CareerPlan

Senior GPU Architect - Performance and Yield Optimization

US, CA, Santa ClaraFull-time$184k2026-10-14 → 2026-11-10

Core

Design GPU architectures to improve product yield while maintaining performance and simplicity by isolating manufacturing defects and optimizing multi-die configurations.

Role type

Senior IC GPU Architect (Performance and Yield)

Builds

GPU architectures, optimization frameworks, and analysis tools for silicon yield and performance.

Domain

Semiconductor / GPU Architecture / Manufacturing Yield

Deliverable

production ML models

Required skills

GPU architecture, computer architecture fundamentals, C++, Python, constraint-based reasoning, combinatorial optimization, multi-die architecture, silicon yield analysis, defect tolerance, resource isolation, configuration space exploration

Preferred skills

Large-scale SoC architecture, mathematical optimization, silicon/manufacturing data analysis, performance profiling, chiplet design

Technologies

C++, Python, GPU subsystems, multi-die architectures

Responsibilities

Shape GPU architectures to improve yield; analyze manufacturing defects to isolate or disable affected regions; build software tools and models for architectural constraints; develop optimization techniques for configuration spaces; evaluate yield, performance, area, and cost tradeoffs; move proposals into production across architecture, design, and silicon teams

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC