# AI Hardware Architecture at Unconventional AI

- Company: Unconventional AI
- What the company does: Unconventional AI is rethinking the foundations of compute to bring biology-scale energy efficiency to AI. Backed by Lightspeed, Sequoia and a16z.
- Company website: https://unconv.ai/
- Type: Startups (AI role)
- Level: Mid level
- Location: Mountain View, CA
- Work setup: On-site
- Posted: 2025-11-26
- Apply by: 2026-10-12
- Apply: https://unconv.ai/careers/?gh_jid=4068945009
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/unconventional-ai-ai-hardware-architecture/

## About the role

As a Member of Technical Staff, you will be a foundational member of our small, multi-disciplinary R&D team. This isn't a role with a predefined checklist; it's an opportunity to help define the "what" and the "how."

## What they're looking for

- Analog and/or other unconventional physics-based computing : Exposure to and familiarity with the basic principles and engineering practice of these paradigms
- Modern generative AI models : Familiarity with how modern (post-2017) AI models work and what this might imply for analog computer systems design
- Full-stack Communication: Excellent ability to communicate complex technical concepts to diverse teams across the full stack from algorithms to circuits

Tags: Engineering