IOMMU/Virtualization & Memory Mapping Architect

HP; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Disability insurance

Employee assistance program

Flexible spending account

Life insurance

Parental leave

11 paid holidays

Paid vacation and sick leave

Job summary

HP, Inc. is seeking an IOMMU/Virtualization & Memory Mapping Architect to ensure efficient, secure memory sharing across compute engines and AI-focused heterogeneous systems.

You will own system-level memory virtualization, mapping, and isolation, shaping architecture, evaluating new tech, and aligning with roadmaps to drive product quality and performance metrics.

Qualifications

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, or commensurate work experience.
• Typically 10+ years of experience in electrical design and related fields.

Responsibilities

• Architect IOMMU usage for device memory access and isolation
• Define memory address translation strategies across CPU/GPU/NPU
• Enable virtualization and hypervisor-based memory steering
• Optimize DMA, shared buffers, and coherency models
• Ensure security and isolation for multi-tenant workloads
• Collaborate on virtualization strategies for AI execution environments
• Leads part qualification processes and product quality plans
• Identify new technologies and partner relationships for roadmap alignment
• Drive integration of new technologies into hardware projects
• Review designs for compliance with guidelines and standards
• Lead tracking and reporting of hardware performance metrics
• Provide guidance and mentorship to less-experienced staff

Skills

Memory design/architecture

Computer engineering

Computer science

Debugging

Electrical engineering

Electronic engineering

Electronics

FPGA

Hardware architecture

Hardware design

MATLAB

Mechanical engineering

New product development

Oscilloscope

Physics

Printed circuit board

Schematic capture

Simulations

Systems design

Education

Four-year or Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering

Tools

MATLAB

Oscilloscope

Job description

Job Summary

IOMMU/Virtualization & Memory Mapping Architect Description - Job Summary This role ensures that all compute engines can share memory efficiently, securely, and dynamically, unlocking real AI performance on heterogeneous systems. This role owns system level memory virtualization, mapping, and isolation which enables secure and performant multi-engine execution. This role is responsible for developing organization-wide architectures and methodologies, identifying and evaluating emerging technologies and partnerships, and aligning these with technology roadmaps and business value. The role offers tangible feedback to enhance product quality, while overseeing tracking and reporting of product-related performance metrics. The role leverages functional expertise to shape strategy and policy, facilitating the realization of operational and strategic plans.

Responsibilities

• Architect IOMMU usage for device memory access and isolation
• Define memory address translation strategies across CPU/GPU/NPU
• Enable virtualization and hypervisor-based memory steering
• Optimize DMA, shared buffers, and coherency models
• Ensure security and isolation for multi-tenant / enterprise workloads
• Collaborate on virtualization strategies for AI execution environments
• Develops organization-wide architectures and methodologies for electrical hardware design and development across multiple platforms and organizations.
• Leads part qualification processes through implementation of product quality plans, equipment inspections, factory witness testing, and manufacturing process qualifications.
• Identifies and evaluates new technologies, innovations, and outsourced development partner relationships for alignment with technology roadmap and business value.
• Drives integration of new technologies into projects and activities in the electrical hardware design organization.
• Reviews and evaluates designs and project activities for compliance with technology and development guidelines and standards; provides tangible feedback to improve product quality.
• Leads overall tracking and reporting of various electrical/hardware product related performance metrics and reports against the same.
• Exercises independent judgment in resolving business issues and establishing functional policies for guidance.
• Provides domain-specific expertise and overall electrical/electronic hardware and platform leadership and perspective to cross-organization projects, programs, and activities.
• Leverages functional expertise in guiding strategy and setting functional policy and direction, while helping the team in realization of these operational and strategic plans.
• Provides guidance and mentoring to less- experienced staff members to set an example of electrical hardware design and development, innovation, and excellence.

Education & Experience

• Four-year or Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
• Typically has 10+ years of work experience, preferably in electrical design and tools, software packages, architecture of electronic hardware, or a related field.

Preferred Certifications

NA

Knowledge & Skills

• Memory design/architecture
• Computer Engineering
• Computer Science
• Debugging
• Electrical Engineering
• Electronic Engineering
• Electronics
• Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
• Hardware Architecture
• Hardware Design
• MATLAB
• Mechanical Engineering
• New Product Development
• Oscilloscope
• Physics
• Printed Circuit Board
• Schematic Capture
• Simulations
• Systems Design

Cross-Org Skills

• Effective Communication
• Results Orientation
• Learning Agility
• Digital Fluency
• Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope

Impacts large functions and leads large, cross-division functional teams or projects.

Complexity

Provides highly innovative solutions to complex problems within established policy.

Disclaimer

This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Long term/short term disability insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Life insurance
• Generous time off policies, including;
• 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
• 11 paid holidays
• Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview [https://hpbenefits.ce.alight.com/])

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

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Schedule - Full time Shift - No shift premium (United States of America) Travel - Relocation

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