Principal SoC Power Architect
Core
Model processor SoC power for various workloads and generate power-constrained performance projections to inform SoC architecture definition.
Role type
Principal SoC Power Architect
Builds
SoC architectures and power management solutions for datacenter processors
Domain
Semiconductor / SoC Design / Power Architecture
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | infrastructure
Required skills
SoC power modeling, power-constrained performance analysis, silicon process knowledge, power management mechanisms, RTL collaboration, physical design collaboration, post-Si validation, PnP impact evaluation
Preferred skills
Datacenter processor SoC architecture experience
Technologies
RTL, physical design tools, power modeling tools
Responsibilities
Model processor SoC power for a range of workloads; generate power constrained performance projections; contribute to SoC architecture definition based on modeling results; augment and track power modeling for IP's and SoC's across generations; collaborate with RTL and physical design teams to propose power optimization techniques; collaborate with silicon manufacturing and validation teams on post-Si planning, guidance, projection, and debug; evaluate PnP impact of power management features in pre-Si and post-Si.
Seniority
Principal, hands-on IC with strategic architecture input