AI Hardware Researcher & Technical Writer

Cerebras Systems; Sunnyvale (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Cerebras Systems is seeking a Hardware Technical Analyst to produce original research and translate complex AI hardware developments into credible content. You’ll examine architectures, run reproducible tests, and collaborate with Developer Relations, Engineering, and New Media to tell data-driven stories.

This hands-on role blends technical research, experimentation, and writing, with a focus on validating claims and delivering well-supported insights for developers and the AI ecosystem.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in hardware, AI software, technical research, or a similarly analytical environment.
• A strong portfolio of externally published technical writing, research, or other substantive technical content.
• Deep expertise in AI hardware or software, including architectural and system tradeoffs that affect performance and practical use.
• Demonstrated experience building demos or running benchmarks, with the ability to explain personal contributions, methodology, and results.
• Clear technical writing and communication. You can explain complex mechanisms, support a point of view with evidence, and make significance clear.
• Strong research judgment. You can evaluate sources, distinguish evidence from assumptions, design fair comparisons, and communicate limitations honestly.
• Good editorial judgment about what makes technical content original, useful, and engaging.
• The ability to learn unfamiliar technical subjects, collaborate with experts, incorporate critical feedback, and deliver under a deadline.
• Strong familiarity with AI tools and sound judgment about where independent verification is necessary.

Responsibilities

• Original research: Analyze AI hardware, software, infrastructure trends, and industry announcements. Identify meaningful developments and differentiated story angles, and develop a point of view supported by evidence.
• Technical writing: Write articles and research that make complex ideas accessible without sacrificing accuracy. Explain how systems work, what is new, and why it matters.
• Demos and benchmarks: Build demos and run reproducible benchmarks to test claims, investigate performance, and explore tradeoffs. Document your methodology, assumptions, and limitations.
• Evidence and analysis: Synthesize technical and financial information from primary sources, expert conversations, and hands-on work into clear insights. Evaluate source quality and revise conclusions when the evidence changes.
• Technical collaboration: Partner with Developer Relations, Engineering, and New Media to develop technically grounded content, validate conclusions, and incorporate expert and editorial feedback.
• Industry engagement: Represent Cerebras at industry conferences and turn relevant findings and conversations into useful research and content.
• Research workflows: Use AI tools to accelerate research, coding, and writing while independently verifying sources, results, and claims.

Skills

Hardware research

Technical writing

Benchmarking

Demos

Editorial judgment

Subject matter expert

Job description

Cerebras Systems is seeking a Hardware Technical Analyst to produce original research and translate complex AI hardware developments into credible content. You’ll examine architectures, run reproducible tests, and collaborate with Developer Relations, Engineering, and New Media to tell data-driven stories.

This hands-on role blends technical research, experimentation, and writing, with a focus on validating claims and delivering well-supported insights for developers and the AI ecosystem.