Intern - DRAM ARCHITECTURE
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 2, 2026. First seen by Alion on Oct 1, 2026. Micron Technology scores B on the Alion truth index.
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Micron Technology is a world leader in innovating memory and storage solutions that accelerate the transformation of information into intelligence, inspiring the world to learn, communicate and advance faster than ever.
The DRAM Systems & Architecture Lab researches and develops next-generation memory architectures that enable future AI, cloud, data center, and high-performance computing platforms. By combining advanced modeling, simulation, AI-enabled workflows, and architectural innovation, the team evaluates emerging memory technologies and defines solutions that improve performance, scalability, and efficiency for future memory systems.
As a DRAM Architecture Research Intern, you will develop software frameworks, automation tools, and AI-assisted workflows that accelerate memory architecture research and analysis. You will work closely with architects and researchers to evaluate next-generation memory technologies, build simulation environments, perform performance analysis, and apply advanced AI capabilities to automate architectural studies and design-space exploration.
Responsibilities
- Develop and enhance software frameworks, simulation environments, and automation tools that support DRAM architecture research and evaluation.
- Design and implement AI-assisted workflows for simulation generation, experiment automation, data analysis, technical documentation, and engineering productivity.
- Analyze memory architectures, including DRAM, LPDDR, DDR6, MRDIMM, CAMM, and emerging memory technologies, using modeling and simulation techniques.
- Perform performance, power, bandwidth, latency, and workload characterization studies to identify architectural trade-offs and optimization opportunities.
- Collaborate with architects and researchers to document methodologies, present findings, and contribute to future memory technology strategies and research initiatives.
Minimum Qualifications
- 0-2 years of relevant experience through research, internships, academic projects, publications, or engineering experience in computer architecture, memory systems, simulation, AI, or software development.
- Currently pursuing a Master's or PhD degree in Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, or a related technical field.
- Experience programming in Python, C++, or similar languages used for software development, simulation, automation, or data analysis.
- Familiarity with computer architecture, memory systems, performance analysis, modeling, simulation, or systems research.
- Demonstrated ability to leverage AI-enabled tools to improve productivity, technical analysis, problem-solving, and engineering workflows.
- Experience using generative AI platforms such as Microsoft Copilot, GPT, Claude, Gemini, or similar technologies.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical communication, and collaboration skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience developing AI agents, AI-assisted automation workflows, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems, or LLM-based engineering tools.
- Familiarity with AI workflow orchestration, prompt engineering, agentic workflows, and automation frameworks.
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into scientific computing, simulation platforms, data analytics environments, or research workflows.
- Knowledge of memory architectures such as DRAM, LPDDR, DDR6, MRDIMM, CAMM, HBM, or emerging memory technologies.
- Experience with architectural simulators, performance modeling, workload characterization, benchmarking, or design-space exploration.
- Research experience in computer architecture, memory systems, AI infrastructure, high-performance computing, or data center technologies.
- Publications, conference presentations, patents, or demonstrated research contributions in relevant technical fields.
The US base salary range that Micron Technology estimates it could pay for this full-time position is:
$46.51 - $55.82 an hourAdditional compensation may include benefits, bonuses and equity.
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