Senior Hardware GPU Architect

Huawei R&D UK; Cambridge; In loco; GBP 90.000 - 150.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

33 days annual leave entitlement per年

Group Personal Pension

Life insurance

Private medical insurance

Medical expense claim scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Cycle to work scheme

Company sports club and social events

Additional time off for learning and发展

Descrizione del lavoro

Huawei Research and Development UK Limited in Cambridge seeks a Senior/Principal GPU hardware architect to drive next‑gen GPU architectures. You will evaluate current pipelines, propose improvements for performance, power efficiency and area, and model outcomes to confirm benefits.

Requirements include advanced degrees in relevant fields, strong graphics background and English communication, with desirable PhD and publications. The role emphasizes collaboration and innovation.

Competenze

• BSc/MSc or equivalent in CS/Graphics/EE/Applied Math.
• Solid hands-on experience in computer graphics and GPU architecture.
• Strong rendering pipeline knowledge and shader experience.
• Experience with GPU performance analysis and optimization.
• Excellent English communication and teamwork.

Mansioni

• Understand current GPU implementations and identify improvement areas.
• Propose ideas to improve GPU performance, power, and area.
• Model and simulate features to verify benefits against targets.

Conoscenze

GPU architecture development

GPU graphics algorithms

Real-time rendering

Graphics pipelines

Performance analysis

Team collaboration

Formazione

BSc / MSc in Computer Science / Graphics / Electronic Engineering / Applied Mathematics

PhD in Computer Graphics / GPU Architecture (desired)

Strumenti

Vulkan

OpenGL ES

Metal

DirectX 11/12

OpenCL

Descrizione del lavoro

Huawei Research and Development UK Limited Overview

Huawei’s vision is a fully connected, intelligent world. To achieve this, we work to inspire passion for basic research around the world. Our combined passion drives development across the global innovation value chain. Huawei has the largest Research and Development organization in the world with 96,000+ employees in research centers around the globe. In the UK, we already have design centers in Cambridge, London, Edinburgh and Ipswich. We continue to explore and define new research directions and new services. We have expanded our collaborations with academic researchers; researched new network architectures, integration of communications and key enabling technologies; and developed the fundamental theories of these technologies. We invite you to join us on this exciting journey and drive your career forward.

Job Summary

The role is for a Senior/Principal GPU hardware architect. The successful candidate will be knowledgeable on how many aspects of the GPU pipeline are realized in hardware. Areas of interest include shader cores, fragment and vertex processing, texture unit, ray tracing units and cache hierarchy. As part of the role the candidate would propose changes to existing GPU architecture with the goal of improving power, performance and area. In addition to this the candidate would be responsible for modelling these proposals to prove their benefit.

Key Responsibilities

• Understanding of current GPU implementation with the ability to identify areas for improvement
• Propose new ideas with the goal of improving GPU performance, power and area
• Modelling/Simulating these features in order to determine if the expected PPA has been met

This job description is only an outline of the tasks, responsibilities and outcomes required of the role. The jobholder will carry out any other duties as may be reasonably required by his/her line manager. The job description and personal specification may be reviewed on an ongoing basis in accordance with the changing needs of Huawei Research and Development UK Limited.

Requirements

• BSc, MSc or equivalent degree in Computer Science, Computer Graphics, Electronic Engineering, Applied Mathematics or a related discipline.
• Solid hands-on experience in computer graphics, GPU architecture development, GPU graphics algorithms, real-time rendering.
• Strong understanding of modern rendering technologies and graphics pipelines.
• Practical experience in one or more areas, including geometry processing, shader execution, texture management and GPU scheduling.
• Strong understanding of GPU parallel computing characteristics, graphics performance analysis and optimization.
• Self-motivated, well organized and a good team player.
• Good verbal and written communication skills in English.

Desired

• Hands-on experience with one or more of the following technologies: Vulkan, OpenGL ES, Metal, DirectX 11/12 or OpenCL.
• PhD in Computer Graphics, GPU Architecture or a related field.
• Publications at leading conferences or journals in the field of computer graphics.
• Experience in graphics algorithm architecture design and product implementation.
• Experience in producing industry white papers, technical blogs, patents or other high-quality technical publications.

What we offer

• 33 days annual leave entitlement per year (including UK public holidays)
• Group Personal Pension
• Life insurance
• Private medical insurance
• Medical expense claim scheme
• Employee Assistance Program
• Cycle to work scheme
• Company sports club and social events
• Additional time off for learning and development