Architect - System Performance Verification and Analysis
Core
Define and execute performance test plans for next-gen GPUs, HPC systems, and SoCs across the full pre-silicon and post-silicon lifecycle to ensure products meet customer performance requirements.
Role type
Senior IC system performance verification architect
Builds
High-performance CPU, GPU, and memory subsystems; Next-Gen GPUs; NOC-based interconnect fabrics
Domain
Semiconductor hardware design, SoC architecture, high-performance computing
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
SoC architecture, RTL simulation and debug, waveform analysis, Python, C/C++, statistical analysis, pre-silicon performance analysis methodologies
Preferred skills
GPU/AI accelerator performance analysis, AI/LLM-based tooling for engineering productivity, data visualization dashboards, SystemVerilog/SystemC
Technologies
Python, C/C++, Bash, Verilog, SystemVerilog, SystemC, TLM, cycle-accurate simulators, emulation platforms
Responsibilities
Partner with architecture teams to define comprehensive performance test plans reflecting real product usecases; Drive full-chip SoC performance verification across all engines and subsystems; Execute performance test plans across the full verification stack identifying bottlenecks; Debug performance failures through waveform analysis and signal-level queries; Influence architecture decisions by surfacing performance data and trade-off analysis; Develop and maintain performance workloads, test suites, and infrastructure; Leverage AI-assisted tools to accelerate analysis tasks; Drive methodology improvements to reduce verification turnaround time
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
