Senior Failure Analysis Engineer (DRAM)

Location: Newark, California, United States; occasional travel to customer sites and industry events.

Salary: $145,000–$165,000 base pay annually; bonus-eligible.

Company

hirify.global develops and delivers AI factory platforms, infrastructure software, advanced memory, compute systems, and high-performance enterprise solutions.

What you will do

• Lead complex failure analysis of DRAM modules and memory subsystems using high-speed signal-integrity tools and oscilloscopes.
• Determine chip-, module-, and system-level root causes and present findings to technical and leadership audiences.
• Design and execute system-level debugging strategies involving memory-controller interactions, BIOS tuning, and DIMM register settings in server and cloud environments.
• Investigate performance bottlenecks, intermittent failures, and memory errors related to power integrity, signal integrity, and thermal stress.
• Develop advanced stress-testing and burn-in strategies for high-performance DRAM modules.
• Produce 8D failure-analysis reports, drive product and process improvements, and mentor junior engineers as a technical lead in cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in DRAM module burn-in, stress testing, and failure analysis.
• Expert-level understanding of high-speed DDR4, DDR5, and HBM memory interfaces and advanced signal- and power-integrity concepts.
• Experience solving complex problems and performing root-cause failure analysis in high-performance computing environments.
• Mastery of server memory modules and system-level debugging in Linux and Windows environments.
• Expertise with high-frequency test equipment, including oscilloscopes.
• Strong proficiency applying generative AI tools and agentic frameworks to real-world business problems.
• Advanced proficiency in data analysis and scripting with Python, Perl, or similar tools.
• Deep knowledge of JEDEC reliability standards, ECC error handling, and memory RAS features.
• Extensive experience with BIOS tuning, memory-controller optimization, and DRAM memory-training algorithms; excellent communication, interpersonal, and leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree.

Culture & Benefits

• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, ownership, continuous learning, and servant leadership.
• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) savings plan, paid time off, life insurance, and employee assistance plan.
• Inclusive workplace committed to equal opportunity and belonging.