Rambus · 2 weeks ago
SPE Applications Engineering
San Jose, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$151K/yr - $280K/yr
12+ years expRambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity. They are seeking an experienced applications engineer with DRAM and failure analysis expertise to support international customers of Rambus DDR4 and DDR5 memory interface chips, analyzing and debugging complex technical issues.
ArchitectureLightingSemiconductor
Responsibilities
Analyze and debug complex technical issues involving server memory and manage customer issues to a satisfactory conclusion
Support technical qualification of new chip designs to secure customer design wins
Assist with validation and debug of new memory interface chips for DDR5 servers
Collect and analyze signal integrity data at the system level
Conduct failure analysis and prepare failure analysis and 8D reports
Gather customer technical feedback and communicate to Marketing and Engineering teams
Present technical updates to customers and company management in writing and verbally via quality presentations
Prepare technical documentation such as datasheets, user guides and application notes
Qualification
Required
Familiar with DDR4/DDR5 DIMM memory operation in Intel, AMD, and/or OEM servers
Good understanding of signal integrity issues at clock rates of 3 GHz and above
Experience with power management and I2C/I3C serial interfaces
Extensive experience with probing, using high speed oscilloscopes and other lab equipment
History of using fundamental root cause techniques (fishbone, design of experiments, etc.) to solve complex problems
Good understanding of ATE tester operation is a strong plus
Past experience reading and modifying MRC BIOS code and utilizing server platform debug tools (either Intel or AMD) is strongly desired
Ability to use scripting languages such as Perl, Tcl or Python to analyze data log text files and automate system and bench testing
Ability to travel to customer sites as needed, including international travel
Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English and Korean
Bachelor's degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field
12+ years of experience in hardware design, validation, and/or applications engineering
Benefits
Competitive compensation package
Base salary
Bonus
Equity
Matching 401(k)
Employee stock purchase plan
Comprehensive medical and dental benefits
Time-off program
Gym membership
Company
Rambus
Rambus designs, develops and licenses chip interface technologies and architectures that are used in digital electronics products.
501-1000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$288.57M2023-07-20Acquired
2011-06-07Post Ipo Equity· $88.57M
2010-02-02Post Ipo Equity· $200M
Leadership Team
Luc Seraphin
CEO
Sean Fan
Chief Operating Officer
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