Senior AI Systems Architect
$179,700 - $305,500 USD yearly
Originally posted 9 November 2026 by the employer.
About the role
This role conducts pathfinding and system architecture development for AI Inference Accelerators leveraging SanDisk's HBF Technology.
What you'll do
- Lead pathfinding and system architecture development for AI Inference Accelerators leveraging HBF Technology, covering compute, memory architecture, and system configuration.
- Drive SW-HW co-design targeting key customer-based usages and write detailed architecture specifications for internal development teams and external customers.
- Develop performance models to simulate architectures and quantify relevant metrics across various workloads.
- Define required hardware and software interfaces while specifying requirements for security, telemetry, reliability, power, and performance.
- Perform competitive analysis and contribute directly to proof-of-concept (PoC) development.
What you'll need
- PhD or MS in Electrical & Computer Engineering or Computer Science with 15 years of industry experience leading architecture definition at the system level covering compute, memory, I/O, and fabric.
- In-depth understanding and working knowledge of major I/O and memory interfaces, including DDR technologies, HBM, PCIe, CXL, NVLink, UALink, Ultra-Ethernet, RDMA, and NVMe.
- Knowledge of AI inference architecture and performance considerations with respect to compute, memory, and I/O.
- Programming skills with the ability to generate models for simulating architectures for various workloads.
Nice to have
- Understanding of AI inference accelerators from vendors such as NVIDIA and AMD.
- Knowledge of AI inference frameworks and trends in KV Cache management, RAG, and Agentic AI, and their impact on system architectures.
Skills: system architecture, AI inference, CXL, PCIe, HBM, NVLink
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This role has been open 0 days — well below the 47-day median for Hardware Systems Engineering roles.
Hardware Systems Engineering · AI ML Hardware
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Open roles in category
1134
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Median days open
47 d
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Category median salary (all employers)
$148k
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See the full market breakdown ▾Category comparison, skills in demand, and who else is hiring
| Metric | SanDisk | All employers we track in this specialty (1134 roles · 108 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 6 | 1134 |
| Open roles in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family | 65 | 6554 · 156 employers |
| Median days open | 10 d | 47 d (−37 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $148k |
Skills observed across this category: system architecture, AI inference, CXL, PCIe, HBM, NVLink
Who's hiring in this category
- Intel Corporation · 87 open roles · median 35 d
- KLA Corporation · 66 open roles · median 61 d
- NVIDIA · 59 open roles · median 76 d
- Teradyne · 59 open roles · median 52 d
- ASML · 58 open roles · median 19 d
- Applied Materials · 57 open roles · median 42 d
How we counted: 1134 open Hardware Systems Engineering (AI ML Hardware) roles from 108 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 10 Nov 2026. Specialty figures count only roles carrying this exact specialty label, so an employer's related work in neighbouring specialties is not included there — it is counted in the wider Software, Firmware & Systems family row. Figures refresh nightly.