Engineering Director - Performance Analysis (Bengaluru)

ARM; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 6,000,000 - 12,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Arm in Bengaluru seeks an expert SoC performance modeling architect to lead PnP analysis across CPU, GPU, NPU and related platform components.

You will collaborate with design teams and customers, run workload characterization, and drive architectural tradeoffs in pre- and post-silicon environments. The role demands deep knowledge of microarchitecture, SystemC TLM, and strong C/C++ / Python skills.

Qualifications

• 18+ years of experience in SoC Performance Modeling and analysis in the semiconductor industry.
• Background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with expertise in computer architecture and microarchitecture.
• Understanding of general-purpose CPU/GPU microarchitecture, including knowledge of processor pipelines, caches, and memory hierarchy.
• Proficient in C/C++ for large-scale software development, familiarity with SystemC TLM, and Python scripting.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently drive and resolve architectural investigations and PnP tradeoff studies across various SoC and Platform components.
• Perform detailed workload characterization to identify performance bottlenecks and propose architectural solutions.
• Collaborate, coordinate, and drive consensus across architects and IP teams.

Skills

C/C++

SystemC TLM

Python

CPU/GPU microarchitecture

Performance modeling

Education

Bachelor's/Master's in Electrical/Computer Engineering or CS

Tools

Unix

Git

Modeling tools

Job description

Job Overview

We are seeking highly skilled and motivated System-on-Chip (SoC) Performance and Power modeling (PnP) Architects to join our diverse team at Arm! Our team focuses on PnP Analysis of Arm SoCs/SoPs (System-on-Package), System level infrastructure (SoC/SoP/Rackscale/Podscale) build together in pre- and post- silicon environments. Working closely with design teams and customers, we develop best-in-class silicon platforms across markets such as servers, accelerators, client, infrastructure, IoT, and automotive.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently drive and resolve architectural investigations and PnP tradeoff studies across various SoC (CPU, GPU, NPU, Media, IO, interconnects, memory controllers) and Platform components.
• Perform detailed workload characterization to identify performance bottlenecks and propose architectural solutions.
• Collaborate, coordinate, and drive consensus across architects, and IP teams.

Required Skills and Experience

• 18+ Years of Experience in SoC Performance Modeling and analysis in the semiconductor industry.
• A background in Electrical Engineering, Computer Engineering, or Computer Science with an expertise in computer architecture, and microarchitecture.
• Understanding of general-purpose CPU/GPU microarchitecture, including knowledge of areas such as processor pipelines, caches, and memory hierarchy.
• Proficient in C/C++ for programming for large-scale software development, familiarity with SystemC TLM, and Python scripting language skills.

Excellent communication, and interpersonal skills with ability to convey effectively complicated solutions.

Nice To Have Skills and Experience

• Knowledge of interconnect micro-architecture design, PCIe/CXL and CHI protocols.
• Understanding of workloads used for performance optimization under system constraints (TDP, Limits).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced setting with changing priorities and requirements.
• Experience with Unix, scripting, and source control systems (e.g., Git, Subversion).

In Return

We are proud to have a set of behaviors that reflect our culture and guide our decisions, defining how we work together to defy ordinary and shape outstanding!

• Partner and customer focus
• Teamwork and communication
• Creativity and innovation
• Team and personal development
• Impact and influence
• Deliver on your promises