Performance Modeling Engineer
Core
Develop and own SoC functional models for Etched's Sohu ASIC (transformer-optimized) from architecture to deployment, ensuring performance alignment with AI workloads.
Role type
Senior IC performance modeling engineer (ASIC/SoC)
Builds
Functional models and simulation infrastructure for transformer-based AI ASICs
Domain
AI hardware / semiconductor / computer architecture
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
functional modeling of ASICs, C++, Python, simulation of complex systems (physical link IO, memory, chip firmware, system software), SoC modeling (DRAM, HBM, I2C, SPI, PCIe)
Preferred skills
computer architecture, SoC design, RTL languages, solving ambiguous problems
Technologies
C++, Python, DRAM, HBM, I2C, SPI, PCIe
Responsibilities
Develop and own SoC functional models from architecture to deployment; Collaborate with architecture, RTL design, verification, emulation, and software teams; Innovate tooling and infrastructure for internal and external partners; Optimize model and infrastructure performance for scalability; Create well-documented, maintainable, and reusable software; Simulate performance of SOTA Transformer models on ASIC architecture vs alternatives
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
