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NPU Architect Engineer, Multimedia Lab

San Jose, United States of AmericaFull-time2026-11-02 → 2026-11-08

Core

Design hardware accelerators for advanced video encoding and processing, focusing on NPU modules for next-generation chips.

Role type

Senior IC NPU Architect Engineer

Builds

Video codec hardware solutions (FPGA and ASIC) for large-scale video platforms

Domain

Semiconductor / AI Hardware Acceleration

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

Hardware architecture design, Performance modeling, Hardware-software co-optimization, Microarchitecture specification, Deep learning algorithm analysis, Chip specification definition

Preferred skills

Tape-out experience, SoC subsystem architecture knowledge, Hardware Emulation (Palladium, ZeBu), FPGA prototyping, Formal Verification, SoC-level Performance and Power-Aware verification

Technologies

FPGA, ASIC, Tensor Core, Palladium, ZeBu, JasperGold

Responsibilities

Design hardware architecture for NPU modules, Perform performance modeling for deep learning algorithms, Optimize architecture for real-world scenarios, Author architecture specification documents

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC