCIe/UCIe/CXL, NoC, DMA, Firmware Interactions, NAND, XPU, Fabrics, AI Storage Solutions frontend system architecture, GPU/TPU/NPU/xPU, HBM bandwidth, Memory-efficient inference/training systems, Pruning, Quantization with MX format, Continuous batching/chunked prefill, Speculative decoding, Internal and external stakeholders, ML researchers

Nice to Have

3D package system, Chiplet, Monolithic or 3D form factors

What You'll Do.

Develop AI Storage Solutions

Drive AI/ML Accelerator ASIC architecture

Initiate frontend architecture

Analyze frontend architecture

Drive new architecture initiatives

Integrate AI Storage Solutions

Drive AI Storage Solutions architecture

Collaborate with design

Collaborate with product planning

Deliver adaptive accelerators solutions

Write architecture spec

Work with RTL/DV/Simulation/FW teams

Cope with complex challenges

Integrate AI/ML ASIC architecture

Focus on I/O subsystems

Author architecture specifications

Define I/O subsystem architectures

Define PCIe DMA architectures

Define interactions with embedded processor-subsystems

Define interactions with Network on Chip

Define interactions with Memory controllers

Define interactions with FPGA fabric

Create I/O subsystem architectures

Scope SoC requirements

Analyze PPA tradeoffs

Define architectural requirements

Define SoC subsystem architectures

Define DMA firmware interactions

Guide pre-silicon design

Guide post-silicon validation

Assist pre-silicon design

Assist post-silicon validation

Improve AI/ML ASIC Architecture performance

Influence strategic product roadmap

Characterize competitive datacenter solutions

Identify opportunities for performance improvement

Architect accelerator ASICs

Match or exceed HBM bandwidth

Architect inference systems

Architect training systems

Collaborate with stakeholders

Collaborate with ML researchers

Iterate at rapid pace

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional teams; Other architects; RTL/DV/Simulation/FW teams; Colleague engineers; Internal and external stakeholders

Communication Scope

Clear and concise language

Full Job Description

Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape. Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality. Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward. In this AI/ML ASIC Architecture position, you will develop AI Storage Solutions based advanced system architectures and AI/ML Accelerator ASIC architecture specifications for Sandisk’s next generation products. You will drive, initiate, and analyze frontend architecture of the AI/ML Accelerator product. As an AI/ML ASIC Architect you will help drive new architecture initiatives that leverage the state-of-the-art frontend interfaces like UCIe, PCIe, CXL, etc that integrates AI Storage Solutions with xPU in a 3D package system. You will drive the AI Storage Solutions based architecture. You will exercise your technical expertise and excellent communication skills to collaborate with design and product planning with an eye towards delivering innovative and highly competitive adaptive accelerators solutions. Typical activities include writing architecture spec, working with other archite

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