Memory & System Architecture Research Intern

Micron Technology; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 69,000 - 77,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits package

Paid time off

Job summary

Micron Technology invites applications for a Memory & System Architecture Research Intern to help develop first-principles system-modeling for memory-centric architectures in datacenter and AI workloads. You will translate AI workload trends into memory needs and quantify architectural tradeoffs to guide long-term technology directions.

The role targets graduate students or Ph.D. candidates with a strong background in computer architecture and simulations, applying AI techniques as part of the

Qualifications

• Pursuing an MS or Ph.D. in computer architecture, computer engineering, electrical engineering, or related field.
• Strong background in computer architecture and system-level performance analysis (memory hierarchy, bandwidth, latency, scaling).
• Ability to analyze memory and AI performance challenges and reason about tradeoffs quantitatively.
• Proficiency in Python for building analytical models and performance analysis.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Workload characterization: Analyze AI training and inference workloads to derive memory bandwidth, capacity, and latency requirements.
• System modeling: Contribute to analytical and simulation models that evaluate memory-centric system architectures at scale.
• Architecture studies: Assess system-level tradeoffs across emerging memory and integration technologies.
• Validation & accuracy: Benchmark models against reference data to improve accuracy and ensure reproducible results.
• Quantified analysis: Produce system-level performance, efficiency, and cost analyses that inform architectural decisions.
• Documentation & publishing: Capture findings in internal technical reports and contribute to invention disclosures where applicable.

Skills

Python

Performance analysis

Computer architecture

Communication

Education

MS/PhD in relevant field

Tools

Simulation frameworks

Job description

Micron Technology invites applications for a Memory & System Architecture Research Intern to help develop first-principles system-modeling for memory-centric architectures in datacenter and AI workloads. You will translate AI workload trends into memory needs and quantify architectural tradeoffs to guide long-term technology directions.

The role targets graduate students or Ph.D. candidates with a strong background in computer architecture and simulations, applying AI techniques as part of the