Seeking an experienced applications engineer with DRAM and failure analysis expertise to support US and international customers of Rambus DDR4 and DDR5 memory buffer chips. Analyze and debug complex technical issues involving DRAM, memory buffer chips, DIMM, server and BIOS operation and interaction. 

Responsibilities

• Analyze and debug complex technical issues involving server memory and manage customer issues to a satisfactory conclusion. 
• Collect and analyze signal integrity data at the system level. 
• Conduct failure analysis and prepare failure analysis and 8D reports.
• Support technical qualification of new chip designs to secure customer design wins. 
• Gather customer technical feedback and communicate to Marketing and Engineering teams.
• Present technical updates to customers and company management in writing and verbally via quality presentations.

Qualifications

• Familiar with DDR4/DDR5 DIMM memory operation in Intel, AMD, and/or OEM servers, including BIOS, CPU and DIMM interaction. 
• Experienced with DDR4/DDR5 DRAM operation and technical issue debug.
• Good understanding of signal integrity issues up to 3 GHz and higher. 
• Experienced with high-speed oscilloscopes and other lab equipment. 
• History of using fundamental root cause techniques (fishbone, design of experiments, etc.) to solve complex technical problems. 
• Ability to use scripting languages such as Perl, Tcl or Python to analyze data log text files.  
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills in English.  
• Fluency in Korean language is strongly desired.
• Ability to travel to customer sites as needed, including international travel.
• BS degree or higher in Electrical Engineering or related field.
• 10+ years of experience in hardware design, validation, or applications engineering. 

About Rambus

With 30 years of innovation and semiconductor expertise, Rambus leads the industry with products and solutions speed performance, expand capacity and improve security for today's most demanding applications. From data center and edge to artificial intelligence and automotive, our interface and security IP, and memory interface chips enable SoC and system designers to deliver their vision of the future.

Rambus offers a competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, equity, matching 401(k), employee stock purchase plan, comprehensive medical and dental benefits, time-off program, and gym membership. 

  
Rambus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristics.

Rambus is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, you may let us know in the application.

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