Principal SoC Architect

Skills

About the Role

You define, specify, model, validate, and integrate complex SoC subsystems for high-performance AI acceleration devices. You collaborate with processor, system, silicon design, verification, hardware, and software architects, support silicon bring-up and evaluation, drive technical planning, and mentor senior technical engineers.

Requirements

• Degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Science, or a related subject
• Experience specifying complex silicon SoC devices
• Strong software development experience
• Understanding of computer and SoC architecture
• Excellent communication skills
• Experience writing and developing technical specifications
• Knowledge of RTL development and verification processes
• Ability to work across teams and programming languages
• Architecture modelling experience in Python, C++, or Rust
• Experience with machine learning or massively parallel computing systems
• Verilog
• Knowledge of DDR, PCIe, Ethernet, or on-chip networks

Responsibilities

• Define team infrastructure and processes
• Distill product requirements and their effects on SoC and platform design trade-offs
• Collaborate with processor, SoC, and system architects to determine optimal solutions
• Provide technical knowledge to silicon design, verification, and hardware engineers
• Manage third-party IP and liaise with IP vendors
• Design and specify performant SoC subsystems and integrations
• Manage queries for silicon bring-up, characterisation, and evaluation
• Drive delivery and planning of technical objectives
• Represent the Silicon Architecture Team in cross-functional working groups
• Mentor senior technical engineers

Benefits

• Annual leave
• Medical and dental health plans
• Gym card
• Employee pension matched up to 4%