Senior Principal DRAM Applications & Validation Engineer

Rambus; San Jose (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive compensation package

Job summary

Rambus is seeking an experienced applications engineer specializing in DRAM and failure analysis to support international customers of Rambus DDR4 and DDR5 memory interface chips in South Korea and Asia. You will analyze and debug complex issues involving DRAM, memory interfaces, DIMM, server and BIOS operation.

The role offers a hybrid work environment with onsite three days per week and two remote days, and requires deep knowledge of signal integrity, power management, and scripting to

Qualifications

• Experience with DDR4/DDR5 DIMM memory operation in Intel, AMD, and/or OEM servers.
• Strong understanding of signal integrity at high clock rates (3 GHz+).
• Experience with power management and I2C/I3C interfaces.
• Proficient with probing and lab equipment (high-speed oscilloscopes, etc.).
• Root cause analysis using fishbone/DOE methods.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and debug complex technical issues involving server memory and customer issues.
• Support qualification of new chip designs to secure customer design wins.
• Assist with validation and debug of memory interface chips for DDR5 servers.
• Collect and analyze signal integrity data at the system level.
• Prepare failure analysis reports (8D) and communicate findings to customers.

Skills

DDR4/DDR5 memory

Signal integrity

Lab instrumentation

Root cause analysis

Scripting (Perl/Python/Tcl)

Server BIOS tools

Travel internationally

English & Korean

Education

Electrical Engineering degree

Tools

Oscilloscopes

ATE testers

BIOS/Server tools

Job description

Rambus is seeking an experienced applications engineer specializing in DRAM and failure analysis to support international customers of Rambus DDR4 and DDR5 memory interface chips in South Korea and Asia. You will analyze and debug complex issues involving DRAM, memory interfaces, DIMM, server and BIOS operation.

The role offers a hybrid work environment with onsite three days per week and two remote days, and requires deep knowledge of signal integrity, power management, and scripting to