CareerPlan

GPU Research Engineer- AI (San Diego / Boxborough )

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time$170k–$254k2026-09-17 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design next-generation GPU architectures to accelerate AI, ML, and GPGPU workloads for mobile, Windows on Snapdragon, and data center platforms.

Role type

Senior IC GPU Research Engineer (AI/Hardware)

Builds

GPU hardware features and architectural solutions for mobile, WoS, and data center GPUs

Domain

Semiconductor / GPU Architecture / AI

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

GPU architecture design, C/C++ programming, CUDA/OpenCL/Vulkan/Direct3D 12 APIs, GPGPU programming models

Preferred skills

CUDA/OpenCL kernel optimization, quantization techniques for LLMs/LVMs, open-source contributions (llama.cpp, vLLM)

Technologies

CUDA, OpenCL, Vulkan, Direct3D 12, C++, Python, llama.cpp, vLLM

Responsibilities

Design new hardware features and enhance existing GPU architectures for AI/ML/GPGPU; Develop architectural solutions for mobile, WoS, and data center GPUs; Collaborate with software, hardware design, and standardization teams; Participate in open-source GPGPU/ML/AI projects; Influence GPU capabilities for LLMs and LVMs

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC