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Sr. Performance Modeling Architect

Santa Clara💼 Full-time💰 $100,000–$100,000🗓 2026-07-11 → 2026-07-31

Core

Designing high-performance RISC-V CPUs optimized for AI and high-performance computing applications using performance modeling to influence architectural decisions.

Role type

CPU Performance Modeling Architect

Builds

High-performance RISC-V CPU cores and mid-cores

Domain

Semiconductor / CPU Architecture / AI Computing

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

CPU core or mid-core design, performance modeling (Gem5, SST, SimpleScalar), processor subsystems (instruction scheduling, branch prediction, caches, memory hierarchy), C++/Python programming

Preferred skills

PhD in Computer Engineering/Electrical Engineering/Computer Science, experience in microarchitecture development

Technologies

Gem5, SST, SimpleScalar, C++, Python

Responsibilities

Model CPU performance to guide architectural decisions, analyze tradeoffs in processor pipelines, collaborate on next-generation AI compute systems

Seniority

Early-career to Mid-level IC

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