Principal Technical Lead - Field Application Engineering

  • 4453 North First Street, Suite 100, Alviso, San Jose, California, United States, 95134

Rambus, a premier chip and silicon IP provider making data faster and safer, is seeking to hire an exceptional Principal Technical Lead to join our Security team in San Jose. In this role, you will be working with some of the brightest inventors and engineers in the world developing products that make data faster and safer.

 

Rambus offers a flexible work environment, embracing a hybrid approach for most office-based roles. Employees are encouraged to spend an average of at least three days per week onsite, allowing for two days of remote work.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborating with the sales and marketing team to identify and understand our customers’ technical/ business challenges. Develop appropriate strategies and solutions for customers, leveraging the broad Rambus IP portfolio.
  • Presenting Rambus IP portfolio, focusing on embedded security, cryptographic algorithms and protocols, Public Key Infrastructure, Key Management, side channel (DPA) and anti-tamper technologies and presenting deep dives on IP architecture, details of the IP(s).
  • Work with the Sales personnel and business unit to secure design wins. Set strategy at key accounts to displace competitors and win all open opportunities.
  • Work on customer RFI/RFQs and drive internal technical/business alignment on RFI/RFQs.
  • Influencing the IP development/roadmap by communicating customer needs/feedback to the IP marketing/R&D teams and addressing competitive challenges.
  • Demos to customers during pre-sales phase and supporting demos at conferences.
  • Supporting evaluations on-site/remote technical discussions, addressing technical problems, and communicating engagement status to stake holders.
  • Pre-sale customer support and co-ordinate during post sales.
  • Write application notes, articles, design ideas, new product proposals for internal and/or external publication.
  • Travel (~ 10~15%) required to visit customer, sales, and engineering locations.

Qualifications

  • BS EE, CE or related equivalent with 12+ years of work experience or MS EE, CE or related equivalent with 10+ year of work experience
  • Good understanding of latest SoC architectures and system-level design practices for one or more market segments (mobile, storage, automotive, networking, IoT) particularly from IP requirements perspective.
  • Understanding of embedded security use cases for target markets mentioned above is advantage.
  • Knowledge of cryptographic algorithms and protocols, Public Key Infrastructure, Key Management
  • Knowledge of side channel (DPA) and anti-tamper technologies
  • Experience with platform security architectures
  • Proven presentation skills and excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to understand and present complex technical requirements, problems, and solutions concisely in verbal and written communications.
  • Ability to analyze, summarize and generate status updates from technical data.
  • Ability to organize, conduct and co-ordinate meetings involving multiple teams internal and external.
  • Prior experience in selecting, using, designing, or supporting internal or external IP.
  • Prior experience in an application engineering or another direct customer facing roles.
  • Additional knowledge on PCIE, CXL or Memory Standards (JEDEC LPDDR, DDR, HBM) is a plus.
  • Additional knowledge of ARM, AMBA a plus.

 

About Rambus

Rambus is a global company that makes industry-leading memory interface chips and Silicon IP to advance data center connectivity and solve the bottleneck between memory and processing. With over 30 years of semiconductor experience, we are a leading provider of high-performance products and innovations that maximize the bandwidth, capacity and security for AI and other data-intensive workloads. Our world-class team is the foundation of our company, and our innovative spirit drives us to develop the cutting-edge products and technologies essential for tomorrow’s systems.

 

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.

 

The US salary range for this full-time position is $156,320 to $290,400. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level and location. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location and market conditions.

 

Rambus is committed to cultivating a culture where we actively seek to understand, respect, and celebrate the complex and rich identities of ourselves and others. Our Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion initiatives are geared towards valuing the differences in backgrounds, experiences, and thoughts at Rambus to help enhance collaboration, teamwork, engagement, and innovation. At Rambus, we believe that we can be our best when every member of our organization feels respected, included, and heard.

 

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 during our job application procedures. If you require assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please feel free to inform us in your application.

 

Rambus does not accept unsolicited resumes from headhunters, recruitment agencies or fee-based recruitment services.

 

For more information about Rambus, visit rambus.com. For additional information on life at Rambus and our current openings, check out rambus.com/careers/.

 

 

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