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Principal SoC Architect, AI Data Center

San Diego, California, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Define next-generation cloud AI system-on-chip (SoC) and systems for generative AI inference workloads, focusing on compute, memory bandwidth, capacity, and system scalability.

Role type

Principal SoC Architect (AI Data Center)

Builds

AI accelerators and complete data center systems

Domain

Semiconductor / AI Infrastructure

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

SoC architecture, system architecture, memory architecture, performance modeling, power/thermal management, hardware/software co-design, competitive analysis, team leadership, patent development

Preferred skills

Generative AI/LLM inference knowledge, microarchitecture design, data center networking (InfiniBand, RDMA), advanced packaging, C++/Python for modeling

Technologies

C++, Python, LPDDR, HBM, DDR, GDDR, InfiniBand, RDMA, chiplets, 3D integration

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership across SoC and system architecture studies and product definition; Translate product requirements into scalable SoC and system solutions; Develop SoC and system models and specifications; Quantify system-level performance, power, area, cost, and scalability tradeoffs; Follow designs through implementation and production to close performance gaps; Partner across teams to influence roadmaps and deliver market-leading systems; Identify innovation areas and drive patent development; Provide team leadership and mentor technical contributors