Senior Engineer, NAND System Architecture - Seoul, South Korea
Originally posted 18 August 2026 by the employer.
NAND System Architecture
About the role
This role focuses on computer system design and simulation with NAND, specifically working on NAND system architecture and modeling with AI workloads in data center/mobile applications.
What you'll do
- Design and simulate computer systems with NAND.
- Model NAND system architecture with AI workloads for data center/mobile applications.
- Analyze and characterize AI workloads in high performance and mobile systems.
- Identify and resolve performance issues in systems with NAND.
- Interface with internal and external teams to drive technical specifications and features.
- Provide technical guidance and mentoring to junior engineers.
What you'll need
- Master's or PhD in Computer/Electrical Engineering or Computer Science with 5+ years of relevant experience.
- Experience in computer system design, simulation, modeling, and analysis.
- Proven track record of defining computer systems (processing units/memory hierarchy) and modeling.
- Proficiency in workload characterization and analysis.
- Experience with system architecture, NAND, PCIe/UCIe/CXL, NoC, DMA, and Firmware.
- Ability to comprehend HW/FW/SW interactions in computer systems.
Nice to have
- Experience with NAND architecture/design, modeling, and simulation.
- Working knowledge of computer architecture/system and digital design.
- Experience with simulation using System C and TLM, behavioral modeling, and performance analysis.
- Experience in evaluating performance/power and architectural modeling in high-level programming languages.
Skills: NAND System Architecture, computer system design, AI workloads, PCIe/UCIe/CXL, performance issues
This role has been open 48 days — well below the 75-day median for SoC/Chip Architecture roles.
SoC/Chip Architecture · SOC Architecture
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Open roles in category
442
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Median days open
75 d
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Median salary
$236k
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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 (442 roles · 64 employers) |
|---|---|---|
| Open roles in this specialty | 2 | 442 |
| Open roles in the wider Digital Design & Verification family | 11 | 3109 · 114 employers |
| Median days open | 65 d | 75 d (−10 d vs this employer) |
| Median salary (USD postings) | — | $236k |
Skills observed across this category: NAND System Architecture, computer system design, AI workloads, PCIe/UCIe/CXL, performance issues
Who's hiring in this category
- Qualcomm · 71 open roles · median 82 d
- NVIDIA · 57 open roles · median 59 d
- AMD · 36 open roles · median 61 d
- Arm Holdings · 27 open roles · median 102 d
- Renesas Electronics · 22 open roles · median 59 d
- NXP Semiconductors · 20 open roles · median 104 d
How we counted: 442 open SoC/Chip Architecture (SOC Architecture) roles from 64 employers tracked in the SemiconductorJobs index, counted 5 Oct 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 Digital Design & Verification family row. Figures refresh nightly.