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Distinguished Technologist - AI Model Performance Architect

HP Development Company, L.P.
Spring, TX Full Time
POSTED ON 8/3/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 9/2/2026
Distinguished Technologist - AI Model Performance Architect

Description -

This role is responsible for bridging system memory architecture with AI model behavior ensuring optimal performance through HW/SW co-design and workload aware tuning. This role develops AI workload optimization strategies for faster model startup, improved inferencing efficiency, and reduced memory needs. This role leverages technical and business expertise to outline strategy roadmaps for the function. The role identifies future growth opportunities and addresses gaps with innovative solutions. The role collaborates closely with various stakeholders, empowers teams to achieve remarkable and consequential outcomes, and spearheads industry-leading research and development.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze system bandwidth, latency, and compute bottlenecks
  • Model performance across CPU/GPU/NPU for AI workloads
  • Simulate workload execution (PnP tradeoffs, resource contention)
  • Optimize model execution (initialization time, caching, KV reuse)
  • Drive HW/SW co-design (memory, caching, scheduling)
  • Partner with ML teams to align model structure with system architecture
  • Leverages recognized technical and business expertise to define long-term vision and strategy for electrical hardware design and development across multiple feature areas and divisional boundaries.
  • Develops technology roadmaps for electrical/hardware engineering team; identifies gaps and solutions for future growth.
  • Communicates strategy and technology roadmaps to executive staff, industry partners and customers.
  • Provides innovative solutions and integrates advanced technologies, theories, or techniques with a significant impact across disciplines, championing large projects for long-range goals.
  • Provides consultation, design input, and feedback for new product development and design reviews across multiple organizations and architectures.
  • Works closely with product management, engineering stakeholders from related departments and empowers the teams to deliver outstanding and impactful results.
  • Initiates industry-leading research and development, serving as a recognized lead authority internally and externally.
  • Provides mentoring and guidance to less-experienced staff members to set an example of electrical hardware design and development, innovation, and excellence.
  • Participates in and provides input on process for selection of future technical leaders.

Education & Experience Recommended
Four-year or Graduate Degree in Electrical Engineering, or any other related discipline or commensurate work experience or demonstrated competence.
Typically has 12 years of work experience, preferably in electrical design and tools, software packages, architecture of electronic hardware, or a related field.

Knowledge & Skills
Memory & AI model design

Computer Science
Debugging
Electrical Engineering
Electronic Engineering
Electronics
Field-Programmable Gate Array (FPGA)
Hardware Architecture
Hardware Design
MATLAB
Mechanical Engineering
New Product Development
Oscilloscope
Physics
Printed Circuit Board
Schematic Capture
Simulations
Systems Design

Cross-Org Skills
Effective Communication
Results Orientation
Learning Agility
Digital Fluency
Customer Centricity

Impact & Scope
Impacts multiple functions and influences long-term strategic direction across multiple disciplines or areas of HP.

Complexity
Invents, develops and introduces new methods and techniques that impact multiple disciplines and work groups.

Disclaimer
This job description describes the general nature and level of work performed in this role. It is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, skills, responsibilities, knowledge, etc. These may be subject to change and additional functions may be assigned as needed by management.

The pay range for this role is 190,000.00 - 274,000.00 annually with additional opportunities for pay in the form of bonus and/or equity (applies to United States of America candidates only). Pay varies by work location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.

Benefits:
HP offers a comprehensive benefits package for this position, including:
  • Health insurance
  • Dental insurance
  • Vision insurance
  • Long term/short term disability insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Life insurance
  • Generous time off policies, including;
  • 4-12 weeks fully paid parental leave based on tenure
  • 11 paid holidays
  • Additional flexible paid vacation and sick leave (US benefits overview)

The compensation and benefits information is accurate as of the date of this posting. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, with or without notice, subject to applicable law.

Job -
Engineering

Schedule -
Full time

Shift -
No shift premium (United States of America)

Travel -

Relocation -

Equal Opportunity Employer (EEO) -

HP, Inc. provides equal employment opportunity to all employees and prospective employees, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, sexual orientation, age, disability, or status as a protected veteran, marital status, familial status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic predisposition or carrier status, uniformed service status, political affiliation or any other characteristic protected by applicable national, federal, state, and local law(s).

Please be assured that you will not be subject to any adverse treatment if you choose to disclose the information requested. This information is provided voluntarily. The information obtained will be kept in strict confidence.

For more information, review HP's EEO Policy or read about your rights as an applicant under the law here: "Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal"

Salary : $190,000 - $274,000

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