Principal SoC Architect

Join a pioneering startup as they build the compute platform for AGI! This innovative company creates vertically integrated solutions from silicon to systems, tailored for massive ML workloads.

They are looking for a SOC Architect to join their team in pioneering cutting-edge silicon for high-performance and sustainable GenAI applications. The ideal candidate will lead the creation of top-tier silicon architecture, ensuring high performance and functional accuracy at the full chip or subsystem level. This role encompasses delivering architectural solutions for products spanning compute, memory management, high-speed connectivity, and other critical technologies.

Job Description: Principal Architect Engineer

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Develop architecture specifications, pseudo code, and functional collateral outlining key components within their system.
• Collaborate closely with micro-architects, designers, physical designers, verification engineers, and other stakeholders throughout chip project definition and execution phases to ensure feasibility of silicon implementation.
• Partner with software and system architects to design a silicon architecture optimized for software and system-level requirements.
• Conduct performance analysis of the architecture using tools like software models, design simulations, emulation, and prototyping.
• Contribute to test plan development for pre- and post-silicon verification and validation activities.
• Engage with third-party partners on IP and technology integration into their products.
• Interface with customers to gather feedback and co-define product features.

Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ownership of concept-to-silicon responsibility, driving architecture from specification to production silicon.
• Proficiency in SystemVerilog, Python, C/C++, Rust, Bluespec, or similar languages for chip architecture and silicon design.
• Proven success in delivering executable specifications as hardware architecture models.
• Track record of innovating features in ML, compute, networking, storage, and related fields for shipping products.
• Experience in diagnosing architectural issues at silicon and system levels with cross-functional teams.
• Bonus: Background in firmware and software development to test architectural features at product level.