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ASIC III – AMZ010066

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Compensation
$203–215K/yr
Location
Austin, TX
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc. seeks an ASIC III to design and validate memory interfaces for machine learning accelerator chips and system-on-chip architectures. The role includes integrating third-party IP, advanced packaging design, post-silicon validation, and system-level debugging. The engineer will collaborate with physical design teams, vendors, and memory manufacturers, and drive cross-functional teams to resolve production issues.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Silicon DevelopmentSystem-on-Chip DesignInput/Output SubsystemsMemory Interface DesignDDR and HBM ProtocolsJEDEC SpecificationsMemory Training AlgorithmsTiming ParametersController ConfigurationIP IntegrationAdvanced Silicon DesignCross-Functional Team LeadershipPost-Silicon Bring-UpPost-Silicon ValidationVendor Collaboration

Qualifications

Master's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Related Field or Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Related Field7+ Years Silicon Development Experience3+ Years SoC, I/O, or Memory Interface Experience

Full job description

Description

MULTIPLE POSITIONS AVAILABLE

Employer: Annapurna Labs (U.S.) Inc.

Offered Position: ASIC III – AMZ010066

Job Location: 11815 Alterra Pkwy, Austin, TX 78727

Job Number: AMZ010066

Position Responsibilities:

Design and validate high-bandwidth memory and DDR memory physical layer interfaces for machine learning accelerator chips and system-on-chip architectures. Integrate third-party intellectual property blocks into complex system-on-chip designs and perform advanced 2.5D packaging design for memory subsystems. Perform post-silicon validation and characterization of memory subsystems including bring-up, debug, and performance optimization. Define and implement boot-up initialization sequences, reset flows, and training algorithms for memory controllers and physical layer circuits. Collaborate with physical design teams to define timing constraints and review clock distribution networks for memory interfaces. Perform advanced system-level debugging and root-cause analysis of complex functional and performance issues through bring-up, characterization, validation, and production phases. Collaborate with third-party intellectual property vendors and memory device manufacturers to resolve technical issues and optimize performance parameters. Drive cross-functional technical teams to resolve complex functional and performance issues in production environments.

Basic Qualifications

Position Requirements:

Master’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and seven (7) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation. Employer will accept a Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or related field and nine (9) years of experience in the job offered or related occupation as equivalent to the Master’s degree and seven (7) years of experience. Must have seven (7) years of experience with: silicon development. Must have three (3) years of experience with system-on-chip, input/output subsystems, or memory interface design. Must have experience with: DDR and HBM memory protocols at physical layer and controller level including JEDEC specifications; DDR and HBM training algorithms, timing parameters, and controller configuration features; intellectual property integration and advanced silicon design methodologies; leading cross-functional technical teams to resolve complex functional and performance issues; post-silicon bring-up and validation of input/output and memory interface circuits; and working with third-party intellectual property vendors and memory device manufacturers.

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40 hours/week, 8:00am – 5:00pm, Salary Range $202,779 - $215,300 / year.

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Preferred Qualifications

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How this job compares

Set against the 3,155 open Hardware Engineer jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 7, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$203–215K/yr
  • Texas median$133–204K/yr181 salary ranges
  • US median$135–205K/yr2,354 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $209K, is 24% above the Texas median midpoint ($169K) — in the top quarter of Hardware Engineer salary ranges in Texas.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 344 open Hardware Engineer jobs in Texas and 3,155 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
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Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience; Hardware Engineer postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years at the median (2,635 postings).
Education
1,752 of the 3,155 open Hardware Engineer jobs (56%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 7, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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