Junior Processor Architect — Build High-Speed AI Chips

Fractile; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity & Ownership

Private Medical

Pension and Holidays

Life/Critical Illness Insurance

Job summary

Fractile is building高速 hardware alongside frontier AI work. As an Early Career Processor Architect you will learn to define compute engines, ISA definitions and programming models that sit at the heart of our silicon.

You’ll work closely with senior architects across design teams to gain real exposure to performance modelling, verification and pre/post‑silicon activities. You don’t need prior industry experience; what matters is curiosity about performance/power trade‑offs and a track record of

Qualifications

• A degree (BEng, MEng, MSc or equivalent) in Electronic Engineering, Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• A solid foundational understanding of computer/processor architecture, including matrix- and vector-centric floating-point arithmetic and memory hierarchies.
• Some exposure to RTL design concepts and how physical design constraints feed back into architectural choices.
• Exposure to architectural performance modelling tools (gem5, SystemC) or AI acceleration compute through study or projects.
• A clear communicator who thrives in ambiguity and fast iteration.

Responsibilities

• As an Early Career Processor Architect, learn to define compute engines, ISA definitions and programming models for our silicon.
• Collaborate with senior architects and design teams to gain real exposure to performance modelling and validation.
• Develop skills toward owning architecture tasks across modelling, implementation and verification.

Skills

Processor architecture

Performance modelling

RTL design exposure

Team communication

Ambiguity handling

Education

BEng/MEng/MSc in EE/CE/CS

Tools

gem5

SystemC

AI acceleration compute

Job description

Fractile is building高速 hardware alongside frontier AI work. As an Early Career Processor Architect you will learn to define compute engines, ISA definitions and programming models that sit at the heart of our silicon.

You’ll work closely with senior architects across design teams to gain real exposure to performance modelling, verification and pre/post‑silicon activities. You don’t need prior industry experience; what matters is curiosity about performance/power trade‑offs and a track record of