Senior Principal AI Interconnect Architect

Job description

An AI Interconnect Architect defines and engineers high-speed networking and communication systems for AI Inference infrastructure which include servers, racks, and chips with a focus on bandwidth, power efficiency, scalability, and optimized transport protocols. Design solutions should take into account interconnect technologies such as PCIe, CXL, co-packaged optics, UALink, Ultra Ethernet, and be able to specify innovative scale-out architectures for optimizing power, cost, and performance. Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • System Architecture & Design: Develop architectures for chip-to-chip interconnects and switched fabrics tailored for AI/ML scale-out. • Performance Optimization: Analyze trade-offs in bandwidth, latency, power, area, and reliability. • Technology development and standards: Participate in industry standard bodies and contribute/influence/shape the direction of industry specifications. • Cross-functional Collaboration: Work with SoC, package design, and software teams to ensure seamless integration Required: • Master's or Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science. • 10 - 15 years experience developing interconnect technologies including transport and link level protocols, switching fabrics, QoS and reliable communication methods, and Software Defined Networking. • Familiarity with various fabric topologies such as Fat tree, Leaf-Spine (Clos), Torus, Meshed and their applicability to various workload and system configurations. • AI Hardware Architecture: Familiarity with GPU/accelerator clusters and data center infrastructure • Deep, working knowledge of various interconnect technologies and protocols such as PCIe, CXL, NVLink, UALink, Ethernet, Ultra-Ethernet, and serial links. • Modeling and SimulationL Ability to develop performance models Sandisk understands how people and businesses consume data and we relentlessly innovate to deliver solutions that enable today’s needs and tomorrow’s next big ideas. With a rich history of groundbreaking innovations in Flash and advanced memory technologies, our solutions have become the beating heart of the digital world we’re living in and that we have the power to shape. Sandisk meets people and businesses at the intersection of their aspirations and the moment, enabling them to keep moving and pushing possibility forward. We do this through the balance of our powerhouse manufacturing capabilities and our industry-leading portfolio of products that are recognized globally for innovation, performance and quality. Sandisk has two facilities recognized by the World Economic Forum as part of the Global Lighthouse Network for advanced 4IR innovations. These facilities were also recognized as Sustainability Lighthouses for breakthroughs in efficient operations. With our global reach, we ensure the global supply chain has access to the Flash memory it needs to keep our world moving forward.