Early-Career Processor Architect: Shape AI Silicon

Fractile; London Borough of Southwark; Sur place; GBP 45 000 - 65 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Competitive salary

Equity ownership

Private medical

Dental and vision

Pension

Holiday entitlement

Insurance

Résumé du poste

Fractile is seeking an Early Career Processor Architect to help define compute engines, ISA definitions, and programming models for our frontier silicon. You will work with senior architects and design teams to gain hands-on exposure to performance modelling and pre-/post-silicon validation.

We value curiosity about performance and power trade-offs, with a focus on learning through final-year projects, internships, or research, and a track record of thriving in ambiguity and fast iteration.

Qualifications

• A degree (BEng, MEng, MSc or equivalent) in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or a related field - or equivalent practical experience.
• A solid foundational understanding of computer/processor architecture, including matrix- and vector-centric floating-point arithmetic and memory hierarchies, gained through study, projects, internships, or research.
• Some exposure to RTL design concepts and how physical design constraints feed back into architectural choices - academic or internship-level experience is fine.
• Any hands‑on exposure to architectural performance modelling tools (gem5, SystemC, or custom cycle‑accurate simulators), compiler/toolchain interactions, or AI acceleration/vector‑matrix compute, through study or projects, is highly valued.
• A clear communicator, comfortable working across architecture, modelling, implementation, verification, and software teams, who thrives in ambiguity and fast iteration.

Responsabilités

• Join our architecture team to learn how to define the compute engines, ISA definitions and programming models that sit at the heart of our silicon.
• Work closely with senior architects and our logical design, physical design, and verification teams to gain real exposure to performance modelling and pre- and post-silicon validation.
• Develop skills in bottleneck analysis and specification writing as you contribute to architectural decisions.
• Collaborate across disciplines and teams, with mentoring from experienced architects as you build toward owning more responsibilities.

Connaissances

Processor architecture

RTL design exposure

Performance modelling

Communication

Formation

BEng/MEng/MSc or equivalent in Electronic/Computer/Software/related field

Outils

gem5

SystemC

Description du poste

Fractile is seeking an Early Career Processor Architect to help define compute engines, ISA definitions, and programming models for our frontier silicon. You will work with senior architects and design teams to gain hands-on exposure to performance modelling and pre-/post-silicon validation.

We value curiosity about performance and power trade-offs, with a focus on learning through final-year projects, internships, or research, and a track record of thriving in ambiguity and fast iteration.