Early-Career SoC Architect: Build High-Speed Chips

Fractile Ltd.; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private Medical

Dental and Vision

Contributory Pension

25 Days holiday plus bank holidays

Life/Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

Fractile Ltd. is seeking an Early Career SoC Architect to join its hardware team and learn how compute engines, memory hierarchies and interconnects come together in a scalable chip.

You'll work closely with senior architects and cross-functional teams to gain exposure to performance modelling, specification writing and pre- and post-silicon validation, with mentorship as you take on more ownership.

Qualifications

• A degree in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Foundational understanding of SoC or computer architecture, memory hierarchies and on‑chip interconnects.
• Exposure to RTL design concepts and architecture feedback into physical design is a plus.
• Experience with architectural performance modelling tools (gem5, SystemC) or related simulators is valued.
• Clear communicator able to work across architecture, modelling, implementation, verification and software teams.

Skills

SoC architecture understanding

Cross-team communication

Analytical modelling

Hardware design collaboration

Education

BEng/MEng/MSc in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science or related field

Tools

gem5

SystemC

Job description

Fractile Ltd. is seeking an Early Career SoC Architect to join its hardware team and learn how compute engines, memory hierarchies and interconnects come together in a scalable chip.

You'll work closely with senior architects and cross-functional teams to gain exposure to performance modelling, specification writing and pre- and post-silicon validation, with mentorship as you take on more ownership.