Senior AI Systems Architect

Job overview

The Senior AI Systems Architect role is hybrid in Milpitas, CA. The annual salary range is $179,700–$305,500. The role supports system architecture for AI inference accelerators leveraging SanDisk’s HBF technology. The architect defines and evaluates system-level designs by connecting compute, memory, I/O, and fabric requirements with software and hardware needs. The work informs internal development teams and external customers through performance modeling, proof-of-concept contributions, competitive analysis, and detailed architecture specifications.

What you'll do

• Conduct pathfinding and develop system architecture for AI inference accelerators leveraging HBF technology
• ensure software-hardware co-design for customer use cases
• develop performance models and quantify relevant metrics
• perform competitive analysis
• contribute to proof-of-concept development
• write architecture specifications for internal development teams and external customers
• define hardware and software interfaces, compute and memory architecture, system configuration, and requirements for security, telemetry, reliability, power, and performance.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

senior role

ai systems architecture

ai inference accelerators

hbf technology

system architecture

compute

memory

i/o

performance modeling

milpitas ca

sandisk

$179,700–$305,500/year

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Paid vacation and sick leave
• medical, dental, and vision insurance
• life, accident, and disability insurance
• employee assistance program
• tuition reimbursement
• transit
• employee stock purchase plan
• 401(k)
• potential incentive and long-term incentive eligibility.

Why this role

System-level architecture spanning compute, memory, I/O, and fabric; work on AI inference accelerators and HBF technology; architecture specifications serve internal teams and external customers.

About the employer

SanDisk is hiring for this role. Industry: Semiconductor and Related Device Manufacturing. Sector: 33.