System Performance Architect
Core
Lead system performance explorations for next-generation Mobile, AI, and CPU server SoCs, driving architecture exploration from early concept through post-silicon.
Role type
Senior System Performance Architect
Builds
High performance, high quality, low power world class products (SoCs)
Domain
Semiconductor / System-on-Chip (SoC) Architecture
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
System-level performance analysis, Memory architecture, Interconnect/Caches/Compute optimization, Pre-silicon simulation, C++, SystemC/TLM modeling, Memory hierarchies, DRAM systems
Preferred skills
AI/ML/GPU/HPC-class SoC experience, Post-silicon performance analysis, Silicon correlation
Technologies
SystemC, TLM, C++, HBM, 3D-stacked memory
Responsibilities
Define and execute system level performance analysis of Infrastructure architecture features, memory controller behavior, and system-level trade-offs in pre-silicon simulation environment; Identify performance bottlenecks across interconnect, caches, and compute, and propose architecture improvements; Contribute to performance sign-off activities, project deliverables, technical reviews, and automation; Define methodologies, metrics, and KPI frameworks for workload analysis, performance tracking, and feature evaluation; Collaborate with cross-functional teams (SoC, NoC, memory controller, DV, power, software) to influence design decisions; Identify optimization opportunities across both hardware and software, and drive recommendations to architecture, design, compiler, OS, firmware, and application teams; Research and track industry trends and innovations in memory architecture such as HBM, 3D-stacked memory, and advanced packaging.
