Memory Architect

The role

You will lead the translation of Thermo In-Memory Computing concepts from theory into silicon. You will design memory elements, microarchitecture, and data movement to deliver performance improvements in AI inference.

What you will do

• Define memory requirements and floorplan for in-memory compute capability
• Architect local and global datapaths, segmented buses and on-die fabrics
• Own power distribution, power budgets, thermal limits, redundancy, and ECC
• Own access to process design kits and design rules
• Drive tapeout plan starting with an upcoming shuttle through test-chip content, schedule, and bring-up
• Partner with analog engineers to set requirements for the primitive device library
• Define how custom memory product interfaces to external hosts
• Oversee development of SPICE, analytical, and cycle-level models

Required qualifications

• Substantial experience in memory architecture or circuit design at a memory manufacturer or a memory-centric compute company
• Deep understanding of memory array physics: 1T/3T/6T/8T SRAM cells, DRAM bitcells, capacitance, sensing, read/write operations, core timing, retention, and reliability
• Hands-on experience with embedded memory or random access memory technology and PDKs
• Experience developing memory test chips through tapeout
• Fluency moving between Spice-level circuit behavior through architecture-level performance and power models
• Strong fundamentals in one or more programming language (e.g. Python, C, C++) for modeling and performance prediction
• Experience in RTL and SystemVerilog to model and optimize dataflow and specify compute block requirements
• Experience with different interface types including memory interfaces
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills

Nice to have

• Experience with process-in-memory or near-memory compute
• Experience with non-volatile memory technology
• DRAM technology including eDRAM
• Major publications at ISSCC, VLSI, IEDM, ISCA or other major conferences
• Existing relationships with manufacturers

About the company

Normal is an applied AI company solving the hardest problems in AI and silicon. They build foundational hardware and software for the semiconductor industry, critical AI infrastructure, and the broader systems that power our world.