Principal Data Center AI SoC & System Architect - Qualcomm - Grenoble, France
Core
Define next-generation cloud AI system-on-chip (SoC) and systems for generative AI inference workloads, focusing on SoC, memory, and system architecture.
Role type
Principal Data Center AI SoC & System Architect
Builds
AI accelerators and complete data center systems
Domain
Semiconductor / Data Center AI / System Architecture
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
SoC and system architecture, memory architecture, performance modeling, competitive analysis, cross-functional leadership, quantitative trade-off analysis
Preferred skills
Generative AI and LLM inference, ISA and microarchitecture design, DRAM and memory-controller protocols, data center networking (InfiniBand, RDMA), hardware/software co-design, C++ and Python
Technologies
C++, Python, LPDDR, HBM, DDR, GDDR, InfiniBand, RDMA, chiplets, advanced packaging
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, and scalability tradeoffs; Follow designs through implementation and production to close performance gaps; Drive competitive analysis across compute, memory, and networking; Partner across architecture, design, and product teams to influence roadmaps; Identify innovation areas and drive patent development; Provide team leadership and mentor technical contributors
